yesterday we girls met with some ladies from the churches and started preparing and going over all the crafts and games for our bible school classes. The ministers and school principal have decided they want to try a new way to do it this year. We will do two days worth on Friday with a recess in between....they will do that instead of classes that day. Then on Sunday they have recently started having all the kids come to school every other Sunday for an hour Bible Class. So we will do our other lesson then and then a church or two will join with us in worship after the children´s classes that morning.
Last night many enjoyed playing in the pool and just sitting by the pool and chatting. Today, we have completed a lot more paintings for sponsors (although Marilee, Stacy, Nelda and Laura have done the brunt of the labor for sure!!) and the two walls are just about complete. Also some new shelving for the classrooms has been put together and is being painted. Lots of work! The home ec class made some eggs and tortillas today and shared their yummy goods with a few. It has been another busy day, much like the others where we are amazed at the amount of work accomplished!!
We are amazed at how many have viewed our site. We are all loving reading and hearing the comments from friends, family, aquaintances, etc that are reading and praying for us and just overall participating in our adventure from afar. For all those thus far who have left comments, etc we truly appreciate it!! It´s always encouraging to know those at home are encouraging our efforts here!! Everyone is well today, thank you for your prayers for health.
I´m going to ATTEMPT to just attach some pictures from the school computer....we´ll see how it goes.....all the directives are in Spanish and `mi Espanol is muy MALO!!!`
We are praying for our families back home as well!! One in particular is we are waiting the call to hear that my new nephew has arrived....it would be fitting in my family for a 4th of July baby....for anyone who knows my Mom and her american decor you understand the sentiment! LB, Brian and Holland we are all praying for you and can not wait to hear that Greeley has arrived safe and sound and see pictures!!
FYI - no pictures right now...this computer just can´t handle it...it´s VErrryyy slow...dial up plus a cloud slows it down or disconnects it. We did learn of a friend this week who got satellite internet at his home here. So there is progress coming to Trujillo slowly but surely.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
WOW!!!
Well I´m at the school again, and due to the rain wasn´t able to get to the internet cafe yesterday to upload pictures. But a quick update....
Stacy is back to her usual bubbly beaming self...I mean really how else can you describe her great smile that makes everyone around her happy too? We are so thankful for whoever invented Cipro!! Nadine isn´t feeling great today, but thinks she just tried to be her old Honduran self yesterday and pushed herself a bit too hard. But other than that we are all great. We enjoyed a walk to town last night for ice cream and had a devo down there off of central park.
To quote Daddy (Jack for those that don´t know my family) We accomplished more work yesterday than we have ever seen done in one day. REALLY!! With our small group and lack of heavy laborers it is AMAZING what has been completed already. Truly...and whats amazing is the teams of help we have had. yesterday and today an entire class of the older boys have worked right along side us aswell as our trusty Santiago (one of the ministers here who is also gifted as a brick mason)! After we went to lunch yesterday and returned, the group was greeted by the teachers and some of their friends and family, and parents, plus some students that came back. Some teachers brought YUMMY snacks, others drinks and everyone worked together. A s of this morning the first wall is looking close to done (based on my non trained eye) and the second is already started.
Last night in devo Thad assured everyone not to worry if they felt like their hands were idle and the Hondurans were doing more work. Seeing the teachers, students, and parents take ownership of their school is the most wonderful blessing and something we have been working toward. Thad assured us all that building relationships was more important than building a wall!! And both are being accomplished! Stacy commented last night in devo about watching these boys work hard for hours without stopping or complaining...14-15 yr old boys...
We feel thankful and blessed!! This group is working together so well & as always I am thankful to be with them.
And to Annina parents if you are reading....she is great, and a huge asset to us. She is enjoying being reunited with old friends and is learning to cook some yummy Honduran food!! She fried Papusas for us last night for dinner as Thad and I put them together. Right now she is working hard with the girls with our sponsor project. She is a joy to be living with this summer and we are all enjoying our house overall. ALTHOUGH the monkeys calling in the jungle behind us woke she and Nadine last night....not us, we have AC in our room and cant hear anything. They live in the `wind tunnel`portion of the house that has natural AC so they could hear them. We just get the birds running into our window starting at 4am...ha ha!! So fun!!!
