Looking Forward to a Visit with Ramon

Steve Young and Mark Burton with Ramon

Several years ago our construction team built a small house for Ramon, an older gentleman who lives in the Village of Armenia.  Each year Ramon is seen by the doctors at the medical clinic at the Baptist Church in Armenia, and several of us visit Ramon at his home.  Although Ramon only speaks Spanish, and most of us speak very little Spanish, a bond of friendship has developed over the years and we find a way to understand one another.  On several visits Pastor John from the Baptist Church in Armenia translates for us, and ends our visits with a group prayer.  Holding hands in a circle, and listening to Pastor John's prayer in Spanish is one of the most moving experiences I have witnessed.  While I cannot understand all he says during the prayer, there is a palpable current that runs through us that can only be the Holy Spirit.  How blessed we are to know Ramon.

This year, we look forward to a visit with Ramon.  For Joe Gorecki, it will be a special moment since he hasn't seen Ramon for a couple years.