tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52248849985068636142024-02-19T06:26:51.759-07:00The Clems in Costa Rica!Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-60248877836963875912015-11-29T16:53:00.000-07:002015-11-29T16:53:00.065-07:00The Clems in Sisters, Oregon<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 6pt; tab-stops: right 6.5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">Christmas,
2015 in snowy Sisters, Oregon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";"><o:p>Dear Family and Friends,</o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">Merry Christmas!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What a special time of year as we spend time
with loved ones and celebrate the birth of Jesus!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hope that you are seeing the hand of the
Lord on your lives and in your hearts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">It has been a couple of years since
we’ve sent out an update so I will try to fill you in on what we’ve been up to
since returning to the States in 2014!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">In February of 2014 we said many sad
goodbyes to dear friends, pets, and our home sweet home of nearly six years in
Costa Rica.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a bittersweet time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were all very sad to leave Costa Rica and
at the same time very excited to return to the States.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">When we returned to our home state
of Oregon, Tim had a job, but we did not have a home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had
tried to secure rental housing from Costa Rica, but could not do so from such a
distance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, God had better plans and
we were invited, as returning missionaries, to be long term guests on a working
ranch near Tumalo, Oregon, just 20 minutes from Tim’s job! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While there Laura raised a market lamb for
4-H and we all learned how to feed and care for a herd of sheep as well as help
with the other farm animals on the ranch; a llama, a goat, horses, and cows.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also experienced our first spring in 7 years
and our fist snow in several years. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We lived
on the ranch from March to November of 2014 while we searched for and purchased
a home of our own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a special time
and made transition back to the States so much easier!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">It was exactly a year ago, during
Thanksgiving break, that we moved into our own home near the picturesque
mountain town of Sisters, Oregon, where I went to grade school and Jr. High!.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were able to buy an acre of land in a neighborhood
two miles outside of Sisters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It feels
like we are living in a campground with forest all around us and deer,
squirrels, and birds as our regular visitors. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Living in a retro 70’s/80’s manufactured home
while we save up to build a house, our home fits the old adage “Be it ever so
humble, there is no place like home!” It is very cozy and homey and we quite
like its vintage character.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was also
just about a year ago that we adopted a sweet 8 year old dog named “Lexi” who
is part Beagle and part Chihuahua of all things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has been a great addition to our family!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">We continued to home school the kids
last year and joined a local home school co-op called “Classical Conversations”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After following their curriculum for 2 years
on our own in Costa Rica, it was great to be part of a larger community. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>School was quite cozy at home, spread out on
the living room floor in front of the wood stove.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laura studied classical guitar and was part
of a children’s choir and both kids were Bible quizzing champs!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As a family we were involved with Spanish
ministries at our church and the kids were in a bilingual play last summer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">Last January we had the privilege of
returning to Costa Rica with a team from our home church in Hillsboro, Oregon
where Tim was part of a Work and Witness team to build a church foundation in
San Jose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was something out of a
dream to be with some of our closest Oregon friends in Costa Rica!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kids and I traveled by taxi and bus to Atenas
and after the Work and Witness team returned to Oregon, Tim joined us to visit
friends and our church in Atenas, our pets in their new homes, and we even got
to have dinner in our home of nearly six years since some good friends are now
renting it and making it their home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
was surreal to be in Costa Rica again, but also helped with closure to see our
pets well cared for and our home lived in and well cared for as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The friends we have there are for keeps and
we hope to return again for another visit in a couple of years!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">Tim commuted daily to his job in
Bend, where he didn’t feel he fit in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Based on his interview it had sounded like it would be similar to his
eMi office in Costa Rica, but it ended up being a lonely place to spend his
days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was therefore a relief to us when
he was laid off last June after the firm missed getting a couple of big
projects.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because he was laid off at
the beginning of summer, we got to enjoy a lot of family time during the kids
summer break.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">In fulfillment of a longtime dream,
we took classes last April to become foster parents!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were almost through with our home study
when we were asked to take in two boys on an emergency basis while their
grandparents were getting certified to take them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over the month of July, 2 year old Grayson
stayed with us and each day one of us visited his baby brother Isaiah at the
NICU to learn about his care as he is medically fragile.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a busy, but a rich time and our kids
were a great help!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The foster boys are
now with their grandparents and we provide respite care for them one weekend
per month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The boys are growing and
doing really well! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hope to finish
our home study soon so we are officially certified to be foster parents.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">While laid off, Tim applied to several
firms in Bend, all the while wishing that he could work for Steve, a previous
employer and mentor, and that Steve would let him work remotely from the
Portland area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Steve is someone Tim
really respects and the two have a great report. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, when Steve found out that Tim got laid
off he offered Tim a job, but it did involve a move to the Portland area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With my urging, Tim accepted the dream
position and in August we left our dear little home and headed back to the
city, where Tim grew up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent six weeks
in Beaverton and learned that the city life is just not for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also learned that we can live on much less
in Sisters so we decided to move back.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
Tim shared this with Steve he was offered a position to work remotely from
Sisters!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we moved back to Sisters and
Tim is working remotely out of a nice office space just 10 minutes from home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a bit circuitous, but now Tim has his
dream job in our dream location!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">Once again we were moving to Central
Oregon with a job, but without a home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We had rented our Sisters home, furnished, for the month of
September.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once again God provided and we
got to stay at the Tumalo ranch for the last week of September!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
kids had a blast at the ranch, revisiting their forts and all their farm
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They also spent lots of time at
the barn with the new barn kittens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
felt like we were in a delightful time warp!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">As part of moving back to Sisters, we
decided that it would be good for the kids to experience <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">going </i>to school and it was time that I do something about getting
in nursing hours to keep my license.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had been trying to get set up to be a
contracted nurse through the State of Oregon to care for medically fragile
children in their homes, something I had done before and really enjoyed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just after we learned that we were moving
back to Sisters I got a call from a caseworker through the State asking if I
was available to start working.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So in
early October the kids started attending Sisters Christian Academy (SCA) and I
started my new job!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">The kids are doing well at their new
school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a classical school so the
subjects are very similar to what they’ve been studying at home and through
Classical Conversations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are together most of the day since grades
6-8 are in the same classroom. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tanner is
in grade 6 and Laura is in grade 8.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laura’s
favorite subject is art and Tanner’s favorite subject is Science plus both are
enjoying P.E.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both kids are taking
private music lessons from their music teacher; voice for Laura and cello for
Tanner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are still looking to sign
the kids up for a sport in our area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Laura likes to dance and Tanner likes the martial arts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tanner loves going to school, but Laura is
not sold on it and often says how she misses home school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Still, she has made some great friends
already. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are praying about next year
as Laura will enter high school!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
local high school has great programs for art and music that she would enjoy and
they also offer alternative options such as attending part time and doing homes
school as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That sounds like a good
fit for Laura and maybe Tanner will continue on at SCA through Jr. High.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ll see!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">Well, I usually try to make our
newsletters short, but I hope you don’t mind a longer one since it does cover
two years</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Poor Richard"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Poor Richard"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We would love to hear from you!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">God bless you and
yours!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Poor Richard","serif";">The
Clem Family ~ Tim, Cindy, Laura, Tanner, and Lexi McDoggie</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891069730544520345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-59075517138324801052014-02-12T10:04:00.000-07:002014-02-12T10:04:46.519-07:00God is Good!
