Life Lately October 2024

I am a little late posting these random photos from October. 

 

Cruz had twice weekly play rehearsals in San Cristobal.  During one of those rehearsals, Ben and I enjoyed a fun night out together while we waited to pick Cruz up.  We visited a local mall. Here he is enjoying ice cream. 

 

He also got to play some arcade games.

 

 

 

 

We enjoyed Pizza Hut pizza for supper.  It is a family favorite!

 

 

Another family favorite is horchata at Pizza Hut. YUM! 

 

homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast one morning

 

 

I took Ben and his friend Joshua on an evening outing to El Bosque.  It is one of our most favorite places in town.

 

We enjoyed pizza for supper.

 

The boys played for several hours and had a blast.

 

I sat by the fire pit and had a blast myself.

 

We came home and they played video games.

 

On another day I had a coffee date with Cruz at Starbucks.

 

 

David traveled to Lima for a team leader training meeting. Here he is giving an update on our Team Guatemala.

 

 

Cruz performed in Little Women.

 

Later, both boys auditioned for the Spring performance of Romeo & Juliet.  They were both cast in the play.  

 

 

We celebrated eighteen years of service with the IMB.

 

 

We said "see you later" to the Robertson family.  Their term ended and they headed to the States for several months.

 

Coloring while we waited on our meal.  

 

Ben and Timothy

 

 

We had full load of school.  Here is Cruz during a Science lesson.

 

more Science

 

We did several fun experiments. 

 

 

We ended the month with David preaching at a special service in San Rafael.

Making Good From a Bad Situation

                                      

 After our day trip to the Ipala Volcano everyone enjoyed an outdoor movie night at the hotel in Chiquimula.

 

The next day we were still blocked from getting to Jocotan so we ended up driving to Zacapa to visit a few pastors.  In spite of our disappointment of not being able to be at the school, we could see God using us in a big way.   David had called the pastor to let him know we were coming to visit him.  Just minutes before he had been reading an article about the importance of praying for your pastor.  He wanted to send it out to his church members but decided not to.  Then, David called and said we were coming by to pray for him.  Only God could have orchestrated that timing!  We had a wonderful encouraging visit with him.  He was really down and in need of some encouragement.  I feel like our visit was just what he needed to keep him going.  We left there excited about seeing God's hand at work.

 

Look at that smile on the pastor's face.  

We all need encouragement.  God has definitely given us a passion to encourage the pastors here.

 

We stopped at another church we used to work with when we lived in the area.  They have a new pastor who has only been there a few months.  He was struggling to get adjusted to the area and people.  We shared scriptures with him and prayed for him.  It was another encouraging visit.

 

Ice cream break in hot Zacapa.

 

That evening we invited a local group of youth to Domino's for a pizza fellowship.  We had a great turnout!!

 

Afterwards we walked across the street to the local park for a time of sharing and games.

 

The students warming up to sing.

 

Singing for the group of youth.

 

Trey shard his testimony with them and Melanie translated.

 

Olivia sharing with the youth group.

 

Bella sharing her testimony.

 

Isaac sharing scriptures.

 

David sharing a devotion.

 

We then had a time of fellowship and played some games.

 

Trey, Cruz, Isaac, and Ben

 

 

A video of our time there.

 

Had the road to Jocotan been opened, none of this would have happened.  Sometimes we get discouraged when things do not go as planned, but we have to remember that God is at work.  His plans are greater than ours.