Paint and worship

We got up and went in to shower and have some breakfast. This family eats raw oats, millet and oatmeal every morning. I had some raw oats which was ok, but I also ate some raisin bran. We then went to work on the painting. We opened the new can of blue paint and re painted the wall. It looked very good when we finished. We then decided to paint the red wall instead of re painting the green wall. We finished the first coat around noon when we took a break for lunch of tostadas. This was one of the first meals that was mainstream. We returned to work and gave the red wall a second coat. It looks good also. We had to postpone the green again because “brother Bill” was coming over for a “Good Friday service”. This turned out to be a sort of Bible study in which the emphasis was not on the Crucifixion but on having died to sin and made alive in Christ. I was somewhat puzzled to hear him say from scripture that we who are saved no longer sin. The service began at 4, and I finally stood up and politely left at 6:30. I was blessed by the discussion but would in no way call it a service. We ate a delicious stew for dinner and enjoyed some merlot. Emily and I were the only ones who drank any. Afterward I tried to show her some of our pictures, especially those from NC. We went to bed, planning to finish the green wall tomorrow morning before Stephen’s third birthday party begins around noon. We will have a difficult time finishing the other wall before we go to see Stan and Linda next Wednesday.