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is moving in
our lives; your prayers have been effective in calling the Lord’s blessings on
our lives!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">While we waited on the Lord over these past few months we’ve
gone through many emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Waiting
refines your faith, let me tell you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God
seemed to be telling us, “just hold on, I’m working on that.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can do your own thing now or wait for Me
to move.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We knew God would move and we
struggled against our impatience.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">May He be praised, as we waited we began to see more and
more how much He wanted to bless us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">God gave us a home for Hershey the cat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tanner’s good friend Noel adopted him and we’ve
already visited to see that Hershey is adjusting (he comes out from hiding under
the bed when we’re there).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">God gave a good home for our beloved Cindy the Dog with a
loving Costa Rican family; somewhere she can spend the rest of her life since
they won’t move away.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">China the street dog, Tanner, Cindy the Dog, and Laura on our last day together</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">God brought a buyer for our car that paid full price and is
letting us use the car until our last week here.</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BcIWqr54x5QeAXEYJHY4xKNax253RyRhuo6CP0B-mVho5aHb0sQgXO30LI0tE3RR8H9fhPONAvyW_6vk0gxXDxlzSwjQL9jkn7alvac5yQB4mr0vQ-nNhpNgKXttveuX1qrqDawTQA/s1600/P1040639.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BcIWqr54x5QeAXEYJHY4xKNax253RyRhuo6CP0B-mVho5aHb0sQgXO30LI0tE3RR8H9fhPONAvyW_6vk0gxXDxlzSwjQL9jkn7alvac5yQB4mr0vQ-nNhpNgKXttveuX1qrqDawTQA/s1600/P1040639.JPG" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1996 Hyundai Santamo - we bought it two days after we arrived in Costa Rica</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">God provided a great job for Tim at <a href="http://pinnaclearchitecture.com/" target="_blank">Pinnacle Architecture</a> in
Bend with good pay and good benefits!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
feels like the culture of this office will be a good match for Tim as he
transitions from EMI back to the professional environment in the States.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ve found a good homeschooling community in Redmond,
Oregon that will help Cindy and the kids excel in homeschooling as well!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re so excited by how God has blessed us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">After this week, the kids get a homeschool break as we spend
all next week finalizing packing, closing accounts, and etc. to prepare to fly
away from Costa Rica on Friday the 21<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">st</span></sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ll spend two weeks in Colorado Springs in debrief and
preparation to transition back to US culture.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">On March 8, we’ll arrive in Portland, visit family, attend
our home church and gather our belongings to move to our new home the week of
March 10 so that Tim can start work on Monday March 17!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Please praise the Lord with us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has been faithful!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Please pray with us for the Lord’s provision (and our patience</span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">) for a home in
Sisters, Oregon, the right car, and cell phone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’re looking to find a rental in Sisters so we have time to
sell our house in Beaverton and find something to buy in Sisters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We aren’t sure what we will do for a car and need the Lord’s
wisdom and provision.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">We know we will need cell phones in the States and would
like a pair of iPhones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If any of you
have recently upgraded and have one or two old iPhone 4 or 4S stuffed in a
drawer that you’d be interested in selling to us, let us know!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hope to purchase at least one and have it
sent to Colorado where we can begin using it when we arrive late next week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thank you so much for your prayers!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you so much for your financial support!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You all have been a part of this ministry
through how you have enabled us to serve.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We cannot tell you how much we appreciate each of you and we are excited
to know that even though we cannot repay you, your reward is waiting in Heaven!</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891069730544520345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-13073541464006552922013-07-23T10:17:00.000-07:002013-07-24T07:38:16.343-07:00Fourth of July 2013 - expat styleNothing reinforces the feeling of being a foreigner more than being out of the country on the Fourth of July; just an ordinary work day in Costa Rica.<br />
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Celebrating our U.S. heritage, the office staff and interns got together for the most "American" holiday we could create.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our intern friends came and played games</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Also with us were the Puttcamps, the other staff family spending July in Costa Rica.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids and their friends played on the trampoline.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Of course there were games...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And relaxing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">barbequing,</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and of course eating!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We even had a camp fire...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">and roasted S'mores!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891069730544520345noreply@blogger.com0Atenas Canton, Costa Rica9.9784936 -84.3738394000000089.9159396 -84.4545204 10.0410476 -84.29315840000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-47479935957456329662013-07-23T09:40:00.004-07:002013-07-23T19:55:50.676-07:00The long awaited TrampolineThey were patient. They saved and saved; Christmas money, birthday money. They cleaned the neighbor's yard. They dog-sat. They had a bake sale and lemonade stand. They worked for it.<br />
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I'm proud of Laura and Tanner for working toward a goal. Both of them wanted a trampoline but we couldn't afford one for them. So we told them that we would pay for half of the cost if they could save the rest. They did it!<br />
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It took an amazingly long time to assemble, both a Saturday and Sunday afternoon, but the kids helped and when it was done they jumped through sun and rain and even after the sun had gone down.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We started assembly on our porch on Saturday afternoon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Saturday night we were getting close to completion; but not quite</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Sunday afternoon it was finished! Intern Aaron came over to help inaugurate the trampoline!</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891069730544520345noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-5128910501585355402013-07-04T10:17:00.002-07:002013-08-05T14:47:28.942-07:00Working with the NazarenesI've been a member of the Church of the Nazarene for over 30 years. It was through the teaching there and my experience with other members that the Lord brought me to serve Him full-time. Each time I'm home to the States, I look forward to attending the Nazarene Church where I grew up.<br />
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And so it has been very exciting to be able to partner EMI, where I am serving now, and with the Church of the Nazarene for a project on the other side of San José, Costa Rica.<br />
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At the end of May, I was joined by Richard, an architect from Nebraska, and Debbie, an intern from Colorado to spend a week getting to know the staff and members of la Iglesia del Nazareno en Los Ángeles de Guadalupe. We spent the time capturing the vision the Lord has given them and understanding the project site.<br />
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It was with great pleasure that we presented them with conceptual drawings of how their church might look so that they can raise funds to pay off the property. It is with great hope that we pray the Lord's work is fulfilled through the ministry of this church!<br />