I do have to say one more thing to give everyone an idea of us walking to town and back. For those that live in Georgia.....I´m told my Father told my Mom when she read about the kids and I walking back from town or something `now realize Beth, when she says that, its like saying they walked up kennesaw mountain` That is an excellent comparison! So when I say we went to town for ice cream....we did, and thankfully walked it off going home!! And the night air was refreshing after a hard days work!!
Stacy is back to her usual bubbly beaming self...I mean really how else can you describe her great smile that makes everyone around her happy too? We are so thankful for whoever invented Cipro!! Nadine isn´t feeling great today, but thinks she just tried to be her old Honduran self yesterday and pushed herself a bit too hard. But other than that we are all great. We enjoyed a walk to town last night for ice cream and had a devo down there off of central park.
To quote Daddy (Jack for those that don´t know my family) We accomplished more work yesterday than we have ever seen done in one day. REALLY!! With our small group and lack of heavy laborers it is AMAZING what has been completed already. Truly...and whats amazing is the teams of help we have had. yesterday and today an entire class of the older boys have worked right along side us aswell as our trusty Santiago (one of the ministers here who is also gifted as a brick mason)! After we went to lunch yesterday and returned, the group was greeted by the teachers and some of their friends and family, and parents, plus some students that came back. Some teachers brought YUMMY snacks, others drinks and everyone worked together. A s of this morning the first wall is looking close to done (based on my non trained eye) and the second is already started.
Last night in devo Thad assured everyone not to worry if they felt like their hands were idle and the Hondurans were doing more work. Seeing the teachers, students, and parents take ownership of their school is the most wonderful blessing and something we have been working toward. Thad assured us all that building relationships was more important than building a wall!! And both are being accomplished! Stacy commented last night in devo about watching these boys work hard for hours without stopping or complaining...14-15 yr old boys...
We feel thankful and blessed!! This group is working together so well & as always I am thankful to be with them.
And to Annina parents if you are reading....she is great, and a huge asset to us. She is enjoying being reunited with old friends and is learning to cook some yummy Honduran food!! She fried Papusas for us last night for dinner as Thad and I put them together. Right now she is working hard with the girls with our sponsor project. She is a joy to be living with this summer and we are all enjoying our house overall. ALTHOUGH the monkeys calling in the jungle behind us woke she and Nadine last night....not us, we have AC in our room and cant hear anything. They live in the `wind tunnel`portion of the house that has natural AC so they could hear them. We just get the birds running into our window starting at 4am...ha ha!! So fun!!!
I do have to say one more thing to give everyone an idea of us walking to town and back. For those that live in Georgia.....I´m told my Father told my Mom when she read about the kids and I walking back from town or something `now realize Beth, when she says that, its like saying they walked up kennesaw mountain` That is an excellent comparison! So when I say we went to town for ice cream....we did, and thankfully walked it off going home!! And the night air was refreshing after a hard days work!!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Home again home again jiggedy jog
byRaquel
no pictures right now, i´m at the school and the connection is VERY slow, plus there is rain and that means the connection might cut off, so I will try later to get down the mountain to the internet cafe!
let´s see...it might help if I went back and read what all `Pablo`has written, however I`m worried I will lose my connection, so I will just write whatI know and not worry about that so sorry for any repeats!
Coming home is what it feels like for me here. It´s just another part of my family and I am so thankful to be back among them for some bit of time.
yesterday we worshipped with the Limonal congregation. After worship there was a baptism at the beach so members from all the local congregations came together after their services to witness this baptism.It was a lady a mission group from California had been studying with. It was a joyous occasion that was awesome to be able to witness! And such a unique experience at the beach singing and rejoicing with everyone gringos and hondurans alike!
While Thad was gone to SanPedro to the get the group the kids and I ventured down the mountain to shop a bit one day. On the way back up school was letting out and we passed our Friend and minister Candido on his motorcycle having left the school. he had two students on the back and he informed me that several students from the school had just been baptized, these two were two of them. But Ricky...as I know you will truly appreciate the rest of the story....
This morning as we arrived at the school we were given the official tour classroom by classroom for those that hadn´t been here before. In each room Emilson (the admininstrator) would ask do any of you sponsor children in this class and would ask the students name so he could introduce the sponsors to their kids. Well in the 4th grade (I think it was) Stacy immiately recognized their little boy and pointed and said so.....and I realized it was the boy ont he back of the motorcyle with Candido that day who had just been baptized. Needless to say it was a touching moment to say the least for Stacy!! And a good start to her week as she had a `inferma` day yesterday. Thanks to our Eagle Scout Brad who is always prepared and he shared some medicine that helped her immensely. Please continue to pray for our group as a whole to stay well.
