Mmmm... Supper Smells Good

We made chicken enchiladas tonight. While we were waiting for them to bake we went into the living room. After a while I mentioned that it sure was smelling good. When I went into the kitchen to check on it, I realized that the supper I was smelling was our neighbor's not ours. The two apartment buildings are so close that we could smell their supper cooking through our open window!

Did you Give Your Rooster a Ride Today?

Today we were walking down a road when a motorbike passed us. Two men were riding on it, and the one in the back was holding a rooster. As they rode by, the rooster began to crow. It certainly let everyone know they were coming down the road!

Girls of God

There is an orphanage near our apartment. It's less than a 10 minute walk from where we live. We saw it one night when we were going for a walk. The name on the building is "Hogar de Ninas de Dios" which means Home of the Girls of God. We stopped by there one night to ask if we could volunteer in some way. The director suggested that we spend time teaching the girls English. There are about fifteen girls living there. Two of them are little and the others are middle school or high school age.

Tonight was our first official visit. We brought along some picture books from our school library as well as a game. We listened to them read, talked with them, and played games. We were going to be there for an hour but ended up staying for two! We can hardly wait to go again.

Valentines Day

Candy, cookies, and chocolate were enjoyed by all. This holiday celebrates love, and we pray that our students see God's love this school year.

Pied Piper, Where are You?

The other day when we were going on a walk after school, we noticed a totally flattened rat in the middle of the road. This was not my favorite sight along the way. Then to make matters worse, we saw a small rat run across the road and into a field when we were on our way back home. When Brian was trying to show me where the rat was in the field, he spotted a giant rat. Three rats in one day... we need a pied piper!

Buying Allergy Meds

On Tuesday we went into the tiny drug store near our grocery store so that Brian could buy some Zyrtec-D. You don't need to buy a whole box here. You tell them how many pills you want, and they'll add up the cost for you. Then they take a scrap of paper, fold the paper around the pills, put on a piece of tape to seal up the tiny package, and send you on your way. This time she had only one pill. Brian paid 43 pesos. She wrapped up the pill, taped it shut, and we headed home.

Last night he called a different pharmacy. He ordered ten Zyrtec-D. After about twenty minutes we heard a motorbike heading down our road. It was the pharmacy delivery man. He came right up the steps to our door and delivered the pills through our gate. Now, that's service.

Being Transformed

Over the weekend Amy went to a women's retreat in Jarabacoa. It's in the mountains about 45 minutes from Santiago. The retreat center was beautiful.

This area of the retreat center was where we slept at night. Two people shared each tiny room.

Saturday afternoon was free time, and I opted to go on an excursion to a waterfall. It was very pretty.

At the retreat there were over one hundred women. We met as a whole group in the chapel several different times. The theme of the retreat was "Becoming Transformed." We also had times when we met with our small groups. You can see my small group in the above picture. There were also time periods when we would meditate and reflect on our own. It was a good time of learning and growing for me.