...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!

...a good beginning to a new school year!

 This teacher LOVES her students!!

 This year we're using:

Bible: Joshua, Judges

Math-U-See

Emma Serl's Language Lessons

Spelling City

Sonlight Readers

Apologia Science: Zoology 1

Beautiful Feet American History

Pre-K for our little guy will consist of:

reading books together, playing 123/ABC games,

Sheppard Software (great website!), 

a preschool workbook, playing with brothers, etc.!

 Our main goal is to see our boys become more and more 

like Christ.  School is a part of that.  Intermingled with 

science and spelling we are teaching them about 

faithfulness and doing their work "heartily, as to the Lord 

and not to men...".  As they write and study English, 

they are learning to "do everything without complaining".   

Every day we endeavor to train and teach them in the 

ways of the Lord because we believe this will bring them 

true joy! 

And WE are growing right along with them!

(Colossians 3:23, Philippians 2:14, 1 John 1:1-5)

...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!