One of the mysteries of life is why so many things which seem to be bad happen to one family. To refresh your memory...or introduce you to the Marin family...Gilbert, the husband, is leading a group in a village called Llano Grande in Bible study and worship every Sunday. They have six precious children and Fanny is due to have another this week. This isn't the first time I have written about Gilbert and Fanny. I referred to them in a past posting just briefly.
A quick recent history of all that has happened in their lives...a small bakery business proved unprofitable and was abandoned; they were put out of the house they had been paying on for 14 years ( a legal, but unethical maneuver by the owner because someone else would pay more); Gilbert and his brother-in-law were starting a new business in another town (which required him to be gone all week from his family), but now his sister is taking the truck that HE has been paying on for two years from him. (It is is legally in her name, but he has made the payments on it at the bank and has the receipts.) He needs the truck in the new business. Now he won't be able to even go to the other town, much less have a means to do the business.
No one has said it, but all this may be because he and his family have become Christians and have left the Catholic church. It just seems like things continue to happen to this dear family. They are definitely under attack.
Please pray for Gilbert and Fanny Marin and their children. Pray that God will provide a good means of making a living and will encourage them. They are really trying to stay faithful in spite of all the difficulties. When we went to the study this morning, Gilbert was really "down." Appeal to the Father to help these new Christians to remain faithful, but also to provide their needs in a way that they can see Him working.
