A number of years ago Rosio was selling candy at her roadside booth. It’s located along the highway close to the airport. Jorge was a driver of a public transportation vehicle. His route went right past her stall every day. One day he stopped to get some candy.
And then he did so again, soon after.
And again, and again. With dozens of stalls lining the highway it’s likely not very common to just choose one, especially when many of them are selling the same things. Unless there is something else happening.
And there was, until the day he didn’t show up. And then the next day, and then the next day…
Four or five years would pass before she would find out that Jorge had been in an accident that left him unable to drive anymore. He stayed in his community. Until, God would have it, he saw her selling candy again in a small city near his community.
Rosio hadn’t forgotten him. And he hadn’t forgotten her. And this time they would not be separated again. For five years they lived together. Then, out of a desire to honour God with their lives, and as a response to a newly discovered faith in Jesus, the chose to get married. That was five years ago.
There is an unmistakable sweetness to their relationship. Together, they now sell candy from the roadside booth. And together they are praying for their family members to enter into a relationship with Jesus. People like his brother Luis, whose home we built yesterday.
They are convinced that the blessing they have experienced in their lives is a result of their growing faith in Jesus Christ and they want others to experience the same kind of blessing. In fact they asked our team if all of us have faith in God through Jesus.
Theirs is a sweet love. A love that reflects the heart of God for His people, all people. Men and women, boys and girls, of all nations.
Deve
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