It is winter time here, with the usual difficulties of cold, dampness and sickness - I am very thankful to the Lord for the good health He gives me, but others have had different problems which affect the attendance.

On Sunday afternoons we have a class with the children. One Sunday recently we were not able to get there because the only road into the area was flooded - it rained hard during the night and early morning which caused the problem. Then this past Sunday just before time for the class there were more showers and although no flooding, for various reasons the children just weren't around. The girls who help me went house to house as usual, but as it is winter vacation time for the schools many were away. hopefully with an improvement in the weather, the children will once again come to the classes.

Last Saturday we had a special activity with the girls from the two classes - I have the classes at my home, one in the morning for the younger girls and in the afternoon for the high school group. Your prayers are appreciated - with so many things going on in this sinful world and the activities so acceptable it is hard for them to realize just how holy God is.

We have had to make some changes with the Friday afternoon class in San Clemente. Usually, the children get out of school early because of the long hours other days so we had the class at three o'clock. The teachers of the public schools have been on strike since the beginning of June. This has affected mostly the high schools, but some elementary schools were also affected. We have changed the time, so hope that this works. We went and talked to the mothers after the class last Friday and the sister who lives in San Clemente was going to give out some invitations with the new time.

The classes continue with the girls in the homes - One little girl came up to me at the end and said "this was a very good class". We pray that the Word of God will find a place in their hearts. These last two weeks I have not gone to the Home for teens as most of them were going to be away visiting family. This is difficult work, so I really need your prayers.

Over the many years I have been here in Talca, your prayerful support has been much appreciated.