Catholic Requests Bible Studies

[Gregory Matthews]

 

The following is taken form the November 17, 2017, edition of The Rocky Mountain News Nuggets.

 

"Director of Peregrine Senior Living, a new home for the elderly, DeAnna visited Glenwood Springs Church early one morning last month and waited for someone to arrive. When Sabbath School director Eli Amaya showed up, she told him she wanted the church to sing hymns and give Bible studies to the people who will live at her nursing home. She had been visiting other churches for that purpose, including her Catholic Church, but none had accepted the invitation.
   Eli enthusiastically told her that she could count on Glenwood Springs Church. Then he presented this plan to the other leaders and the pastor. Pastor Balaguer spoke with DeAnna by phone to set up a meeting at her nursing home. Last Saturday, Eli, Pastor Balaguer and his wife went to meet DeAnna and see this new nursing home. Deanna took them on a tour of the two huge buildings (two floors) of the Peregrine Senior Living that had opened its doors the day before. She was very enthusiastic and showed us the chapel where  people could gather to do a weekly service every Saturday afternoon. She even showed them a piano.
   Then DeAnna asked, "Do you need support with offerings and tithes?" We told her not to worry about that, that our only interest is to fulfill her desire to give spiritual attention to people.
   They toured the library and asked if they could donate books and magazines. "Yes!" she responded very excitedly. "Yes!" Glenwood Springs Church is already collecting publications in English and Spanish to place in that library. 
   The nursing home can accommodate more than 100 people and is luxuriously prepared with all the essential amenities. DeAnna explained that the nursing home is only for very wealthy people and has started with 30 people.
   The Glenwood Church is very happy to begin missionary work there and to be the only church that accepted this challenge.
   "It is an honor that we can work together in this enormous project for the good of so many who need lots of love," DeAnna said as she expressed her thanks.
   We thank God for this opportunity to serve Him in the nursing home where we can take the children and other organized groups to sing and share the message of salvation. We can say with Paul: ". . . a great door for effective work has opened to me…" (1 Cor.16: 9) Praise God for this miracle! "
[Ruben Balaguer; photo by Eli Amaya, L-R Pastor Ruben Balaguer, DeAnna Anderson, Myriam Balaguer] "

[JoeMo]

45 minutes ago, Gregory Matthews said:

Director of Peregrine Senior Living, a new home for the elderly, DeAnna visited Glenwood Springs Church early one morning last month and waited for someone to arrive. When Sabbath School director Eli Amaya showed up, she told him she wanted the church to sing hymns and give Bible studies to the people who will live at her nursing home. She had been visiting other churches for that purpose, including her Catholic Church, but none had accepted the invitation.

I just read this story a few minutes ago!

[Gregory Matthews]

JoMo:  The above was a quote from a publication of the RMC.  I did not  write that.

[JoeMo]

2 hours ago, Gregory Matthews said:

JoMo:  The above was a quote from a publication of the RMC.  I did not  write that.

I know.  I read it in the same place you did - RMC News Nuggets.

I was just at the Conference buying our smoked turkey loaf for TG dinner.