Mood:
chillin'We’ve been gone almost two months now, and I often stop and pray for you guys, our faithful supporters. I know I’ll be missing Bulldawgs football, so I’ll need your reporting on how they are doing!
We have instituted several new things here at Las Buenas Nuevas, and have had some excellent feedback from the visitors we serve. Often have the opportunity right here to witness to individuals in groups who are along for the ride, but don’t know our God. We are working with the board here toward upgrading some buildings here, and I have also been kept busy with maintenance in the eight buildings on campus. Glad Ecolab taught me well in this area. Diana has gotten involved with Sunday School for kids in a poor indigenous church we have been attending. We have been able to get to Patzun to help with a fledgling church and school taking root !there. We plan to do more as soon as the pickup is finally legal per all the hoops and funds we have committed. It certainly would have been easier to buy a vehicle down here, but then we wouldn’t have been able to bring the boxes of stuff for ministry down, nor would we have had the fun experience of driving through Mexico! It was a real interesting and educational trip, and except for one major "shake-down" in one city, it was a positive one.Our first real visitors left Wednesday (Mirercules), and it was real good to have Aaron and Ruth here for a week. Pleanty of room to have other visitors, so check your calenders! One trip we took was to a rain forest preserve which was fastenating, lush, beautiful, etc. It’s really worth the trip her just to see it! It is the “rainy season”, and we have a short shower many evenings. We have not reached 80 degrees yet here in Panajachel, nor temps under 55, and I expect we won’t.
On top of our responsibilities, we began our Spanish instruction three weeks ago. I’m a real slow learner…just glad it’s not Greek!
We just listened to a recent on line sermon by Bob McAndrews, our home church pastor. It is a real blessing to hear and to keep up with the teaching. Only wish our Sunday Schol teaching could be recorded and broadcast as well. Any possibility, Harvey?
There is so much stuff that we take for granted in the U.S. as being able to obain. I've been tgrying for three weeks to get staples for my stapelgun with no success. I think Fletcher is bringing me some when he visitgs next week. Diana frequently tries to substitute stuff when cooking instead of using stuff easily found at Kroger. It would be so neat to have a Wal Mart and Home Depot nearby!!
We have hosted many interesting people here, and I am trying to keep notes on them and will share some stuff in a future blog. I pray that we have bee half the blessing to them as they are to us!
That's it for now. Maybe later we'll attempt to re-publish photos without loosing everything again! Thanks again for your prfayers and your patience. For the Glory of our God, niel.
Updated: Tuesday, 7 August 2007 1:30 PM BRST
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