11/19/2009

Seminary

 


We learned this week that our son Nathaniel has been accepted into Seminary!!!! He will be attending Faith Seminary there in Lafayette, Indiana. Our home church started a Seminary three years ago and Nathaniel is excited to be apart of the Seminary Interns for the Fall Term 2010. He will be studying as well as interning for the next three years! We are excited for this opportunity. We as a family will be semi-united again while we are on furlough 2011-12 with our son in Lafayette which will really be nice. My parents will also glad that their grandson will be in the area for at least three more years!
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11/11/2009

This past weekend

This weekend we took Natalie to hear one of her friends do the opening act at a concert. Elizabeth did a wonderful job with her song!!! On Saturday we gave away our last puppy. It was a happy/sad time. We were sad to see "Wally" go but happy to give him to a very loving family!!! It is always easier to give when you know that the receivers appreciate the gift. This reminds me of "the gift", the greatest gift ever given. Oh, how we as a people so long ago didn't appreciate the birth of Christ. Even today, we can forget the sacrifice He made for us. God did it when we, the receivers, didn't have an ounce of appreciation. May we, this Christmas, be examples of God's love; giving without expecting anything in return. Are we willing to sacrifice everything for the cause of Christ? Pray that we here at Nueva Vida would remember the true meaning of Christmas as we work hard on our Christmas program.








Natalie with her friend Elizabeth before the concert.


11/06/2009

Trying to Stay Warm

This week we spent one afternoon winterizing the "chicken coop" where we have two children's classes. "The coop" is very rustic. The window holes just have fencing over them. We needed to cut down on the draftiness of the rooms. The temps have gotten down into the 40s at night. Even frost has shown up on the car windshields. Fortunately, we don't use the rooms until around 12 on Sundays. By then, the sun has been up and warmed up to middle to upper 60s. Now the kids have to get used to the plastic blowing. The kids will appreciate even more when they get a real classroom. I do think however they will miss the goats, cows and horses that can be seen and heard while they are in class!

The Lord has been working on the lives of the groundkeepers where we meet. Franciso and Sonia. Sonia is expecting and has been restricted to bed rest and "light duty". The church has done an excellent job of providing food and visits during this difficult time. We had a good visit with Sonia this week when we went over to work at the church. Sonia has come a long way. She would come to church and then zip down to her house right when the service was over. She was staying and visiting up 'til her recent bed rest. Please pray for Francisco and Sonia. Pray for their salvation.


We use to put plastic on our apartment windows in Lafayette many moons ago!



Me all wrapped up!


Not pretty but should make it a bit warmer.