Sunday afternoon, Pastor Marcial came over & we talked with him for about two hours...heard the whole story of what's going on with his family & the church. Long story short: his 17-year-old son, Manuel, made all of these promises to his girlfriend's family with intentions to marry her - promises he couldn't keep & didn't even tell his family about. Now, I want to stop right here...this makes him sound like some rebellious teen that he's just not. He's young & in love & not making the wisest decisions, but has such a good heart & seems to really think he's doing the right thing.
Anyway...his family finally found out when he couldn't get married without their consent since he was only 17. Now her family is holding them to it & they're having to plan this big white wedding with no money. Manuel & Elena (his fiance) side with Marcial, but her family is demanding so much. It's even caused disunity within the church. It's just tearing Pastor Marcial apart.
Our 1 John Bible Study that we read that day was about fellowship. We saw a genuine picture of that today. The language barrier disappeared and we saw only a broken man talking to some strangers who soon became like family. So amazing.
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