For those that have stayed at the Brinkley hotel before, you would be amazed at the changes. Even pretty little fabric wraps for the towels. Marilee was thrilled to see her redecorated, painted, and CLEAN room!!! Whoo hooo!!
As always our group is working hard. Clayton many commented on how he could mix the concrete like a Catracho (Honduran man)...he´s a worker for sure and always willing to help!!! He even `babysat`for me yesterday helping to keep John Mark occupied while I did some work.
Alison is attending class again and improving her Spanish skills that are already great!! Marilee is our boss over the sponsor project as she has done it for 3 years now and can run the show she is keeping it organized and doing a great job keeping us all together She told me the other day riding downt he road I always forget how happy it makes me to be here! I mean how awesome is that, and really I think those of us that have been before feel jsut that as we arrive!!
Laura is loving the kids and was thrilled to get to love on a friends newborn for quite some time the other night....right in her element with kids all around her! Cole...well I think he just thinks Honduras is his second home. He is so comfortable and so happy and always willing to do WHATEVER you ask!! And everyone here loves him (but miss Ricky although are thrilled to know that Stacy is his wife)
All of us adults are well. Today we girls started on the sponsor project and finished kindergarten and first grade painting pictures (Thanks for the labels Libby, I hear it was a challenge...THANK YOU!!) . Plus we passed out the paper for the letters and already got the 8th graders letters back. It always amazes me how much effort these kids put into such things. The envelopes and letters are so beautifully decorated with wonderful notes of thanksgiving to their sponsors!! The guys starting the fun process of sifting sand, ,mixing concrete and laying block to make a permanent wall where had only been a temporary wall of heavy duty cardboard between classrooms and a main multipurpose room.
now...it´s lunch time. The group has gone back to the hotel to eat and I need to do the same. We will rest a bit and come back down to the school around 2 pm to work more on the work projects around the school.
Thank you for your prayers. I believe Chaney asked for the list of our group...it is on the right of this main page...or should be!
In our house I´ve learned to cook some Honduran syle meals and learned to cook in my oven...some banana bread, plantano bread and a cake for devo last night!! Life is good. nadine, Annina and our family are settling into our new home and enjoying becoming a little family unit here in honduras!!
Much love to all....Raquel
no pictures right now, i´m at the school and the connection is VERY slow, plus there is rain and that means the connection might cut off, so I will try later to get down the mountain to the internet cafe!
let´s see...it might help if I went back and read what all `Pablo`has written, however I`m worried I will lose my connection, so I will just write whatI know and not worry about that so sorry for any repeats!
Coming home is what it feels like for me here. It´s just another part of my family and I am so thankful to be back among them for some bit of time.
yesterday we worshipped with the Limonal congregation. After worship there was a baptism at the beach so members from all the local congregations came together after their services to witness this baptism.It was a lady a mission group from California had been studying with. It was a joyous occasion that was awesome to be able to witness! And such a unique experience at the beach singing and rejoicing with everyone gringos and hondurans alike!
While Thad was gone to SanPedro to the get the group the kids and I ventured down the mountain to shop a bit one day. On the way back up school was letting out and we passed our Friend and minister Candido on his motorcycle having left the school. he had two students on the back and he informed me that several students from the school had just been baptized, these two were two of them. But Ricky...as I know you will truly appreciate the rest of the story....
This morning as we arrived at the school we were given the official tour classroom by classroom for those that hadn´t been here before. In each room Emilson (the admininstrator) would ask do any of you sponsor children in this class and would ask the students name so he could introduce the sponsors to their kids. Well in the 4th grade (I think it was) Stacy immiately recognized their little boy and pointed and said so.....and I realized it was the boy ont he back of the motorcyle with Candido that day who had just been baptized. Needless to say it was a touching moment to say the least for Stacy!! And a good start to her week as she had a `inferma` day yesterday. Thanks to our Eagle Scout Brad who is always prepared and he shared some medicine that helped her immensely. Please continue to pray for our group as a whole to stay well.
For those that have stayed at the Brinkley hotel before, you would be amazed at the changes. Even pretty little fabric wraps for the towels. Marilee was thrilled to see her redecorated, painted, and CLEAN room!!! Whoo hooo!!