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Here are some plans and images of what the facility could look like:<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04891069730544520345noreply@blogger.com0Atenas Canton, Costa Rica9.9784936 -84.3738394000000089.9159396 -84.4545204 10.0410476 -84.29315840000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-49597192046164021322013-05-12T14:49:00.000-07:002013-05-12T14:51:55.347-07:00Celebrating 14 years with my MANWe have had a tradition for our entire marriage of taking turns planning our anniversary and we always go somewhere overnight. I plan the odd years and Tim plans the even years of marriage. Over the years, we have gone to the beach, the mountains, the city, warm springs, volcanoes, etc. We look forward to it all year and it is always a time of sharing our hopes and dreams, relaxing, and playing.<br />
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This year has been our favorite yet! Tim found a place that was affordable and met both of our desires: someplace cool and rainy with a nice ambiance and plenty of hiking nearby. With all the unforeseen medical and auto expenses this last year we were disappointed that it looked like we would have to give up our annual get-away. BUT, God had other ideas. Thanks to some kind and generous friends who love us :-) we were given a gift that covered a two night stay at <a href="http://www.poaslodge.com/" target="_blank">Poas Lodge</a> near Volcano Poas, all meals, and entrance to <a href="http://www.waterfallgardens.com/la_paz_waterfall_gardens.php" target="_blank">La Paz (Peace) Waterfall nature resort/park</a>, both of which we highly recommend. <br />
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We have taken a lot of pictures and have an album on facebook, but here are a few highlights:<br />
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-31811906599606448252013-03-21T09:24:00.001-07:002013-03-21T09:24:20.285-07:00Clínica El Buen Pastor, Santa María del Real, Olancho, HondurasLast month, along with 13 volunteer architects and engineers from the U.S. and Canada, I traveled to Honduras to serve <a href="http://elbupa.org/" target="_blank">Clínica El Buen Pastor</a> by designing a new facility.<br />
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El Buen Pastor serves the rural poor from the area surrounding Santa María del Real and Catacamas, about a 4-1/2 hour drive from the capital, Tegucigalpa.<br />
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Although Honduras has socialized medical care, the rural poor are often reluctant to enter the cities where it is provided and even at reasonable prices are unable to afford the care. El Buen Pastor targets this group of people by providing a facility that intentionally appears less afluent and by charging half the going rate for service.<br />
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The existing clinic, located in the small town of Santa María del Real, has been plagued by increasing gang violence, even shootings on their doorstep. As a result, the poor that they are called to serve are afraid to come to the clinic and the clinic staff themselves are at risk.<br />
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El Buen Pastor purchased a new site about two kilometers outside of town, in a rural area to build a replacement facility and asked Engineering Ministries International to help them with the design.<br />
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During our time in Honduras, the team gained and understanding of the program for the new clinic, researched what materials and methods are appropriate there, and presented a schematic design for the facility that was approved by the ministry.<br />
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Now that we´ve all returned home, the volunteers, the interns in this office and I are working together to complete the documents for construction of this new facility with the intent to provide them to the ministry in July of this year.<br />
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One of the volunteers put together a video of the project that shares a glimpse of what the project is like. I hope you enjoy it.<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/wsTPT9kXlE0">http://youtu.be/wsTPT9kXlE0</a><br />
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TimCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-41853129790823723562012-11-14T15:54:00.001-07:002012-11-14T15:54:52.746-07:00Project to serve Muñoz Ministries in HondurasIt's taken me quite a while, but I'm finally posting my February trip to Honduras. Things have been busy here getting the project completed and issued. We were able to get it issued just about one month after the interns returned to the States. They were indispensible in getting the project issued. Here's a video that one of the interns made about the project and represents it well.<br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/xju4tHOII_U" target="_blank">Engineering Ministries International Honduras 7096</a><br />
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Since this project was issued I've been helping clean up and issue a few open projects in the office. I hope to have them into the hands of the ministries we're serving by the end of the year so I can prepare to serve my next project, Clinica El Buen Pastor in Honduras in February.<br />
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Thanks to each of you who pray for us, who contribute financially to this ministry to which the Lord has called us. You make this work possible!<br />
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TimCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-27066334523114902212012-04-27T17:26:00.001-07:002012-04-27T17:26:39.491-07:00Four Years!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Four years ago today we settled into our home in Tuis, Costa Rica where we would spend the next seven months preparing to serve the Lord in Central America by learning Spanish.</div>
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What a privilege to raise our family serving Him. Thank you so much for your prayers and your support that makes it possible for us to serve our Lord as He has called us!</div>
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</tbody></table>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-35253132028462736152011-11-23T22:12:00.000-07:002011-11-23T22:12:26.993-07:00"Why are you here?"During our friend and supporter tour this past August, the Lord gave me this message to share with my church a couple weeks ago. If you have 15 minutes you can see a video of the sermon at: <a href="http://vimeo.com/channels/hncsermons#32115741">http://vimeo.com/channels/hncsermons#32115741</a><br />
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Here are the photos to go with the message:<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal">Our deepest thanks to all who hosted us during our trip. You are such a blessing to us.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Here are some pictures of our adventure. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our route, August 2 through 25, 2011. We really don't have anything against Nevada.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visiting Cindy's Dad and her brother's family in Central Oregon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(I borrowed this photo from the internet since the sign went by before we got our camera out)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We stopped at local parks along the way for lunch. Thanks for your help Garmin GPS!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our excuse for this trip was EMI's World Staff Conference at YMCA in Estes Park, Colorado. Isn't our Latin team a handsome bunch?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some days required nine hours of travel. Our kids did great "living" in the car.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We saw beautiful sights and went places we'd never been before...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...like Four Corners, the intersection of Utah, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">...and for all of us except Cindy, it was our first visit to the Grand Canyon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We even drove a short bit on Route 66!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thank you for hosting us Claud and Michele.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks for hosting our presentation Uncle James and Aunt Joyce!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks for hosting us Mike and Cathy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A generous supporter made our kids dream of a trip to Disneyland possible. Thank you!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It was great to go to the beach with Uncle Jason, Aunt Becky and Cousin Ian.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks for hosting us Dorman Family!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks for hosting us Sarah and Tony!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Mt. Shasta.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thanks for hosting us Jim and Jeanne! Thanks for entertaining our kids Jonathan!</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal">Thank you all for your prayers that kept us safe and gave us such a fantastic trip!<br />
