and once more...

I swear, I will have words to share soon--lot's of thoughts brewing! Thanks for the prayers!

more cuuuute

quick photo update on Nuevo Renacer

more cuteness & fun!!

Photos are of the new oven that is being cast today for the community bakery! (More on that soon.) A photo of my and Nyeli. Sheri Harkavy with her joyful glow with the kiddos. And lil baby Gerry in his tuxedo!

taking care of the cute factor

OK, so I only have a second, but figured you all needed a good does of super cutey-ness on this Monday.

Most photos are self-explanatory, except for the one where Pastor Chris and others are making lion faces. You see, the kids taught us this game: Daniel, Delilah & the Lion. Basically a life-sized rock, paper, scissors with hand motions. So you divide into two groups, confer on whether your group will be S, D or the L and then both groups face each other and on the count of 3 you make the correct hand motion. For those Pastors out there: Samson kills the lion; Delilah kills Samson and the lion kills Delilah. (I don't remember these facts from my Bible stories...they must be reading The Message...)

Thanks for the prayers and keep it up! In particular, please join us in praying for Agros staff worker Luis Mario. His 2 year-old son is sick in the hospital and they do not know what is wrong.

Enjoy the photos.

so very smart

What you will see me driving around town for the next month or so. Yep, for reals. My parents ordered a smart car a year ago and it just came in. They are in California and won't be back until December. So I get to drive this cute lil thing with great gas mileage--pretty much the polar opposite of Teresita, my el sal ride. But I feel so blessed to have such great wheels for the next couple months. Thanks Mom & Dad!

giving the camera to kids

I spend a good amount of time hanging out with the other missionary familes and have had soooo much fun with their kids. Here are a few examples of our good times when I let the girls take my camera and capture the moments.

abelines-my favorite ENLACE community

A few weeks back, I got to head to my favorite ENLACE community, Abelines. This is our most remote community and every time we go, I am a nervous nelly on the crazy dirt road that takes an hour to drive and absolutely requires 4wd. This is real off-roading people!

But once we complete the journey, I am always glad I did it. There is a spirit in Abelines of peace, joy and expectation that you can feel in the air. After years of working together as a community and with ENLACE, this is truly a transformed community. There is a hope, a pride in what they have accomplished together and a love seen through words and deeds that truly shows the face of God. The people are still mostly poor in our standards and there are still many areas of work remaining--and yet I am blown away by these folks on every visit.

And of course, the kids are amazing. I spent an entire morning singing, playing and just enjoying the children from the house we were digging a latrine for. I even got them to show me some of their dance moves! So much fun!

On this last trip, we were able to turn on lights from a switch and enjoy electricty for the first time in that community! I was so honored to just be there and appreciate what this wonderful group of people have been able to accomplish! Read more about the long road to electricity in Abelines.