...42 years of life for my husband!

For his birthday, he got a new grill and invited 

our Paraguayan family over to enjoy it with us!

Our PY "mom" is a cake-maker; she makes amazing 

"tortas", like the one you'll see below, filled with layers 

of chocolate mousse, dulce de leche, and strawberries!

We had a great time celebrating together!

I don't know what we would do without this guy!  

I often say he's like a rainbow on a rainy day!

I'm SO thankful for him and the way he loves and 

leads me and our 3 boys!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

bonfires and long distance phone calls!

Here's how it was:
every single one of my 5 siblings were all together
having a bonfire on a summer evening in Ohio.
We were the only family missing. 
It made me homesick! 

So, we made our own bonfire, our first bonfire!
It was even on the chilly side that evening, just
like in Ohio!  I don't know - it just helped!
Plus I got to talk to a lot of them throughout that
week on the phone.  It made me feel not so far away!

Thanks, Lord, for bonfires and long distance phone calls!

P.S. To my husband's family: we also felt homesick 

around O.S. fair time!

...a great trip!

 In our new ministry, we have the privilege of visiting

our co-workers who are working among the unreached 

tribal groups.  Last week we took a 5-day trip to help 

mainly with the construction of the missionaries'

new houses, but also to be a help and encouragement 

in whatever way we could! 

 The men did the construction work.

We wives watched the kids, cooked the meals, and 

had a fun time talking!

 The kids had a blast playing together...

altogether there were 10!

 

 

 

  Here are some of the views we got to see while traveling.

 

 

 

 We had an incredible week!  

We thank God for the opportunity to go out and visit

our co-workers and pray that one day the tribal

group they live close to will have the Word of God

in their own language!