What About..........?

Thanks to all of you who take the time from your busy lives to read our journal. It's fun to keep you up to date as well as to hear your comments. After we posted the pictures last week, one of you wrote and asked a number of questions that are probably of interest to others. So we decided to take this entry to answer those questions and throw in a few of our own.

What about the volcano - can you see it? We sure can and the view is spectacular from our bedroom window and our balcony in the mornings.
What kind of puppy is it? A poodle. Many people have dogs here and there are lots of poodles.
Who named her? Daniel researched a number of names for us and we picked from the choices he found. Chelsea is one of the top twenty names for girl dogs. It also happens to be the name of a professional soccer club in England.
Did you follow the World Cup? Yes, it was fun to be in a country during the World Cup where soccer is a big part of national life. I found myself bonding with people here as we watched the Mexico vs. Angola game around a television in the supermarket. Many of them were employees. Speaking of the World Cup, Daniel won a fantasy league competition during the Cup against some very good players.
How is Jodi? She is becoming a part of our family and is a huge blessing to us. Her life is mostly wrapped up with our children and homeschooling. She has made some friends here and is able to get out for an adventure from time to time.
What is a day like for her? Jodi is up around 6:30 for family breakfast and spends the morning in school. After she makes lunch, it’s more school. Late afternoons and evenings are spent playing games, reading and doing things on the computer. We recognize the six month sacrifice she is making in order to give us a good language start.
Does she have a web-site as well? Jodi has a blog entitled “La Gringa – For Now”. You can catch up with her at http://jodith.blogspot.com/
How is school going? It’s fun, it’s hard, it’s slow, it’s exciting, it’s humiliating.
Who among you speaks the most Spanish? Diana is way ahead. She speaks like a five year old and I speak like a two year old.
Where do you "attend" church? We attend the Iglesia Biblica El Renuevo on Sunday mornings. It meets in an old hotel from 11:00-1:00. Lorenzo Servin is the Pastor. He and his wife have five children and have been very encouraging and supportive to us. The service is in Spanish but there are a good number there who also speak English.
How many scorpions have you found in or around your house? We are at fourteen and hopefully that is the end although I’m not holding my breath.
What has happened lately that is exciting? A church in Vermont gave us a very generous offering from their VBS. It will go toward the purchase of tracts and gospels among other things. Mexico is a paradise for giving the gospel by literature.
Do you miss us? YES! It takes us by surprise at times – when singing a familar hymn in Spanish, when we think about what is going on at home without us, and when things are very different and overwhelming.



Pastor Lorenzo Sevin and family.