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Tim </div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-66988320769609285162011-03-28T15:35:00.002-07:002019-02-03T14:08:40.177-07:00Homeschooling Adventures So we took the plunge and enrolled the kids in a private school where they have 1-1 tutoring and tailored teaching. The teacher loves them very much and seems to be having a lot of fun teaching them. There is no commute, no uniforms to iron or lunches to pack, and their evenings and weekends are free as they are able to finish all of their school work during the day. The cost is next to nothing and the results have been amazing! The kids are learning a ton and growing in character. Where did we find such a school? Why, we opened one ourselves, right in our own home! You may know the popular name of such a school: "Home School". Makes sense since it is school at home!<br />
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What do we teach? Well, Bible, manners, and Christ-like character are at the top. Our academic subjects include math (Saxon Math), grammar (Shurley English), spelling and penmanship (Spell to Write and Read). For writing we do copywork, letter writing, narration, and dictation. They also write sentences for spelling and penmanship and Laura is doing expository writng in grammar. We are doing various unit studies for history and science. We do a bunch of other things in smaller amounts, but I'll write about that at another time.<br />
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Playing Indian campout. Will be much more fun once we have our teepee made!</div>
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Studying with their Spanish tutor.</div>
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Nature study on our rainforest field trip.</div>
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Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-62830549260780913412011-03-09T10:23:00.001-07:002011-03-09T10:24:42.758-07:00Intermissions Conference 2011 - Panajachel, GuatemalaCindy and I had the privilege of representing EMI at the 2011 <a href="http://www.intermissionsgt.org/">Intermissions</a> Conference in Panajachel, Guatemala. It was a fantastic time of gathering with other missionaries from Guatemala, praising the Lord together and learning how to be effective in missions. We were so blessed to enjoy a beautiful site for the conference, a hotel on the shores of Lake Atitlan.<span id="goog_851476140"></span><span id="goog_851476141"></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view of Lake Atitlan from the Conference.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>On the trip back to the airport, I was able to show Cindy EMI's project for Colegio Cristiano that I worked on one year ago. The had their dedication in January and are now holding classes. It was a pleasure to be able to show Cindy the work she supports by taking care of the home while I am gone on a project.<br />
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</tbody></table>May the Lord bless you with a joy in serving Him.<br />
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TimCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-1603083247319541172011-03-08T09:08:00.009-07:002011-03-08T18:49:20.233-07:00La Cienega, Puerto Morelos, Mexico - EMI Project trip #6<table ;="" align="center" auto;="" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" center;="" class="tr-caption-container" margin-left:="" margin-right:="" text-align:=""><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div>Thanks to the Lord, a team of 12 and I were able to join <a href="http://www.amor.org/">Amor Ministries</a> in Puerto Morelos, Mexico in the Yucatan Peninsula as they seek to follow the vision the Lord has given them to build a University. They envision a University offering Spanish classes to missionaries planning to serve in Latina America. They will also offer English classes to the locals to allow them to work in the Tourist Industry. The Spanish school will generate revenue to offset the costs of providing a seminary to Mexican Pastors. According to Amor, there are less than 80 PhD's in Bible Missiology in Latina America and the majority of them are over 60 years old. Amor is called to train up the next generation of Pastors through this University.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Here are some photos from the trip. May the Lord bless the work of EMI's volunteers and may He bless the mission to which He has called Amor Ministries.</div><div><br />
</div><div>May the Lord bless you richly as you support the work of Amor through your support for me and my family! I love my job!</div></div><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGEoUYT50JibAgYDn0J1pgI5tWu7xWtb_aMw9adJ4D_uYKbMpVkRFQJ7W4J7AT3A6PEJZKh53eHVsuNOnmFN4eX3z8AVQMIx059AwC3K4kWgHTOK_sAsIeQ-HRFBdXagoG8QKKaxnPmtz/s320/P1220731.JPG" width="320" /></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott Coughlin shared the vision that the Lord has given him and his wife Gayla for this project.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cenote typical of the project site and typical of the Yucatan Peninsula.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking the project site.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited a local church of the people who could benefit from the project we are designing.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Scott Coughlin shared a message of encouragement with the people.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The church welcomed us to their Valentine's Day celebration.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These kids could be students at the project.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited Rafael's office, a local architect.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rafael helped us with questions about the project.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited a local hardware store where we were asked not to take anymore pictures.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then we worked in the daytime.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we worked in the night time.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insect repellent was vital on this trip.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sometimes we found opportunities to sleep.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While we were there a passing 18-wheeler ran into the telephone/internet cable. The team nearly came apart before we restored internet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Local sights of Mexico.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On Friday we made our final presentation to the ministry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And on Friday night we relaxed at Playa del Carmen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The interns hung out with Pancho Via.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And we loved the Caribbean beach.</td></tr>
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</tbody></table>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-42571760863452557322010-09-23T16:17:00.001-07:002010-09-23T16:17:55.906-07:00El Buen Samaritano Hospital, Chichicastenango, Guatemala - EMI Project trip #5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is why we went. El Hospital Buen Samaritano (The Good Samaritan Hospital) in Chichicastenango is the only hospital in the area and provides for the needs of the poor for miles around.<img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcsnbwqRw9dImbxQKPUW1OcKjg48JE2-SA1V3lP5zm7oKwsr8TlXwsvwlfI-wqC0t1TVmj15O4nJF6j_Ke5mtwlyB7Et610oqV2Ylju_-cMXynkh5P5IWDx0K0e6SqXLzXaz3vaJqRJv9e/s400/woman+at+house.jpg" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz7Dg4lcRMyStvSw5-F2Xhg1dckC66jUPKLP9UCt1jU8NCX_r07mzd72HU4f447Oba8QpENWhckROVf2QzmG2iNIP14VgbV1n0mZn4f2j5hyphenhyphenMYV0WeRg311syaRuLAWs9y7lGiFDGXXn6/s1600/P9160231.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOz7Dg4lcRMyStvSw5-F2Xhg1dckC66jUPKLP9UCt1jU8NCX_r07mzd72HU4f447Oba8QpENWhckROVf2QzmG2iNIP14VgbV1n0mZn4f2j5hyphenhyphenMYV0WeRg311syaRuLAWs9y7lGiFDGXXn6/s200/P9160231.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMUhNieJsobR9DFLRrAjHMilRVqxJzdVv0Qk-SwQ62l_NueGFBHw3mKkFAALbi70LxxK8PB_1PumZDKo0t7M-iphso3db_lG7hb4F5QSpyLu8Gry6rJu1_qiqLBTa_1xCFLJlMbT6gP11/s1600/P9160230.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGMUhNieJsobR9DFLRrAjHMilRVqxJzdVv0Qk-SwQ62l_NueGFBHw3mKkFAALbi70LxxK8PB_1PumZDKo0t7M-iphso3db_lG7hb4F5QSpyLu8Gry6rJu1_qiqLBTa_1xCFLJlMbT6gP11/s200/P9160230.JPG" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJO3O4ze0E9aRbPU1d-xdRlsT-Ps4Aw3si1_gZa0z4Nfr-3j13twxiNgYU7qjC7pbzPJOBlxHq7rJL6sH0IRv1b6kyflVOWpe8DxfwzHlPUkD175hrGeu_gNJb5FPSGV_N08r5VBI5Byo/s1600/100_0244.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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From September 11 through 19, I was joined by two EMI Interns, an EMI Staff Construction Manager and four volunteers from the United States to review the existing hospital facility and suggest immediate improvements, remodel for 2-5 years and remodels for 10-20 years to allow the hospital to provide safer care and expand it's capabilities.<br />
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The team reviewed the existing facility once we arrived.<br />
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While we were there we had the privilege of experiencing the sights of Chichicastenango.<br />
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We enjoyed the celebration of Guatemala's independence on September 15.<br />
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And of course visited Chichicastenango's street market.<br />
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But all this was second to the work we had been called to do. We started each day with worship and devotions.<br />
