Sunday afternoon we had a reception for Doris Gilbert. She turned 88 last week and since she was visiting us here, we decided it was a good time to have some of her "kids" as she calls them and other friends drop in to see her. Doris has been a missionary with BMM for over 60 years. She served in Martinique, Central African Republic, Chad and finally in France. Through her efforts the first work with University students was started over 30 years ago. Lala and Ando, our key couple, were both saved under her ministry. There were over 60 people who were here for the afternoon.
Last Saturday, David and Esther Licois invited the whole church out to their home about one hour from the church. We were thrilled that 36 people went out for the day. It was a wonderful time. They had prepared a delicious meal for everyone, we played a group game, had a time of singing and sharing the Word and we picked cherries--over 110 pounds of cherries! I believe they have the biggest cherry tree that I have ever seen in their yard. It was a wonderful day of fellowship and we all came home with some delicious fruit. Cherry pie, anyone?
We came home from conference just in time to prepare for Easter. Traditionally, we start the day off with a breakfast. During the morning worship service which was centered on the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus, we had a special choir number. Afterward instead of eating at the church as we normally do, we went to different homes. We kept the kids at the church. We had tacos for dinner (a little less formal than the other homes :-)) and then we had a Bible time and played games. It was a wonderful Easter Sunday!
