Dazed and Exhausted

Internet? Blog? What is that? Oh yeah, virtual world and place I update people on my life happenings. Once again I find myself with so much to say and little idea of where to start. About five weeks ago David Fuller and his clan came to invade our town and what a welcome invasion it was! We had so much fun! Joy Fuller and Cathy Weber led two African missionary chicks and me in a Bible study of Andrew Murray's "Abide in Christ" book in the mornings and at night anyone who wanted to came to discuss a book written by Francis Frangipasomething. I can freely say that God worked in each one of us and has begun rooting out thought patterns and struggles in all of our hearts for his good purpose. I thank God for the sweet meetings and the lovely ladies who so willingly opened their hearts to me, giving me love and friendship. Thank you! Many people came and went this past month but it felt as though we are all family. We ate most of our meals together, watched two pretty sunsets (sunsets are scarce during this rainy season) played games, worked hard on the project, and simply enjoyed the life God has created around us. The truck we have been waiting for for so long FINALLY CAAAAAME!!!!! Yey! It drives like a dream too. That tank gets up the mountain in no time. And I can ride somewhere without worrying about getting dirty the minute I sit down. I can actually wear white again! Yippy. Several teams have come and gone as well and the Lord has continued to bless the project and our lives through their diligent work and willingness to help. As Jason wrote in his last blog ATC held a board meeting for a weekend and we had the privilege of meeting and getting to know many of the dear people who are behind the visions and decisions of what takes place in the organization. It was great fun hanging out with them and showing them the progress of the project. One of the latest teams that came through was desirous of ministering to the community and provided a vacation Bible school for any kids who wanted to come. We held the event at Jason's and my church. Pastor Mario and his wife Cecilia had held a week long kids club a few weeks prior and were a bit discouraged with the turnout. Cecilia said no more than 20 kids showed up total. It was a huge surprise then, to them and to us, when more than 60 people showed up to the team's vacation Bible school! The kids and the mothers that hung around for the event seemed to really grasp the lesson, which was the whole point of the event and I was really grateful for how the Lord moved that day. Mario and Cecilia were very encouraged about the response and are starting to witness the fruit the Lord is producing of their faithfulness to their ministry in this community. Alabado sea Dios!

On a sour note, some hooligans attempted to invade our house a few nights ago. While we were eating supper with one of the teams someone told someone we weren't home and they proceeded to cut some wires from our laundry room at the back of the house, crawled through the cut wiring, and unlocked the back room door. Then they used a tool of some sort to chip away at the wood around the door lock of the back of the house. They were pretty close to chipping all the way through the lock but were unsuccessful in finishing the job, I'm glad to say. The boogers wiped their muddy shoes all over a mess of clothes that they threw on the ground which just added to the frustration. I don't know of they didn't make it all the way through because we came home earlier that night or if they just gave up but I am really grateful to God that they didn't come all the way into our house. It's such a disconcerting feeling to know that your home is an object of greed. I took pictures of the footprints left behind just in case someone gets caught in the future and evidence is needed. Ahahaha. Silly me. I just thought it would be funny to play Inspector Gadget. It's really hard not to get paranoid every time we leave the house but I am trying to trust God that he will protect us and our home. If they succeed in stealing things then so be it. It is a weird vulnerable feeling though. Well I will end this post but please come back soon because I have a love story I'm dying to share with you, but alas, it will be at another time. Be blessed this day in the knowledge that we have a mighty God. Ciao!

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