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And of course we worked as a team and worked with the ministry to come up with a design that will help them fulfill the call God has given them.<br />
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Thanks to the Lord for bonding us together as a team and creating great friendships as we served Him together.<br />
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David Lowe, EMI Intern Structural Engineer (although we're going to turn him into an Architect)<br />
Josh Ayers, EMI Staff Construction Manager<br />
Erika Sanborn, EMI Intern Interior Designer <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"That's a surprise!"</td></tr>
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Roscoe Lawless, Volunteer Architect<br />
Lynn Dee Thomas, Volunteer Electrical Engineer<br />
Michael Scupien, Volunteer Mechanical EngineerCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-84837028514444348382010-05-31T14:58:00.010-07:002010-06-03T10:52:45.125-07:00Geber Derek Boys' Ranch, Antigua, Guatemala - EMI Project trip #4Much of the following is quoted (with permission) from <a href="http://emilyenamericalatina.blogspot.com/">Emily Gillham</a>, EMI Civil Engineering Intern, who was a vital part of this project team. I find that her writing captures the experience better than I could.<br />
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Welcome to Zone 18 of Guatemala City. Known as "Paradise," most families live in small shacks on dirt floors surrounded by tin walls. Gunshots are heard nightly and everyone, including kids, has grown numb to the sight of dead bodies in the streets.<br />
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If you're a girl, chances are you'll be molested or raped by 15, have your first child by 18, and three more by 25. And there's no doubt that by that point, the men will be gone and you'll be alone to raise the family.<br />
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If you're a male, you'll likely be in a gang by 13. They make promises of a different life than the trash you live on, hunger and hopelessness; which are the only things you know at this point. So, you join; and your life expectancy is...24.<br />
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To give a little perspective, this is where they live.<br />
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And this is their front yard and playground.<br />
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Nathan Hardeman got a nickname in the neighborhood. They call him "grandpa" because he's lived to be 35.<br />
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Nathan has ministered to the people in "Paradise" as a pastor at Shalom Baptist Church. But, in his words, "there's always a few boys that fall through the cracks." It's been on Nathan and his wife Claudia's heart for the last eight years to start a home where boys who want a change, that just need a helping hand out of their situation, can actually find hope. This won't be a reformatory or jail, it's for those who want to come. It's not for orphans; there are lots of orphanages. It's for the ones with families, ones the orphanage cannot take. Though the boys are the ones that will come to live at the homes, Nathan will continue to partner with churches and others to minister to the boys' families.<br />
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There will be four homes on a hillside site near Antigua, Guatemala. Each home will house six to eight boys and house parents to model what a healthy family should be. Having the house father to demonstrate integrity and godliness will be something many will never have known. Throughout their stay they will have a professional mentor to encourage them emotionally and spiritually and help them reach their professional goals.<br />
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Nathan and Claudia's heart for these boys is based on 1 Samuel 22:2 where David is hiding from Saul. Instead of pitying himself and his situation David becomes a leader for the men around him, the discontented and distressed. Some of these same men are listed as David's "mighty men" in 1Chronicles 12. This is Nathan and Claudia's vision; to take the poor and outcast and give them the opportunity to become "mighty men." They have named their ministry "<a href="http://geberderek.org/Geber_Derek_Boys_Ranch/Home.html">Geber Derek</a>" which means "the way of the warrior."<br />
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Here's how we spent our week in Guatemala:<br />
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Each day we started with worship and devotions to remind us the reason we came is to glorify our God. Sunday we worshiped at the project site.<br />
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Every other day we worshiped at our guest house.<br />
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We gathered the information we needed from the site and presented our design to Nathan. <br />
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And some of us did work at the guest house.<br />
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Then we had the privilege of seeing Antigua, Guatemala.<br />
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We got to see a puff from Volcan Fuego from our guest house. <br />
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Some of the team even hiked Volcan Pacaya (5 days before it erupted).<br />
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Here's the team.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-5043232527163187182010-04-11T14:54:00.010-07:002010-04-12T10:36:06.806-07:00Chirripó update<div style="border: medium none;">I so appreciate your continued prayers for my trips to Chirripó. The last two trips were in December '09 and March of this year. The next trip will be this coming July. I prayed for help and God sent it! On these last two trips there were other medical volunteers for the first time. In December we had another nurse, a nutritionist, and a dental hygienist join our team. In March the nurse and nutritionist returned and another nurse joined our team. In July another nurse, a friend from our church in Oregon, (Sadie Bertleson for those who know her) is coming to help. It is quite a luxury to have all this medical help! I'm still praying and hoping to have a doctor someday and a dentist to join one or more or all of the trips!</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
</div><div style="border: medium none;">Here are a few pictures from the last two trips, First the December trip and then the March trip:</div><div style="border: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">~Cindy </div><div class="separator" style="border: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-40265868517361625022010-04-11T12:13:00.005-07:002010-04-11T12:29:49.171-07:00Medical office at Hogar de VidaHogar de Vida now has a medical office/dispensary where I work and any medical staff/volunteers can work. Recently an eMi spouse who is a physical therapist started volunteering and at the end of April a nurse is coming from the States to help for three months. We also have a child-development specialist living on site now who will make use of this space. I prayed for help and the troops are coming!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">~Cindy</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-12260358064161645522010-03-05T17:48:00.005-07:002010-03-08T09:32:22.172-07:00Colegio Cristiano Avivando El Fuego, Tizate, Guatemala – EMI Project Trip #3Two weeks ago I returned to Costa Rica from my third project trip with EMI. This was my fist trip as leader without a co-leader. We served Colegio Cristiano Avivando El Fuego (Fanning the Flames Christian School) in Tizate, Guatemala. Tizate is a small neighborhood across the highway from Pastores, near Antigua.<br />
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Colegio Cristiano is a ministry of <a href="http://www.globalshore.org/">Global Shore Opportunities</a>, a Canadian based ministry. They provide Christian education to the poor of Tizate and the surrounding area. Currently they offer classes through third grade and intend to add a grade each year as their existing students continue. Eventually, they intend to have 350 students.<br />
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Here are some pictures from the trip.<br />
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Riding the school bus each morning:<br />
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Worship each morning with the students:<br />
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The students we served:<br />
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The site:<br />
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Working:<br />
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Final presentation:<br />
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Final Architectural design: <br />
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Thank you so much for praying for me and my family once again! This was a fantastic trip full of wonderful memories. I know it is because of your prayers that the project was a success, the team was flexible and my family did well in my absence. Thank you Jesus! I love my job!<br />
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TimCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-69356276551221016902009-11-29T22:35:00.015-07:002019-02-03T14:21:30.164-07:00Update/Prayer requests<div style="border: currentColor;">