As always our group is working hard. Clayton many commented on how he could mix the concrete like a Catracho (Honduran man)...he´s a worker for sure and always willing to help!!! He even `babysat`for me yesterday helping to keep John Mark occupied while I did some work.
Alison is attending class again and improving her Spanish skills that are already great!! Marilee is our boss over the sponsor project as she has done it for 3 years now and can run the show she is keeping it organized and doing a great job keeping us all together She told me the other day riding downt he road I always forget how happy it makes me to be here! I mean how awesome is that, and really I think those of us that have been before feel jsut that as we arrive!!
Laura is loving the kids and was thrilled to get to love on a friends newborn for quite some time the other night....right in her element with kids all around her! Cole...well I think he just thinks Honduras is his second home. He is so comfortable and so happy and always willing to do WHATEVER you ask!! And everyone here loves him (but miss Ricky although are thrilled to know that Stacy is his wife)
All of us adults are well. Today we girls started on the sponsor project and finished kindergarten and first grade painting pictures (Thanks for the labels Libby, I hear it was a challenge...THANK YOU!!) . Plus we passed out the paper for the letters and already got the 8th graders letters back. It always amazes me how much effort these kids put into such things. The envelopes and letters are so beautifully decorated with wonderful notes of thanksgiving to their sponsors!! The guys starting the fun process of sifting sand, ,mixing concrete and laying block to make a permanent wall where had only been a temporary wall of heavy duty cardboard between classrooms and a main multipurpose room.
now...it´s lunch time. The group has gone back to the hotel to eat and I need to do the same. We will rest a bit and come back down to the school around 2 pm to work more on the work projects around the school.
Thank you for your prayers. I believe Chaney asked for the list of our group...it is on the right of this main page...or should be!
In our house I´ve learned to cook some Honduran syle meals and learned to cook in my oven...some banana bread, plantano bread and a cake for devo last night!! Life is good. nadine, Annina and our family are settling into our new home and enjoying becoming a little family unit here in honduras!!
Much love to all....Raquel
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Gang's All Here
- by Pablo
Everyone from the West Metro group is now here in La Ceiba safe and sound. Also, all of their luggage is here. (One piece of our luggage is still in limbo between Atlanta and San Pedro.) The best story for today is about our van. It is a 15 passenger Hyundai with a 4 cylinder diesel engine and 5 speed transmission. This type of van is very common here. Toyota and Nissan make similar models. The one we got has about 60K miles on it, but they have been very hard miles. When I did the walk-around with the lady from the rental company, she was marking on her paper all of the places on the van with scratches, dents, chipped glass, broken tail-light covers, etc. Finally, I said "todos," which means "all." She smiled only a little at my joke. In the end, appoximately 13 of the 15 or so boxes were checked indicating some form of cosmetic damage. I keep the accelerator to the floor 95% of the time, and we still travel at a safe speed, although the speedometer always says we're going between 120 and 140 km/hour. But I like the van alot because it has given us the best laugh of the day so far. Here is the photographic testimony.
Our group at dinner
Comments & Pictures
-by Pablo
A couple of notes about our blog. First of all, we LOVE comments. If you want to drop us a note that doesn't need to be private, this is a much better way to communicate with us than email. The reason is that we have several email accounts we have to check, and if our friends and family post here, it is much easier for us. Comments from casual acquaintances and friends of friends are welcome too.
The second note is about pictures on our blog. Uploading pictures is very difficult because of the slow internet connections. When things are running fast, I'll try to go back and add pictures to posts we've already made. So if you are interested in pictures, you will want to scroll down through old posts to see if anything has been added since the post.
Gracias
A couple of notes about our blog. First of all, we LOVE comments. If you want to drop us a note that doesn't need to be private, this is a much better way to communicate with us than email. The reason is that we have several email accounts we have to check, and if our friends and family post here, it is much easier for us. Comments from casual acquaintances and friends of friends are welcome too.
The second note is about pictures on our blog. Uploading pictures is very difficult because of the slow internet connections. When things are running fast, I'll try to go back and add pictures to posts we've already made. So if you are interested in pictures, you will want to scroll down through old posts to see if anything has been added since the post.
