Good afternoon, everyone. Here doing e-mails in that I cannot get ANY UGA feeds from radio or anyplace else due to the capacity of the internet hear.  Also, we frequently lose power for a couple hours at a time and that further messes things up.  BUT..the weather is nice!  It has been raining daily in the afternoons, though.  We have enjoyed our duties here, and many of the skills Ecolab taught me have come in real handy.  We have pretty good water softening and filtration systems at our facility which I monitor and upkeep.  We have a 300 foot well that provides water at over 90 degrees due to the local volcanic activity.  There are five volcanoes around the lake we are on (Lake Atitlan), but only two are active.  We have some ministries across the lake in some villages there, and I expect soon to provide some water filters there to help not only the local populace, but also the groups that come in to help continuing rebuilding from Hurricane Stan from a couple years ago.  I am organizing a men’s Bible study with locals we have had opportunity to form relationships with, having just received materials in English and Spanish. 

Some of the above has been a repeat I am sure, but for some of our newer readers...there it is.

Diana's sister is wrapping up a visit, and we expect our daughter Sarah in a couple weeks.  An acquaintance visited two weeks ago we knew from our ELS classes in Georgia, bringing with him a hundred or so CD's he'd make and hoped we could help him sell.  Kinda Christian Mariachi music..(interesting concept)...(Nah...)

That's it for now.  Will update this again soon.  Thanks for tuning in!  Blessings to all!  niel.

P.S. to Eric and Megan....send us a direct e-mail so we can communicat about your requset.  I'm sure we can be of assistance.   (?Wanna buy a CD?)   nthomas@caminternational.org