We started out our third day in Medellin by piling into a couple of taxis and heading downtown to visit a few indigenous families. We first visited a small apartment building where many of the Catíos live and were able to visit with several families there, including one that the B family had previously lost contact with but who have now returned to the city to get medical treatment for their baby boy. From there we walked to visit a few more families who are living in an area referred to by the B family as “crack alley”. It is the regular hangout of many homeless drug addicts, so we started out by passing out bread and drinks to those who were out in the streets. We were then invited in to speak with several Catío women living in one of the apartments and were able to share several Bible stories with them. From there we went to another apartment around the corner and spent quite a bit of time visiting with the Catio families there, sharing Bible stories, helping them with English homework, and getting to know previously unknown members of the family. It was a rainy morning, which ended up being a blessing because several of the women who normally are out selling their handmade jewelry in the streets stayed home because of the weather, giving the B family the opportunity to get to know them and start to form more of a relationship with them. It was encouraging to see how God is opening doors and building trust between the B family and the people they are trying to reach with the Gospel.
Written by Ellen Burns
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