Talking to Clara

I didn't write much yesterday about my experience talking to Clara. I met her at the second place we went. She'd never heard of the Hispanic chapel here, and Linda had never seen her before. She had two little boys who attended the Bible club. I got to talking to her and she started asking me about why I speak Spanish. I started talking about my life and asking her questions about church and faith. I asked her if she had a Bible and talked about what we were doing with the children. She indicated clearly that she wasn't sure she'd go to heaven if she'd die, so I was able to talk with her through the same thing I spoke with Gerardo about the day before. She seemed to be stuck on certainty in eternal life being tied to how you feel, that I knew I was saved because I felt it. She's going through a really difficult time in her marriage. I told her about a very difficult time in my life, the darkest year of my life, when I didn't feel like God was with me or that I was saved, but I knew it was true because I know God doesn't change and His truth doesn't change. It seemed to be what she needed to hear, because she said that was difficult for her to believe, because I seemed so strong now. I told her that we all are weak and change and that's why you can't trust in man, you have to trust in God and His Word.

Pray for Clara, that the seed will find fertile soil, and that I'll have more opportunities to speak with her over the next week. Pray that the Spirit will move her to read the passages I marked in the Bible I gave her and that she'll understand and receive the abundant life that only Christ has to offer.