Therefore, we have made it half way through our time here at the language institute now and that is a good/bad feeling all at the same time. As we are ready to be done and move on to the Republica Dominicana, we also are wanting so bad to be further ahead in our language learning. Looking back to where we started 4 months ago, we have come a long way. At the same time, we have a long way to go. God has been so good to us in so many ways and is continually surprising us in how he shows up in our activities.
So what has happened since our last post? Like I said, school was over on Dec 8th and then on the 10th Janae and I had the opportunity to go to Nicaragua for 5 days to spend some time with Ray Hedstrom and Jane Kauffman representing the LaGrange United Methodist Church at the NRN base in Managua. Janae and I had both been on previous trips with Ray and Jane before on a number of occasions so it was good to spend a few days with them and reconnecting with the friends that we have made in Nueva Vida.
The church in LaGrange has done great things there and it was good to be back. Some other things that we have planned for the break are, our daughter Rachel and her boyfriend Elliot are coming down to visit us from Dec 18-23. That will be the highlight of our time off. Karen and I will also be going to California for some meetings with Students International from Jan 3-6. Then on Jan 9th class resumes for our last half of Language learning.
Karen and I celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary the day after Thanksgiving, we are truly thankful for those years together, and where God has taken us during that time. I guess you could say that we celebrated an evening at home with nothing planned, having Rice and Chicken for supper. Oh, wait a minute, that actually describes EACH night since we have been here. HA! gotta love it.
As I had mentioned in a previous post, there is a mountain here called La Crux and at the top is a cross. Someone talked me into climbing it a second time a couple of weeks ago and at the top was the Christmas tree pictured below. It was a large branch off a pine tree that someone had taken and stuck it in the fire pit on top and decorated it with the trash that was left behind. HA! What better use of the trash than to decorate the Christmas tree. I guess that is just one of the ways that God had surprised me in the last number of weeks.
It may sound like I have said this before (which I have several times) but the longer we are here, the more we are sure that we are right where we are suppose to be at this time. Our prayer is that each of you are also where you are suppose to be, and continue to seeks Gods will for your life, as we do. Trusting that you will all have a great time celebrating Christ's Birth. Thanks for your prayers and continued support that you have shown to us.
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