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I would first like to thank you for taking the time to stop by and read our blog. Until very recently we have been doing our blog using a dial up connection which takes a lot of time and effort. Your interest is very much appreciated! With our new DSL connection we hope it to be less work to maintain our blog. That's right, after almost a year of waiting we now have a DSL connection at our house! </div>
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HOGAR DE VIDA:</div>
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Some months ago we mentioned the possibility of our family becoming house parents at Hogar de Vida, the children's home where I voluteer as a pediatric nurse. I don't think that I ever updated that information. Well, Tim and I met with the directors to discuss this and it was decided that it was best for me to focus on working as a nurse. Though they need more caretakers the concern is that if I take on the role of house parent I would not have any time to help manage the healthcare of the kids as well. There is also an issue of not enough housing on campus for our family. So it was decided that I would be given office space on campus to work from, which I now have! I have all kinds of plans for the space and will take pictures when I'm all settled in (sometime in January).</div>
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I don't think that I ever posted a blog about my July trip to Chirripó. If you would like to learn more about this trip and to see pictures (I was too busy to take very many pictures) you can visit: <a href="http://www.sinoli.wordpress.com/">http://www.sinoli.wordpress.com/</a> </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZmqjyXwKgmAJ2geDjM7_Ya94GTFwChgdRN_x2Ou8GDuv608sNZg-u7urDPAJyyODm_0jrmiFLP6GyxrVZxD2S_IDtPAJrxMizNS6r0VAiBBZXiDBO4xh2yP3qwVEp0wFCRgxfrqWOmwD/s1600/DSCN4887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVZmqjyXwKgmAJ2geDjM7_Ya94GTFwChgdRN_x2Ou8GDuv608sNZg-u7urDPAJyyODm_0jrmiFLP6GyxrVZxD2S_IDtPAJrxMizNS6r0VAiBBZXiDBO4xh2yP3qwVEp0wFCRgxfrqWOmwD/s320/DSCN4887.JPG" yr="true" /></a>This coming week, December 2-5, I will be going on my 5th trip to Chirripó! This will be an exploratory trip as we will be visiting two new villages who have asked for some time that we go there. There will be 14 of us going on the trip and several of our indigenous friends will join us. Some of the team will be putting on a church roof in one of the villages, some will be helping me in the clinic, and others will be praying with and for the people in each village.</div>
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*Safety of our team. It is supposed to be wet, rainy, and muddy the entire time. If the river rises too high the trip will have to be canceled. Please pray that if this happens we will find out before hiking many hours to the river. </div>
*Protection from illness and injury (including snake bites).<br />
*Strength and endurance. It will be a lot of hiking, around 20 hours on the trail over the 4 days. <br />
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*We aren't exactly sure what our sleeping arrangements will be like in the new villages. My guess is that it will be a spot on a dirt floor in an indigenous hut. Please pray that it is a DRY spot free of any poisonous critters.</div>
*Please pray that we have all that we need on the trip: enough food, construction supplies, medical supplies.<br />
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~CindyCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-58358125694082921682009-10-15T17:27:00.000-07:002009-10-17T13:05:46.162-07:00Tanner's schoolTanner goes to "Colina Azul" (Blue Hill), just outside of Atenas. It is a small, private school for preschool through 6th graders. Class size is small and there are several other English speaking students from the U.S. or Canada. Though the school is not bilingual, several teachers are bilingual. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtjrhw046pYL45casEZfwUKgz-gywIS2cr9h7ciqKhZTcIoE-FV4mRfkjkjSl3BR82LrdsARwf30TAGaLArLSPmif-vOKqZ9SBRPsaQ9f-PFP6dqqnylh1MAk7RkGVQN35R1al0c4cVY/s1600-h/DSCN4310.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370407458113931234" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQtjrhw046pYL45casEZfwUKgz-gywIS2cr9h7ciqKhZTcIoE-FV4mRfkjkjSl3BR82LrdsARwf30TAGaLArLSPmif-vOKqZ9SBRPsaQ9f-PFP6dqqnylh1MAk7RkGVQN35R1al0c4cVY/s320/DSCN4310.JPG" /></a><br /><br />We chose this school for Tanner because of the small class size and better access to English speakers should he need it. Though there are public preschools, the class size is very large with just one teacher and no English. We felt this would be too overwhelming for an introduction to school especially since he was scared to go. The goal for this year has been to get Tanner acclimated to school and help him feel comfortable being away from Mom and home. Next year he'll brave complete Spanish immersion at the public school!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoJyX2OMz0ZeICnENiWFPwg9_f2MVIe5UnQwHUaA9M8loYyTBnQAbTf5QMbDmdiOvP_kpq5-j7A6tA58iZjcJIcZQyI5hF2_cZY2Bn-a69jeu2rEVnu6975_j50dIlwI18bhUPxp0ets/s1600-h/DSCN4373.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370427357158815058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisoJyX2OMz0ZeICnENiWFPwg9_f2MVIe5UnQwHUaA9M8loYyTBnQAbTf5QMbDmdiOvP_kpq5-j7A6tA58iZjcJIcZQyI5hF2_cZY2Bn-a69jeu2rEVnu6975_j50dIlwI18bhUPxp0ets/s200/DSCN4373.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzyuTcUnqe3KHzvD8_LxdkFDGQ22YF7km0iug0ozpGwxv30rL-PpVOhT_r_lrT_asH2-8kropN_aTJWznL5CpDIGjybAiMTQVyU4wqB4Ign7yeGl2KcB3B72TUInHymyTtT7DsxcYyHM/s1600-h/DSCN4309.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370410692423344690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzyuTcUnqe3KHzvD8_LxdkFDGQ22YF7km0iug0ozpGwxv30rL-PpVOhT_r_lrT_asH2-8kropN_aTJWznL5CpDIGjybAiMTQVyU4wqB4Ign7yeGl2KcB3B72TUInHymyTtT7DsxcYyHM/s200/DSCN4309.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllbHOAwx2cNEeYm58vNvw6zgfLHEMEWguYDaHv1Qafagdc5ZS3zBoFdcUVffya0cSk6T_8s2iXYL1BN3FRm0nNJtS1u-cprxUUeRBDV98r2g-_SpSiKD1Z774M863Hm1-j3AgleD74Yo/s1600-h/DSCN4308.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370425544222581714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgllbHOAwx2cNEeYm58vNvw6zgfLHEMEWguYDaHv1Qafagdc5ZS3zBoFdcUVffya0cSk6T_8s2iXYL1BN3FRm0nNJtS1u-cprxUUeRBDV98r2g-_SpSiKD1Z774M863Hm1-j3AgleD74Yo/s200/DSCN4308.JPG" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Colina Azul starts it's school year at the beginning of February and ends at the end of November. Tanner's school day is from 8 am - 11:30 am, Monday through Friday. Preschool and Kindergarten share the same large room in a Montessori style setting. They have a classroom apart from the upper grades. Though the preschoolers and kindergartners do many things together, each class or group has their own teacher and there is an aide that helps all three groups. Tanner's group has 7-8 kids. The school is very organized, uses textbooks, and gives good notice of any changes to schedule (basically is run much like a school in the States). The school has a nice, wooden playground so recess is a favorite part of school. Tanner also has swim lessons and P.E. every week. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvStqcA2Ct_mrOERe3UAElPAp4uuCwis1lWgAOpiyDs9i7qQH8SUqc0cD5s9ZqWvqXo6DSbsLr5Jvs61mmSl6ojh7N9e-iWBkDlRBeJOUkGCYtjq6EQpV4hFe57anWuNb28J6PApj9Pdw/s1600-h/DSCN4376.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370419247302934290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvStqcA2Ct_mrOERe3UAElPAp4uuCwis1lWgAOpiyDs9i7qQH8SUqc0cD5s9ZqWvqXo6DSbsLr5Jvs61mmSl6ojh7N9e-iWBkDlRBeJOUkGCYtjq6EQpV4hFe57anWuNb28J6PApj9Pdw/s200/DSCN4376.JPG" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNp1KqoaaSSjSPMPGJZdN-u96hzEH00dKl1xKRsz56jgAq-yXXGcYdbTBf_3N9gGryAEpLs-0za0jgUYTfnjkZa6_j8hADIMcX7PDMuoTJtttO92V_q3rItTNsDtjY0PMI6WRTpcKmRSs/s1600-h/DSCN4382.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370419235176096322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNp1KqoaaSSjSPMPGJZdN-u96hzEH00dKl1xKRsz56jgAq-yXXGcYdbTBf_3N9gGryAEpLs-0za0jgUYTfnjkZa6_j8hADIMcX7PDMuoTJtttO92V_q3rItTNsDtjY0PMI6WRTpcKmRSs/s200/DSCN4382.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Tanner takes a bus to school in the mornings and either Tim or I pick him up in the afternoon. We recently started giving his teacher and the pre-3's teacher a ride home which has been so exciting for him. It's fun to learn more about what he's like at school. I have been learning that Tanner is very social at school and quite the talker in both languages. He'll speak English with his American/Canadian friends and then switch to Spanish for his Spanish friends. His teacher says that he makes friends easily and the kids all want his attention.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5v1XtGy-XADA4EE8FSnfzVsJx-jXJfZXzSIP8ame7F3YZbibyJ3ocG1UCOLnqTL5yVXlQydXRC-pijTI52EbVFblgWnzyZ_buuQGY8ty9pjXEK7GTuPIU3NdSN3-DJx1HsyeJ6MRzwT0/s1600-h/DSCN4424.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370421223923784738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5v1XtGy-XADA4EE8FSnfzVsJx-jXJfZXzSIP8ame7F3YZbibyJ3ocG1UCOLnqTL5yVXlQydXRC-pijTI52EbVFblgWnzyZ_buuQGY8ty9pjXEK7GTuPIU3NdSN3-DJx1HsyeJ6MRzwT0/s200/DSCN4424.JPG" /></a>Tanner's best buddy Jake moved back to the States and he has been sorely missed! Then a new friend moved here from Canada and she even lives at Jake's house. