Journal #23

Yesterday I got to visit the market again, but I went to the Artesian area of the market. I bought a beautiful poncho to wear to school because it has gotten very cool here in the mornings. Chad is in class during the afternoon for the rest of the week. His teacher has an afternoon student from 4-6 and so she asked Chad if he would like to come back from 2-4. He agreed and I think he is enjoying the extra class time.

Things are quite tranquil here right now. We are studying more and more because our time left is so short. Things are beginning to change around us. Our friends are leaving this weekend, class is coming to a close, and we are getting ready to head off to our new home in Honduras. Please pray for us that these changes will be easy for us to manage and that we are safe in our upcoming travels. Please also pray for our friends T.J. and Holly McCloud as they are leaving next Tuesday for a 2 year commitment in the Dominican Republic. They will be working with children. Also, please pray for our friends Blair and Brad. They are going to another town in Guatemala to help with special needs children. They have not made a time commitment, but know that there is work there for them.

It is amazing the number of people we have met while here in Antigua that are going into the mission field. God has truly blessed us with the presence of such loving people. We have met so many people that are devoted to helping others and serving our Heavenly Father. There are many families here that have given up their comfortable lives in The United States to go to a foreign land to help others.

Chad and I will be in Nashville the week of October 8th for our annual Las Palmas fundraiser dinner. Please know that we would love for each and every person to be in attendance to get an update on our work and the progress taking place at Las Palmas Refuge.

Shelly