When we were in Santarém, Edna invited us for a special meal of fish, pork, and salad. Edna recounted the following story.
A few years Edna and Angelita travelled over 2,000 kilometres to a distant city, Fortaleza, to visit an elderly aunt. They thought their sister, one of the non-identical twins, lived in that city of 2.5 million people, but they didn’t have any other details. One day they were on a crowded city bus, on their way home from sight-seeing. Because the bus was packed, Edna and Angelita were not close together. It was pouring rain outside. Somehow Edna sensed God saying, “Turn around. That is your sister behind you.” They did not know what their sister looked like. Edna tried to ignore the voice because Angelita is a pastor, not Edna. She thought if this was God, He should talk to Angelita. But the thought was persistent, so finally, she timidly asked the lady, “Is your mother’s name Isabel?”
“Yes.”
“Is your name Lindalva?”
“Yes. Why?”
“I am your sister.”
It turned out that Lindalva was coming home from work. She was supposed to get off at the last stop, but since it was pouring rain out, she decided to ride the bus all the way around the circuit and get off the next time around. City buses run in large circular routes in Brazilian cities.
This was a great gift from God to Edna, Angelita, and their whole family.
Lindete (in this photo with Deanna) is Lindalva’s non-identical-twin sister. Lindete was at the lunch meal with us. She had just arrived from another faraway city, Palmas, to spend time with her sisters.
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