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAz3kCYyoZpNzJmDo4EvKtSIT11u3nlD4M67hs3uNkuVoQsNhnnB6h9MKgZYq04J6rbj_RUoVK4n9aFwnBJCuFKB-ofrlwm48qOgLxFaikkX-18ufFTmaOc2sWyJb2v-b04JtqRCyJLZ8/s1600-h/DSCN4385.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370415360329801330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAz3kCYyoZpNzJmDo4EvKtSIT11u3nlD4M67hs3uNkuVoQsNhnnB6h9MKgZYq04J6rbj_RUoVK4n9aFwnBJCuFKB-ofrlwm48qOgLxFaikkX-18ufFTmaOc2sWyJb2v-b04JtqRCyJLZ8/s200/DSCN4385.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fnn6xqzqx2UqkRIjMS6bVXRmIbNhzzxPHYxr1ztSo2Ehj2NkAEaSCQ7ThlgzAq7a3viEVwq_ZvSjXrMDt1BDY29p8ACRXrpBcBvrOFgukSV1g28r0y6inBVxx2w47EeV7bAWVKzwDR0/s1600-h/DSCN4394.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370416590317906498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fnn6xqzqx2UqkRIjMS6bVXRmIbNhzzxPHYxr1ztSo2Ehj2NkAEaSCQ7ThlgzAq7a3viEVwq_ZvSjXrMDt1BDY29p8ACRXrpBcBvrOFgukSV1g28r0y6inBVxx2w47EeV7bAWVKzwDR0/s200/DSCN4394.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Tanner has grown up so much since starting school. He has become very confident and independent. It's so nice to see him making friends and being more social, too. He comes home every day and tells me about his friends. He knows everyone's name and says them with a perfect accent. School has been so good for him!<br /><br />~CindyCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-49540656852043306002009-10-15T11:39:00.000-07:002009-10-17T13:06:43.162-07:00Laura's school<div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1qYPYXDYPIYvfEIa6yGY3FaTDD9WSVEBGYIgCrtVGVBOpRMLPHvP56L_VHBLRnRVQNYJyb0OQEoM3Md69J-_2a8a_no7dlQ6vW-T5VB8fEd5ihqJ0Gz1HE3qzoSPu7OeAO-iPKbk9r0/s1600-h/DSCN4397.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370344211191368098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1qYPYXDYPIYvfEIa6yGY3FaTDD9WSVEBGYIgCrtVGVBOpRMLPHvP56L_VHBLRnRVQNYJyb0OQEoM3Md69J-_2a8a_no7dlQ6vW-T5VB8fEd5ihqJ0Gz1HE3qzoSPu7OeAO-iPKbk9r0/s320/DSCN4397.JPG" /></a><br />One of the biggest cultural experiences for us has been to have the kids in local Spanish speaking Schools. This year the kids go to separate schools, Tanner to a private preschool/grade school and Laura to a public grade school. Next year they will both transfer to a small public grade school just down the dirt road from the orphanage where I volunteer. This will allow us to spend more time at the orphanage and the kids can become part of the "family" there as well. They are pretty excited! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUw00hL8qtHc9qfp3CfehXWv4rsWTIVq57iCtWxZTho136l9jzw6olwETASF5T2Yd7OsCiXZPWCLrxOTZIkRW9PZtpTePHE5wqKHfed1iBpixVUz5CwGZFcPULgp2UEddsk-hCvrYoPI/s1600-h/DSCN4591.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370339722766964242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEUw00hL8qtHc9qfp3CfehXWv4rsWTIVq57iCtWxZTho136l9jzw6olwETASF5T2Yd7OsCiXZPWCLrxOTZIkRW9PZtpTePHE5wqKHfed1iBpixVUz5CwGZFcPULgp2UEddsk-hCvrYoPI/s200/DSCN4591.JPG" /></a>Laura is currently in first grade at "Escuela Central de Atenas", in the center of Atenas. She is in a class of 25-30 students and there are 3 other first grade classes with the same number of students. It is the biggest and oldest school in Atenas and I believe is for grades k-8.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycBmotKwuk_GMjk9zpbNWEE0wY3qTqycPrI_Sw57Y1j3nMJMkez-jnNy3XzhC-y62fefeCcoLky9Mz9uKPYDbmz-NwUtNfes54reYx25a2IT4JTxb-vckS1EVXu9xQeuMHyDGnyeKzrE/s1600-h/DSCN4593.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370385924636137026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjycBmotKwuk_GMjk9zpbNWEE0wY3qTqycPrI_Sw57Y1j3nMJMkez-jnNy3XzhC-y62fefeCcoLky9Mz9uKPYDbmz-NwUtNfes54reYx25a2IT4JTxb-vckS1EVXu9xQeuMHyDGnyeKzrE/s200/DSCN4593.JPG" /></a><font style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></font>The school has a very nice theater, library, computer lab, kiosks that sell food and drinks, and a cafeteria that serves free rice and beans with occasional meat or fruit as well. It also has a playground but Laura says that it is always too hot to play on and no wonder since it's all made of metal! Classrooms open to covered outdoor walkways that surround garden areas with trees and flowers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloMqL9UayZDNH9FItqaq5LKTC1JWZ0OMhMFtGyBxN1dPnkdhTDgwYt5UkkMjBG03TQkGAjleGnMjqrzf1mJ-jBb0ferdPYvRZvZvnxuRxRFDtaK0Cbgv6YJMWD3xHfZVGTKOBTMHnAEE/s1600-h/DSCN4391.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370342265131017490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhloMqL9UayZDNH9FItqaq5LKTC1JWZ0OMhMFtGyBxN1dPnkdhTDgwYt5UkkMjBG03TQkGAjleGnMjqrzf1mJ-jBb0ferdPYvRZvZvnxuRxRFDtaK0Cbgv6YJMWD3xHfZVGTKOBTMHnAEE/s200/DSCN4391.JPG" /></a>The school year starts in mid-February and ends in mid-December. Each school day (at least at Escuela Central)starts at 7 am each day. This means an early morning for our family, but we are used to it by now. Tim and I take turns walking Laura to school each day (about a mile one way)and after school either Tim or I pick Laura up from school in the car, usually on the way to get Tanner from his school. <br /><br />We never know when school will get out until the day before when Laura comes home with that information, but it's usually at 11:30 or 1:30in the afternoon. They don't use substitute teachers here so if the teacher has a doctor appointment or a meeting to go to then classes are cancelled. The kids get two morning recesses and on the longer days they also have a 40 minute lunch break/recess combined. We can even come have a picnic with Laura on her lunch break.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXJQZltwnqo-TWbs1MOM0ndbBNlkuS4bDnHBVEeQTCfRil2z4EA5rrMmd_3I8gpWCrb-RXwPvxOOQeanoJYnaa73tyMKBr2oooWY4h4aGLzCSsHRWJAt_kjNOBeJqwrUCr4uvNlym34g/s1600-h/DSCN4590.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370336472802777314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijXJQZltwnqo-TWbs1MOM0ndbBNlkuS4bDnHBVEeQTCfRil2z4EA5rrMmd_3I8gpWCrb-RXwPvxOOQeanoJYnaa73tyMKBr2oooWY4h4aGLzCSsHRWJAt_kjNOBeJqwrUCr4uvNlym34g/s200/DSCN4590.JPG" /></a>Laura studies many subjects at school: Science, Social Studies, Math, Spanish, English, Music, Religion, Art, and P.E. She has learned to read, write, spell, and dictate in Spanish and she speaks Spanish very clearly and without any accent (or so I'm told, I can't tell). Of course English is her easiest class and at times she gets to help the teacher. She has a different teacher for English, Music, Religion, Art, and P.E. and a homeroom teacher for the other subjects. Laura has been doing great academically, getting straight A's all year. Her teacher says that she is a good student and classmate. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrJqkQi4zRsDiwi6tJpOlEB29eUX3eWgmQpCC7UN-HOZde2Y4sSyfhf3MkPl_bC_J_whx1rpCDww6ucRUk2F9o9IWK3kBRwsFzD1hPjry6efZYgaPpNsGz8QicMLLRRX4WIfOHOHy6N8/s1600-h/DSCN5092.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370333118440154338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrJqkQi4zRsDiwi6tJpOlEB29eUX3eWgmQpCC7UN-HOZde2Y4sSyfhf3MkPl_bC_J_whx1rpCDww6ucRUk2F9o9IWK3kBRwsFzD1hPjry6efZYgaPpNsGz8QicMLLRRX4WIfOHOHy6N8/s200/DSCN5092.JPG" /></a>Laura has easy homework on most days that she finishes in a few minutes and more difficult homework called "extra class" work just before exams that can take all evening to do. She has exams about every 2 months in all subjects except Art, Music, and P.E. Catholicism is the national religion of Costa Rica so there is open prayer in school, Biblical teachings, and before assemblies there is prayer and a praise song or hymn is sung.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_yaYH4KeDPqxbVToMy8mxlfU_RjBjgwJqeRHGa2vp0bw7-tQTgGmDlZzurCOmoJVBlHPGCjoMvQa6qBp_ALHAYsZBsQhZvqOg38kW1VS22LC4nBRgQi4Kw2IY2whyD_890ky_2igOXI/s1600-h/DSCN5083.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370331339889114898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_yaYH4KeDPqxbVToMy8mxlfU_RjBjgwJqeRHGa2vp0bw7-tQTgGmDlZzurCOmoJVBlHPGCjoMvQa6qBp_ALHAYsZBsQhZvqOg38kW1VS22LC4nBRgQi4Kw2IY2whyD_890ky_2igOXI/s200/DSCN5083.JPG" /></a>Laura's only textbooks/workbooks are for her Spanish class, but she has a different colored notebook for each subject. Daily the teacher writes things on the blackboard for the kids to copy into their notebooks or she gives them photocopies to glue into their notebooks. This takes the place of any textbooks.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC2EktF_qNU9Tgzx0M8m_dbn9GyKkBzfD3KlZybHtvl4O7v4EvP7QNScNa2S22FuFz_Lo1rfpeoT1Jx2-OzUU62s2HrJ7DVtnU5OkIgaXj2LqUuU4cSUmAaN4jd6zUTS5M6hGlp5dWqo/s1600-h/DSCN4592.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370337918744019842" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjC2EktF_qNU9Tgzx0M8m_dbn9GyKkBzfD3KlZybHtvl4O7v4EvP7QNScNa2S22FuFz_Lo1rfpeoT1Jx2-OzUU62s2HrJ7DVtnU5OkIgaXj2LqUuU4cSUmAaN4jd6zUTS5M6hGlp5dWqo/s200/DSCN4592.JPG" /></a>With all those notebooks, her book bag is heavy! For this reason she only brings home the notebooks she'll need to do her homework on a daily basis and on Fridays she brings home everything for us to review together over the weekend. This is how we also catch any work she didn't finish in class or loose papers that need to be glued into notebooks.<br /><br />So homeschooling has become more or less supplementing what the kids are learning in school to give more hands on experiences plus we do English studies and some Math. Just for fun and as time allows we also do art, music, science, and history using curriculum I brought with us from the States.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cTu6o_BJtEM4glpqKi87VBzShwvEHO6mNQrGKuJY0Et6YR0bkthFaNdkD7lsxPlv5Fp2kehfiT-JupPakT8KMVjOJQ3wHgQrDNaW8fSJ68jgJbvA5hfei6RfG2UBrSYmZYlNrRDLk3s/s1600-h/DSCN5049.