8/8/2019 Hagerman Apr 10 Newsletter from Paraguay
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Thank you again for making it possible for us to minister in
this beautiful country. It s hard to put words to the
feeling of doing what you know God has called you to do, but
there
s such satisfaction in living in His plan, and we we couldn t do
it without the prayers, support, and encouragement of you all. We
really appreciate the hoGod in Paraguay and love that you re a part
of that, too!
---Ken, Christie, Camille, and Caroline
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We had the privilege of attending two different weddings in
Paraguay this month. Here, most couples have two different
partsthat make up a wedding the legal ceremony and the church
ceremony. The legal one takes place with the judge at themunicipal
building ( justice-of-the-peace ). This is where all the papers are
signed, witnesses are present, and the new couplegets registered in
the official town records.
The second ceremony is the church one. This stems from the
Catholic tradition, as the belief is that nothing is really real
until the priest approves it. This is the same mentality behind
baptisms, school graduations, anddeath rites. Because Catholocism
is so prevalent in Latin American nations, this practice, overtime,
has been viewed more as a cultural thing than a Catholic thing, and
even the evangelicalChristians have church weddings in addition to
thelegal wedding.
The first wedding we attended was the local pastor sson and a
young lady from the same church. BothDavid and Susan are good
friends of ours. and we
were quite honored when they asked us to be the godparents of
the wedding. Wehad no idea what that meant, but it turns out we
simply walked in before the brideand stood up front during the
ceremony. There were no bridesmaids or ushers, so Ithought of
myself as a sort of bridesmaid. Hollie was the official
photographer anddid a great job preserving the moment for the young
couple. The bride of the second wedding was a young lady we lived
near
when we lived in Arazaty. Gloria is a bright young lady studying
to be a nurse, and hopes to be able to work in the communitythere
once she s finished.
In a country where many people choose to live together without
ever marrying, and there are children born out of wedlock at
alarming rates, we were thrilled to be part of two weddings in the
same month. Join us in praying for Godly families to rise upand
make a difference in the moral state of Paraguay.
God bless you! Dios le bendiga! (Spanish) andejra tanderovasa!
(Guarani)
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Congrats to David and Susan!
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