I have begun to have
a taste of what it will be like to be bi-lingual. We`re not there yet, but we`re to the point
where I can switch between languages without really realizing that I`m doing
it... most of the time anyway. It`s been
two and a half months of language school to get here, but I can see our
progress and it feels great to be getting somewhere!
Now I can understand when people talk about
Z`s blond hair as we weave our way through the market, or surprise people by
responding to questions they didn`t think I`d understand. Makes every minute of study worthwhile when,
for example, I was walking through the market with the chicks that I`d bought,
and two ladies started talking about the chickens and wondering where I`d got
them. I just smiled and said, “oh, I got
them from the lady in the next alley over from here.” They laughed, realizing the gringa could
understand them!
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| Some of the current DTS students at our house to meet the first batch of chicks |
The real
advantage though is to finally be to the point where we can minister more
effectively. Dave continues to love
being part of Bible distribution every week, and has had the chance to go into
many homes and pray for people in difficult circumstances. We took a daytrip into the city to celebrate
our Spanish teacher`s birthday at the Zoo, and got the chance to connect with
her daughters, which was very special for me... like have little sisters around
again. J
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| None of the pictures of us all looking turned out... so this is the group of us wandering through the zoo. |
The green house
is beginning to feel like home, even in its continued state boxes and suitcases
since we don`t have any more furniture than we did in my last update... just
goes to show how little is really necessary to live. We have five little chickens, four of them
are new, because three of the original four died within the first week. So now we have a chicken graveyard in our
garden, along with a few new plants that Dave put in alongside the roses that
were already here when we moved in.
Z loves the
remaining yellow chick (from the first batch), and has named her: Huddle Beedo Stian. I`m assuming that the last part is named
after a friend from our DTS Outreach team, but the first two names I don`t know
about... and why a chicken needs three names I don`t know. But anyway, Huddle Beedo Stian and Z have a
wonderful time together, and H.B.S. is the only chicken that will let Z pick
her up... so that must mean she loves him too.
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| Z with Huddle Beedo Stian |
Well... as you can see, nothing too exciting
is happening these days... thank you for praying for us as we continue to build
a life here in Guatemala. We walk in the
hope that the Lord will use us in mighty ways to bring the people to a full and
saving life in Jesus Christ... but some days it just feels hard to be so far
from home... every day is an act of faith that God has called us here, and we
wait for His promises to be fulfilled.
Thanks for reading!
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| And the 1st Family member to visit us in Guatemala award goes to... Cousin Sarah King!!! She came on a missions trip and we got to meet up with her in Antigua for a fun afternoon of shopping and ice cream! |
