Fish fun!!

'Pablo' has always wanted to take the time to get out on the bay to fish.  So in March a friend invited him to come with him as soon as 'Pablo' came back this summer.  So yesterday, they made it happen.  They left at 5am and came back after lunch time.  

'Fonso' was here when 'Pablo' returned so they immediately sat down and got to work 

cleaning the catch.

The sack of 'gringo' fish Thad brought home after his day on the bay in a little dug out canoe with Santiago (one of the ministers) and Franklin (caretaker at the school)

We laughed that in the states we might be arrested for keeping these little fish...some were just tiny.  I thought they looked like good bait.  But they were really tasty.    They also caught a sting ray, but seeing as how I have NO clue how to cook that, Franklin took it home!!!

(there was one bigger one)

Maybelline and I decided to wait til after Ladies Bible class last night to cook them for a late dinner!  I went on and put some sides and a dessert together yesterday afternoon and after Bible study we got to work frying the fish (we'd marinated it all day) while the guys worked on creating the schedule for the 'campaign' that will be taking place when the group is here.  Here fish often is fried whole. Can I just say fish eyes frying...well they just freak me out a bit!  But didn't stop me from enjoying the yumminess (minus the eyes...I have limits)!!  

Our dinner was so late that John Mark put himself to bed and never ate.  Jack (2 yrs) slept on our bed for a while, but woke in time to eat and be the life of the party.

We said goodnight to everyone around 11:15pm and we all have leftovers from the day for tonight between the fish leftovers we shared with them and Maybelline's delicious Chop Suey she made for lunch yesterday and shared with us.  It sure is nice living right here with so many people we love.  Right on the same property we have Yefrin, Maybelline and Orlin.  Just down the road we have Marleni and Hector and just over the hill (I can yell and they can hear me) we have Emilson and Eda.  One of the closest pulperias (little convenience store) is owned by our friends Roxana and Marel's Mother a sweet Christian lady who just recently opened this new pulperia!

Although it has it's challenges being outside of town, it's nice too to be surround by such 

wonderful people!!  We are blessed!!