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370327410730119666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4cTu6o_BJtEM4glpqKi87VBzShwvEHO6mNQrGKuJY0Et6YR0bkthFaNdkD7lsxPlv5Fp2kehfiT-JupPakT8KMVjOJQ3wHgQrDNaW8fSJ68jgJbvA5hfei6RfG2UBrSYmZYlNrRDLk3s/s200/DSCN5049.JPG" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjiBcu6WnMQheRMqZ4dg9A012vd-5em_IiOTas4RGHJiPD3N6yUIgeqshcZWGbjzdyOLdW6vJLImIoag0lJLlQ0IJg2w_bTcsmf1hI2_nOknZREboQZulhnlv9bEaVxJQ9rzr4cGV9Qs/s1600-h/DSCN5050.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370329344844366498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBjiBcu6WnMQheRMqZ4dg9A012vd-5em_IiOTas4RGHJiPD3N6yUIgeqshcZWGbjzdyOLdW6vJLImIoag0lJLlQ0IJg2w_bTcsmf1hI2_nOknZREboQZulhnlv9bEaVxJQ9rzr4cGV9Qs/s200/DSCN5050.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Laura has adjusted very well to Atenas and has seemed quite at home here. She seems to have adopted the food, culture, and language of Costa Rica and has made some great friends here. If you ask Laura on any given day how school was she'll give a thumbs up and reply "Fantastic!" or "The best day ever!"<br /><br /><br />~Cindy</div>Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5224884998506863614.post-88370824946270374502009-09-30T15:10:00.012-07:002009-09-30T16:06:28.573-07:00YWAM Gonaives, Haiti - EMI Project trip #2Three days ago I returned to Costa Rica from my second project trip with EMI. We served YWAM in Gonaives, Haiti by designing a new base camp for them. We worked with Maula Jean-Marie a native of Gonaive. Maula was born in a Voodoo temple and after living a life overshadowed by the rituals of voodoo recognized its futility and offered his life to Jesus. Once delivered, he soon began to preach about the saving grace of our Lord. Suddenly, he was referred to as Pastor Maula. Recognizing the need to have more training, he attended Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in St. Marc, about 45 minutes from Gonaives. Now he desires to start a YWAM camp in Gonaive to reach and train the people in his home town. Here are some pictures of the trip.<br /><br />The team's arrival in Port au Prince, Haiti airport:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitL4mZFptDOufFrn6dcyqFlE5waw5kMNppk3gW7fSpTMFLAMlheqnpZqd2TM5LQjxSZ8lkhsyZ1q8sy6qdvSCoLN6MwYdDJddPaRRe-R0K9C-fengbQrcHec3qawl1mekpScgvpsY-n8Y/s1600-h/Airport+Arrival.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitL4mZFptDOufFrn6dcyqFlE5waw5kMNppk3gW7fSpTMFLAMlheqnpZqd2TM5LQjxSZ8lkhsyZ1q8sy6qdvSCoLN6MwYdDJddPaRRe-R0K9C-fengbQrcHec3qawl1mekpScgvpsY-n8Y/s400/Airport+Arrival.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387391066392179554" border="0"></a><br /><br />Travel from Port-au-Prince to Gonaives. 13 guys in the back of a truck, six hours each way:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTshlSEx0nkxmIaLcPPgdu2Z6EKBQwaqFDORNTPPfiOpy4iKZmPPgZ0N4KyjRAkYZjeecQXeV-IuXRv1ct8K_6lttBrxsmX893x-wNmU9ehIGtYLTQPYmDLyh4Qzvs2WOOMNH9hRzhJnY/s1600-h/travel1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTshlSEx0nkxmIaLcPPgdu2Z6EKBQwaqFDORNTPPfiOpy4iKZmPPgZ0N4KyjRAkYZjeecQXeV-IuXRv1ct8K_6lttBrxsmX893x-wNmU9ehIGtYLTQPYmDLyh4Qzvs2WOOMNH9hRzhJnY/s400/travel1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387396724429403474" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93xGEPVjFe__mVnx_fzjmmaPOlN14dKZ7x8RaIHltPUojXinK2bl7G9OGh9U0z5Nfs5bHO-nccjbGQcfGerWh3WDqnLEDt4SmJ8DwyCC9k9BaB1ZgZFWXV6bLUdZjJantGyRenquh9ULy/s1600-h/Travel.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi93xGEPVjFe__mVnx_fzjmmaPOlN14dKZ7x8RaIHltPUojXinK2bl7G9OGh9U0z5Nfs5bHO-nccjbGQcfGerWh3WDqnLEDt4SmJ8DwyCC9k9BaB1ZgZFWXV6bLUdZjJantGyRenquh9ULy/s400/Travel.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387399238921226354" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt_cS0Zu0NFp6kM1LmebmGW4D7NafO4hQ26pXZPory9eFtzDXME2Modm5rHtyUa1JB9AXSneTTfHhxFFFAfw47NHRnQ4H-cAPIik3vwSy7N_IkG5jPPvbN7F_L9scEfiZzQLSFeMEIIw/s1600-h/Flood+damage1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGt_cS0Zu0NFp6kM1LmebmGW4D7NafO4hQ26pXZPory9eFtzDXME2Modm5rHtyUa1JB9AXSneTTfHhxFFFAfw47NHRnQ4H-cAPIik3vwSy7N_IkG5jPPvbN7F_L9scEfiZzQLSFeMEIIw/s400/Flood+damage1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387391099976205666" border="0"></a><br /><br />Gonaives, Haiti:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIosWKF_vdPBwO26AjVD9Oo11Mqsp0PZxLn9L0QUYjNZ5C4ogAKVdseHwmYmSEFBd0JsnfebM4NfO51cBS9sxWVYfGA9akVAh5IRQtxujK32y0zIw-VWuIfXR4eV_MQFcRR3vF1c3l6_4/s1600-h/Gonaive+pano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 136px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIosWKF_vdPBwO26AjVD9Oo11Mqsp0PZxLn9L0QUYjNZ5C4ogAKVdseHwmYmSEFBd0JsnfebM4NfO51cBS9sxWVYfGA9akVAh5IRQtxujK32y0zIw-VWuIfXR4eV_MQFcRR3vF1c3l6_4/s400/Gonaive+pano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387391084269766514" border="0"></a><br /><br />Starting each day with Worship:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg13SJOAvganKWnYFYNgPHcaLi2vt_lZtmMUQUQgnm07UfkwSpq7tM-X0b44ou0AIC_9Wr5hRr_1UiYKEN28pm8DcMUH0PcZ-8QDVcm5M-GQZ_0V0MB8UJz_BG63uqRgCIlwHbW2OKFdJ2/s1600-h/worship1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg13SJOAvganKWnYFYNgPHcaLi2vt_lZtmMUQUQgnm07UfkwSpq7tM-X0b44ou0AIC_9Wr5hRr_1UiYKEN28pm8DcMUH0PcZ-8QDVcm5M-GQZ_0V0MB8UJz_BG63uqRgCIlwHbW2OKFdJ2/s400/worship1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387399630314889618" /></a><br /><br />Daily travel to the project site:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZL3sK0xpEFqblzpSjm2YM_ygLuZFEyuqGkKb_pyVY6XXDZ6E0OiJcuk0eFJ-4Ka4pRJ6DVdWcf9hMMFmdIsLrvXtkTH41SHsU7YzPaaP4cHeERe7M2h_hlwwL3uQjwzBAeSsnh39dkUB/s1600-h/travel+to+site.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ZL3sK0xpEFqblzpSjm2YM_ygLuZFEyuqGkKb_pyVY6XXDZ6E0OiJcuk0eFJ-4Ka4pRJ6DVdWcf9hMMFmdIsLrvXtkTH41SHsU7YzPaaP4cHeERe7M2h_hlwwL3uQjwzBAeSsnh39dkUB/s400/travel+to+site.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387399232218640834" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimehmAtERBHLbrbSeSJuoxadgnVSulBkfi7F3kpLXcxGPDTWPZVUysN_B5CSngbzJUSx43szjvR53bLlTO_VLOHPW6qJ34Z4TzKhbCDwEneCq2Vb9IwuV4xvD122LQ25spzEtnP11HSiQ/s1600-h/travel+to+site1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimehmAtERBHLbrbSeSJuoxadgnVSulBkfi7F3kpLXcxGPDTWPZVUysN_B5CSngbzJUSx43szjvR53bLlTO_VLOHPW6qJ34Z4TzKhbCDwEneCq2Vb9IwuV4xvD122LQ25spzEtnP11HSiQ/s400/travel+to+site1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387396731371310930" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4amPGWsBxJq7p0Ujy6Ls0CAx06fcJgWxKzUVYKlHFM_qgTnF25dYM_6IMBNUp83l5sjVzktL00j-23wu2YZ0Q1hXJUpot87nrDzcCDpYEsPgoWTc9iAmVZ_YlaXOA_LUJZEFYKz0axAi/s1600-h/travel+to+site2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl4amPGWsBxJq7p0Ujy6Ls0CAx06fcJgWxKzUVYKlHFM_qgTnF25dYM_6IMBNUp83l5sjVzktL00j-23wu2YZ0Q1hXJUpot87nrDzcCDpYEsPgoWTc9iAmVZ_YlaXOA_LUJZEFYKz0axAi/s400/travel+to+site2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387396740072833730" /></a><br /><br />People who live around the project site:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGQyhltcXKeTvvTeZ3rS6nOYITjBsKcuFS9qub_SnAjNph1L7lZzzsBGeGbqSMg9Ov592WpV79eworGN35Oe-lI7aMqOmCDlqX8VqrxMzfTG6z-z_7KtCSj4kl_w0j68o2eb4nHZJqKI/s1600-h/perc+test.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOgC4wO3f99P0bKu9Q_J9lG8tr1VZf_Q4q3zo5Hh1oNT7lbAX2TZiBfeZj-icngSGNc12i1u0iZZOsT0KihkpYtJfrC1G6hshssMwS5fJQAkf3nTdDDZftsQGKm8lOb1e5wnehI1iYKk/s400/survey.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387396700868230338" /></a><br /><br />Avery playing with the locals:<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxq2DdxqlqlKSiBBfSvzllCE7eDhX1nH3QUPSJG05m5yi2p9a0c8GjBP-Uod3jYeU81JMdiy-VpET1spBZOaw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />The project site:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkhvjPvnl-Dc-G1C5I0Z-D79AvU7rF-EWVMw3_c2t2opdcVXdpEDOuGtPuOAex64lPflmYJFRNphxvFekvupHJ7shEC-Mn2E3GXFz_wc1r_09HbxiZriY3kuEswYQEZEUILfqS2KeD1A/s1600-h/Site+pano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQkhvjPvnl-Dc-G1C5I0Z-D79AvU7rF-EWVMw3_c2t2opdcVXdpEDOuGtPuOAex64lPflmYJFRNphxvFekvupHJ7shEC-Mn2E3GXFz_wc1r_09HbxiZriY3kuEswYQEZEUILfqS2KeD1A/s400/Site+pano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387391090087888178" border="0"></a><br /><br />Working on the project:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGDfm5P8KEUV_F7_2_yvWJ94nBcSo460T4hp7JQLepq-bz-6hW2vzFJYzoOvBeHBH24UOU85pd3AoQpL-6_xwpZ9WL5T7LhIR-gCZC5qCmExqz-WM9d-AX-fC1dW-61692lQ3kvf4Egk/s1600-h/architect.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGDfm5P8KEUV_F7_2_yvWJ94nBcSo460T4hp7JQLepq-bz-6hW2vzFJYzoOvBeHBH24UOU85pd3AoQpL-6_xwpZ9WL5T7LhIR-gCZC5qCmExqz-WM9d-AX-fC1dW-61692lQ3kvf4Egk/s400/architect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387391074063960626" border="0"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy2C8uFZjwg47HBnPt3jxG9Q7PEyy0FakWco3FLq5ywav6v_zC193AUthvCEvGtHsYjRtzOfstfKy-Dkol880rSqpGAQXxxOiXrM0dh7Hx4VCnAWjroZ-KKul3VGZlKFSOVVZXFXtGsrCV/s1600-h/Working.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpaf7nhHBKFSr7enZsItyOA-edEienLlLfFmV0PvY4NFhdvbKTHNC6vo4wQHxylhvs0jdydTw8OctgfV1_okBbWXpcjXYBpyIEubK9zs0rUDInV8OTIOgDyok4rcrusYJPsEbmMTfguo/s400/team.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387396709552353954" /></a><br /><br />Thank you so much for praying for me and my family while I was gone. It was a difficult trip, fraught with spiritual oppression. It's because of the prayers of our supporters that we were able to be effective. Thank you.Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01542006155413448793noreply@blogger.com4