Comments for Capturing Colombia http://www.capturingcolombia.org To give light to them that sit in darkness. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:25:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Comment on The Good Samaritan by Myriam http://www.capturingcolombia.org/2011/05/3685/#comment-738 Myriam Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:25:17 +0000 http://www.capturingcolombia.org/wp/?p=3685#comment-738 First of all, thank you very much for listening to God's call to render your lives as instruments of His work in Colombia. I have been a legal permanent resident of the USA for the last past 9 years, but I am from Colombia and can somehow relate to the struggle of trying to overcome language barrier, cultural differences and our own nature while at the same time we seeking and trying to let HIM work through our lives. Regarding this posting of yours in particular, just wanted to say that in a country plagued by the culture of mendicity and violence you never know if a person approaching you is really someone in need or someone using a certain appearance to just get close to you to assault you and for as much as we christians are commanded to let them take our robe and everything else, I think it is a natural instinct of the flesh to protect ourselves and our loved ones. Please try not to beat yourself so much for that, and please try to remember the biggest, most real and desperate need of Colombian people is the TRUE, uncompromised, undivided, wholesome counsel of the word of God and the salvation that comes with it. That should be the first thing we need to share with anyone and I pray and trust that whomever is called to be His will listen to you and be changed and that together you could then discover God's way to supply for everything else that person and many others may need in fulfillment of that wonderful promise "Seek first the kingdom of God"..... Under His care and Light, First of all, thank you very much for listening to God’s call to render your lives as instruments of His work in Colombia. I have been a legal permanent resident of the USA for the last past 9 years, but I am from Colombia and can somehow relate to the struggle of trying to overcome language barrier, cultural differences and our own nature while at the same time we seeking and trying to let HIM work through our lives. Regarding this posting of yours in particular, just wanted to say that in a country plagued by the culture of mendicity and violence you never know if a person approaching you is really someone in need or someone using a certain appearance to just get close to you to assault you and for as much as we christians are commanded to let them take our robe and everything else, I think it is a natural instinct of the flesh to protect ourselves and our loved ones. Please try not to beat yourself so much for that, and please try to remember the biggest, most real and desperate need of Colombian people is the TRUE, uncompromised, undivided, wholesome counsel of the word of God and the salvation that comes with it. That should be the first thing we need to share with anyone and I pray and trust that whomever is called to be His will listen to you and be changed and that together you could then discover God’s way to supply for everything else that person and many others may need in fulfillment of that wonderful promise “Seek first the kingdom of God”…..

Under His care and Light,

]]> Comment on Mejor or Mujer? by Tiffany Ryan http://www.capturingcolombia.org/2011/08/mejor-or-mujer/#comment-131 Tiffany Ryan Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:05:26 +0000 http://www.capturingcolombia.org/?p=3795#comment-131 Mark and Katie, These are great stories and it is so nice to laugh along with you both as you experience these new encounters with a different language. My sister experienced a similar story with a language barrier when she was first learning Spanish in Mexico, so I'm sure you are not alone with these embarrassing situations. Lots of love from our family to yours! Tiffany Ryan Mark and Katie,

These are great stories and it is so nice to laugh along with you both as you experience these new encounters with a different language. My sister experienced a similar story with a language barrier when she was first learning Spanish in Mexico, so I’m sure you are not alone with these embarrassing situations.

Lots of love from our family to yours!
Tiffany Ryan

]]> Comment on Mejor or Mujer? by Dianne Acuna http://www.capturingcolombia.org/2011/08/mejor-or-mujer/#comment-130 Dianne Acuna Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:28:57 +0000 http://www.capturingcolombia.org/?p=3795#comment-130 Hello my missionary friends to Colombia, these stories are really funny, and yes misunderstandings happen with languages, I have a lot of those incidents. jajaja, Oh well, enjoy the free joke material, for preaching. : ) We are going to start school again, praise the Lord for His provision. It's been hard since we surrendered our lives to full time ministry, but we know that is part of the training and molding of our character. Praying for you. Dianne and Sam Acuña Tucson AZ Hello my missionary friends to Colombia, these stories are really funny, and yes misunderstandings happen with languages, I have a lot of those incidents. jajaja, Oh well, enjoy the free joke material, for preaching. : )
We are going to start school again, praise the Lord for His provision. It’s been hard since we surrendered our lives to full time ministry, but we know that is part of the training and molding of our character.

Praying for you.
Dianne and Sam Acuña
Tucson AZ

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