Gracias
Away In A Manger
- by Pablo
Yesterday Emilson and I got to San Pedro in plenty of time to find a room. The first place we went was Hostel Tamarindo, where we have stayed in the past. It cost $6 - $10 per person and is clean and safe. They had only one room available with three beds in it, and they wanted $51 for the night. We thought that was crazy based on our previous experiences and left to find other accommodations. But the next hotel we went to was booked up. The manager told us that they were full because of Carnival this weekend, which we didn’t know was happening in San Pedro. That helped explain the increased price at the Tamarindo. Fortunately, Emilson’s sister, Claudia, lives in San Pedro, and she made reservations for us at a place called Hotel Terraza. So we went to the airport to pick up Nadia, secure in our plans for the evening. Her flight was late, but she arrived safely at about 11:30. Emilson called to verify our reservation at the Terraza, and we drove back toward the center of town anxious to settle in after a long day of travel.
As we entered the hotel, three gringos walked in right before us. I recognized them from the airport, because two of them came in on the same flight as Nadia. By the time we got to the counter, they had a room, and we didn’t. Supposedly there was a reservation mix-up. I think it was a plain case of first come / first served. So began our midnight ramblings around downtown San Pedro. We checked every hotel we could find. In the process, we got a good look at the late night life of San Pedro. Like any big city, the really strange things come out at night. I can’t say much about it, as this is a family-friendly blog, but it was a real eye-opener.
Eventually, Claudia and her boyfriend came to rescue us from our plight. They took us around to several more motels. The answer was always the same…no rooms. I was even ready to get a room at the Crown Plaza, which costs just as much here as it does in the US, but Claudia told us it and the Intercontinental were both full because all of the business travel to Honduras is coming through San Pedro now. (All international flights were shut out of the Tegucigalpa airport due to a crash a few weeks ago.)
In the end, Claudia brought us to her apartment in the wee hours of the morning, and we stayed the night here. I got the couch, which was better than staying in the stable. So this morning, I give thanks to God that I had a safe place to sleep last night, and that he has blessed me with another adventure that I was able to share with my brother Emilson and my sister Nadia and now with you. In a little bit, we will go to the airport to meet the group from Hiram, Georgia and begin our trip to Trujillo. God bless you all.
Yesterday Emilson and I got to San Pedro in plenty of time to find a room. The first place we went was Hostel Tamarindo, where we have stayed in the past. It cost $6 - $10 per person and is clean and safe. They had only one room available with three beds in it, and they wanted $51 for the night. We thought that was crazy based on our previous experiences and left to find other accommodations. But the next hotel we went to was booked up. The manager told us that they were full because of Carnival this weekend, which we didn’t know was happening in San Pedro. That helped explain the increased price at the Tamarindo. Fortunately, Emilson’s sister, Claudia, lives in San Pedro, and she made reservations for us at a place called Hotel Terraza. So we went to the airport to pick up Nadia, secure in our plans for the evening. Her flight was late, but she arrived safely at about 11:30. Emilson called to verify our reservation at the Terraza, and we drove back toward the center of town anxious to settle in after a long day of travel.
As we entered the hotel, three gringos walked in right before us. I recognized them from the airport, because two of them came in on the same flight as Nadia. By the time we got to the counter, they had a room, and we didn’t. Supposedly there was a reservation mix-up. I think it was a plain case of first come / first served. So began our midnight ramblings around downtown San Pedro. We checked every hotel we could find. In the process, we got a good look at the late night life of San Pedro. Like any big city, the really strange things come out at night. I can’t say much about it, as this is a family-friendly blog, but it was a real eye-opener.
Eventually, Claudia and her boyfriend came to rescue us from our plight. They took us around to several more motels. The answer was always the same…no rooms. I was even ready to get a room at the Crown Plaza, which costs just as much here as it does in the US, but Claudia told us it and the Intercontinental were both full because all of the business travel to Honduras is coming through San Pedro now. (All international flights were shut out of the Tegucigalpa airport due to a crash a few weeks ago.)
