Church Update

My friendship with the non-Christian owner of a chain of barber shops has led to a Bible study with about 20 of his employees every Friday morning. Alejandra and I wish our hair grew faster just so we could frequent our friend's businesses more often, but at least I (Sam) meet with the barbers to play soccer every Tuesday, and so my interaction with the guys isn't exclusively as their teacher, but also as their friend.

On Saturday evenings we share the gospel in an air-conditioned hotel conference room with another 20 Venezuelan immigrant street vendors and musicians, and before the preaching we praise our God together, which is just awesome, since they all have such amazing musical talent. We also collect an offering and give it to anyone of the families or individuals from the group who have the most need.

On Sunday mornings there are about 20 more immigrants that we meet with as a church in an open air restaurant where we devote ourselves to the apostles teaching, fellowship, the breaking of bread, and to prayer. This group held together despite all odds during the pandemic, as a faithful Venezuelan Christian family did an excellent job of pastoring the assembly in Alejandra's and my absence.

Stay tuned for this next Tuesday's special edition update, and feel free to read some of the responses to my previous editorial in the attached Insider's Inbox. Thanks everybody, and have a wonderful day, Sam