Sunday!

today dev and i woke up and got ready for our first day at church in the island. bas and eli, the nice dutch couple we've been staying with, took us to church, and we arrived around 8:55 (church begins at 9)...however church is a bit more...relaxed on the island. most members (including the president) didn't show for another 15 minutes, so it didn't start till about 9:30. it was terrific though - there are only 20-30 members, so they just rent out a house for church, and everyone is so pleasant and welcoming. it's the first time i've ever had to wear a headset in church before. i plan on learning spanish really fast, so i won't make a habit of the headset wearing. though it is a dutch colony, the majority of the members on the island are actually from the dominican republic, so most of church was in spanish. great for dev, interesting for me. course, i haven't goten much out of church anyway since bronson came...anywho besides not knowing what was going on, the biggest thing hit me while at church - despite size, language, and even location, the church is the same. same manuals, same hymns, same lessons, same scriptures. no matter where i go in the world, i will always have that common thread in my life. another thing that struck me was how i have family everywhere i go - as soon as people arrived to church they introduced themselves, then grabbed bronson - fussed at me to feed him, changed his diaper, and put him to sleep. bronson just gained about 6 wonderful grandmas in one day. it truly is incredible the love that brings people together through the gospel.