Nica Chica: My friends' good experiences :-)

I recently visited my friends Kelly and Bonnie who work in Spanish and sign language respectively, and was quite encouraged by them. Sign serves several nearby cities. Bonnie normally goes on her studies alone because 1 there are not many sign publishers and 2 local publishers don't always have the money to catch all the busses needed to get that far out. Although I don't know sign, I told her I'd tag along (she taught me a few things :-) ). We took an old school bus, then a van then hiked about several miles through hills and rural terrain over rivers and such. It took us 2 hours just to get to the first study! When we got there, I got to see Jehovah's love and the patience of this sister in action. There is a nearby school for the deaf however, the family never had enough money to send the now 30 something year old woman so she never learned to sign. Her mother taught her "household" signs-- making up signs for her. So the sister is starting from square one teaching her not only how to read and write but also how to sign. It was really something to see Jehovah's spirit at work as she taught her the sign for name, then her name and others family members names. Then she taught her "house." From house she explained Jehovah has a "house" in the sky and he created all things. So now she knows who Jehovah is! She picked it up so quickly! Little by little she is coming along and learning about Jehovah and his wonderful promises.
The Kelly works in Spanish. She showed me a picture of a lady who comes to the meetings now whom she is helping. The woman was very, very smart graduating college at 15. However, upon graduating, she was in a very bad car accident rendering her unable to move from the neck down. She is also unable to speak, although her mental faculties are in tact. She was learning the bible before her accident but afterwards, her mom stopped taking her to the meetings. Her mother soon noticed that she would fidget and become anxious during the times of the meetings so her mom started to take her again and she seemed to be happy and comforted. This is how my friend met her. Kelly remembered having met someone back home with a similar handicap who had learned a language by blinking her eyes. She prayed to Jehovah to help her remember the little she had seen and sure enough holy spirit brought it back. So she is helping the young lady to communicate all the wonderful things in her very active mind! That's two experiences for you :-)