Random Thoughts November 2011





So hard to believe that my last blog entry was almost a month ago. Sorry. I am trying to do better. Sometimes the net is so slow that the pictures won't post, and I lose hope and patience. I will keep trying.

We have been in Ecuador almost over three months now. You can see from the pictures above how much Joel and Amelia are enjoying Marisol's family. For the Day of the Dead (called Finados here in Ecuador) they made bread with their aunt Miryan and grandmother Zulema and cousin Zoe. They were so proud and happy. Before that, they went to the cemetery to decorate the graves of Marisol's paternal grandparents. That is the custom here in Ecuador and in many Latin American countries. Guam too!

We remembered our military friends on Veterans Day. It was 11/11/11. I was checking some of Joel's math work for home school today, my day off. He got 11/11 on a math quiz on Friday. It didn't even occur to us at the time!!!!! Almost eery!

We are settling in little by little. The children are doing well with Spanish. We've traveled to some churches to share about our ministry in Guam. This coming Sunday we will share with the children at the Puente de Amor Church. That will be fun. Joel and Amelia are really enjoying Awana there on Friday afternoons, and our neighbor (and the children's friend) Mickey goes along. Hurrah! Please pray that we can be a blessing to Mickey's family.

Ministry is going okay. As a perfectionist (according to my mother) it is somewhat of a struggle for things to be moving so slowly. We have to have a financial report completed by an economist to the tune of a thousand dollars or more in order to apply for the FM license at Radio Punto. And we're trying to move forward with the MINTS seminary courses, although we have some struggles with some of the grades of past courses to overcome. But these issues are a cinch for God to solve, and I rest in His ability to help me with all this.

Many people ask about Marisol's pregnancy. She is quite the trooper, having finished her driving class last week and enduring a grueling glucose tolerance test this morning. The people at the Red Cross messed up and didn't give her the glucose liquid when they were supposed to, so she had to stick around another hour and undergo a couple extra pricks. Ouch! Having gone through that once myself, I can relate. Not in the least bit fun! She is just beyond the six month mark with three to go. All of us are excited for the twins to arrive.

We thank God for the opportunity to serve Him here in Ecuador, among beautiful scenery and beautiful people. God is good, all the time.

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