...more new teammates!

"Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying:

"Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?"

Then I said, "Here am I, Send me."

Isaiah 6:8

...coffee beans!

This time it wasn't me that was homesick - it was my

friend.  She's been here for one year now, studying 

Spanish before she heads off to learn yet another new 

language, one that's never been written down, 

spoken by an unreached people group.  

Well, her and her parents (who live in the USA) love 

coffee and like to roast and grind their own beans.  

She recently received a package from them with coffee 

beans in it!!  Isn't that super special?! 

So, we invited her over to show us how it's done!

I'm not a huge coffee fan, but it was extremely tasty!

If you like coffee, maybe you can pray for Katie 

the next time you drink some! 

...friends who share their marshmallows!

Did you have a S'more this summer?

 Around here marshmallows and 

graham crackers are a rare commodity.  

There is one store that sells a bag of marshmallows 

for about $10.00.  It's a bit pricey! 

Well, our friends just got back from the USA and 

they happened to pack their leftover S'more ingredients!

And the crazy things is...they shared it with us!

They were SUPER YUMMY!

It's so cute how God throws in extra "little" good 

things just to show His love!

...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!!!

...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!

...a visit to the country!

 There is a single missionary gal who has been studying Guarani 

(the 2nd national language of Paraguay) about 2 hours away 

from the big city and we got to go visit her!  

The boys got a day off school, 

we were off to the country with our picnic lunch 

and we were all happy!

We left the heavy traffic and smells of the city and 

all breathed better as we began to pass farmland 

and sugar cane and cows (watching out for those that wandered 

onto the road).  The countryside of Paraguay is beautiful 

and the way of life so simple. 

We got to see our friend in her classroom and meet her classmates.

We got to see where she's been staying and meet her neighbors.

We ate together while watching sheep and chickens

and talked while our boys explored.  

We also got to hike up a mountain!

(I was not prepared for that - I wore a skirt and flip flops!).

The boys were in heaven!

And speaking of Heaven: while at the top we decided that 

Heaven was probably going to have mountains that we can climb 

and that if we fell we would either be able to fly or bounce!

  It was seriously amazing - these pictures are not giving the 

Lord nearly enough credit for how beautiful he made this area!

And one more thing...we got lost!  

My husband took our youngest son and went in one direction 

while our friend, my two older boys and I went off in another, 

walking in the general "down" direction. Well, what we 

found were little cliffs that were too steep to climb down!  

We kept trying different routes but none of them worked! 

Thankfully we were all together and 

I'm SO thankful that the Lord is with us where ever we go!  

I have to admit I was a bit frightened, thinking, "What kind of 

shelter can I make for us if we have to sleep out here?" 

and "Please don't let the boys slip and hit their head on a rock!" 

and "Why did I wear flip flops?"

In the meantime, my husband had easily found his way back 

and started yelling to us from the bottom.  We retraced our steps

back to where we had parted ways and followed his voice!

After we safely arrived, our middle son looked at me with, 

what seemed to be, frightened eyes, and said, 

"Mom, that was the best adventure ever!"