In the end, Claudia brought us to her apartment in the wee hours of the morning, and we stayed the night here. I got the couch, which was better than staying in the stable. So this morning, I give thanks to God that I had a safe place to sleep last night, and that he has blessed me with another adventure that I was able to share with my brother Emilson and my sister Nadia and now with you. In a little bit, we will go to the airport to meet the group from Hiram, Georgia and begin our trip to Trujillo. God bless you all.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Expecting Company Tomorrow
Today I left for San Pedro Sula to meet the group from West Metro at the airport. It takes several hours to travel from Trujillo to San Pedro. I am traveling with Emilson, the director of the school, in his pickup truck. We left at about 7:30 am because I wanted to stop in La Ceiba to see the place where the group will stay on the way to Trujillo. I found the accommodations to be very basic, but it is in a good part of town, which is the important part. I also needed to pick up a few supplies at Office Depot and the supermarket in San Pedro. San Pedro is a large city and has many of the luxuries that are so normal for us in the United States. In fact, as I compose this message, I am sitting in a very modern KFC with a wireless internet connection. Although, the connection is very slow, and I’m not sure if I will even manage to get this uploaded before I leave. Another reason we wanted to leave early is because all of the bus drivers are protesting right now about the high fuel prices. Sometimes they shut down the roads for several hours by parking in middle of a road or bridge, and you just have to wait. Fortunately, for today’s protest they simply parked all of their buses on the side of the road, so we were able to get through with only a few minutes of delay. Of course, for all of the people who depend on the buses for transportation to work, school, and other destinations, this protest is a big inconvenience. And of course, the protest doesn’t do anything to affect the price of fuel, as Honduras is suffering the same fate as the rest of the world in that regard.
Tonight at 9:05, Emilson and I will go to the airport to pick up our first arrival from the United States. Her name is Nadia, and she used to live in Trujillo. She will be living in the apartment with us for the next several weeks. Nadia, Emilson, and I will stay overnight in a hostel here in San Pedro and go again to the airport tomorrow to meet the nine people traveling here from West Metro. We will rent a van, travel to La Ceiba, stay for one night, and go the rest of the way to Trujillo on Saturday morning. Saturday evening, we will have a devotional with a group from California that is working at Little Hands, Big Hearts, another mission organization in Trujillo. Sunday we will of course attend worship and then spend time preparing our work for the week. One of the advantages to my family coming early is that I have already scheduled delivery of materials for the work project that we will be starting next week. So, Lord willing, we will hit the ground running on Monday morning and have a full week of service to the school.
For those of you coming to Honduras tomorrow, the weather here has been very mild. There has been a nice breeze and significant cloud cover, but not too much rain. Maybe the hot weather will stay away, and we will be blessed with comfortable temperatures next week.
In closing. All of our family is doing well. Rachel and the kids are back in Trujillo while I am here getting the group. They are very secure in the apartment where we are staying, as it is part of the Hotel Villa Brinkley. As extra security, I went to the Home Depot (ha ha) and bought a new dead-bolt lock for the door, so we know we are the only ones with keys. We will likely not be able to update anything on the blog until Monday, with the possible exception of a quick confirmation that the group is in Trujillo safely. Thank you all for your continued prayers for us and for the fruitfulness of our efforts in Trujillo. God bless.
Tonight at 9:05, Emilson and I will go to the airport to pick up our first arrival from the United States. Her name is Nadia, and she used to live in Trujillo. She will be living in the apartment with us for the next several weeks. Nadia, Emilson, and I will stay overnight in a hostel here in San Pedro and go again to the airport tomorrow to meet the nine people traveling here from West Metro. We will rent a van, travel to La Ceiba, stay for one night, and go the rest of the way to Trujillo on Saturday morning. Saturday evening, we will have a devotional with a group from California that is working at Little Hands, Big Hearts, another mission organization in Trujillo. Sunday we will of course attend worship and then spend time preparing our work for the week. One of the advantages to my family coming early is that I have already scheduled delivery of materials for the work project that we will be starting next week. So, Lord willing, we will hit the ground running on Monday morning and have a full week of service to the school.
For those of you coming to Honduras tomorrow, the weather here has been very mild. There has been a nice breeze and significant cloud cover, but not too much rain. Maybe the hot weather will stay away, and we will be blessed with comfortable temperatures next week.
In closing. All of our family is doing well. Rachel and the kids are back in Trujillo while I am here getting the group. They are very secure in the apartment where we are staying, as it is part of the Hotel Villa Brinkley. As extra security, I went to the Home Depot (ha ha) and bought a new dead-bolt lock for the door, so we know we are the only ones with keys. We will likely not be able to update anything on the blog until Monday, with the possible exception of a quick confirmation that the group is in Trujillo safely. Thank you all for your continued prayers for us and for the fruitfulness of our efforts in Trujillo. God bless.
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