Headaches

Thank the Lord for headaches. Jason's headache saved our testimony last week. Thursday afternoon we got a call Sandra. Sandra used to attend our church, but has not come in a long time. Her son Osmin and his woman, Esperanza (they are trying to get their papers to get married), and their four kids live in the same house as Sandra. Sandra also provides lodging for her four other unmarried kids and their families.

Last term we were able to lead Esperanza to the Lord. Coming back from furlough we were able to talk to Osmin and he got saved. He has been baptized and they are trying to get their papers to get married. Osmin is very burdened for his mom to return to church.

Sandra called us to ask us if we could bring a fridge she had just bought to Ojojona. Normally we try to help whenever we can, but this day Jason had a headache and didn't want to go. He told her that if she could wait a day he could help her out. She found someone else and got it to her house.

When we talked to Osmin on Sunday he told us that Sandra had bought the fridge to start a "bar" in her house. We are so thankful that we didn't help her bring the fridge to her house.

Please pray for Osmin and Esperanza. They both work and have no money, but they are looking for a cheap house for rent so they can get out of that house. We have seen so much growth in this couple and the devil wants to defeat them. They are a light in a very dark house and neighborhood.

Smart decisions

Have you ever done something and thought, "Boy that was not my smartest decision ever." As Jordan grows up I am sure he will have many of those moments, but yesterday will probably rank high on that list.

I was doing Audrey's math and I heard a crash and then a kid screaming. As I was running upstairs to find out what was wrong I heard Joey saying, "I'm sorry, Jordan. I'm sorry". So I (of course) thought that Joey had done something to Jordan. Jason, who was two steps ahead of me, was picking up Jordan off of the floor when I got there. We didn't know what had happened, but Joey was quickly climbing down from Jordan's top bunk. Once I found out that no bones were broken, I calmed Jordan down to see what happened.

Jordan told us that that it was not Joey's fault, but that he had been walking on his bed and fell off. That didn't make sense to me so I asked him again how he could fall off the bed. He told me "Well, it was because I had the garbage can on my head and I couldn't see." Thankfully he got away with a small bruise above his eye. It is a good thing he has a very hard head.

Can anyone tell me how someone can think that it is smart to walk on a top bunk with a garbage can on your head?

My weekend

This weekend has been pretty hectic (isn't it always). Since we had a National Pastor stay with us it seemed like I spent most of the time in the kitchen. It was a great time of fellowship.

The kids have been sick for a while now. Audrey is just ending her second week and this morning I bundled her up and sent her to church. I am hoping that her cold will not get worse again. Today I stayed home with Joey whose cold is worse. He has been playing with his ear so I am hoping that it is not an ear infection. I have him some Children's Mucinex today and that has helped him to cough up some of the phlegm. He seemed to be better tonight so hopefully we won't need to take him in to the doctor for antibiotic.

It was so cold here today. Weather channel online said it is only 62 degrees outside. It is not so bad when the wind is not coming in the windows. If you have never seen Central American windows, they are like glass shutters. I do enjoy the cool weather thought. I am enjoying using my sweaters and turtlenecks again. This cold weather will only last for the next two months at the longest. The only negatives of the cold are sickness and low attendance in church as most people don't want to leave their fires and go out in the cold.

I finally got Audrey's princess dress done. We bought the fabric and pattern last year when they went on sale after Halloween. This will be one of Audrey's Birthday presents this year. She has already seen it as I had to try it on her to get the hem right. She doesn't get it until her birthday on Friday though. I embroidered the Mickey and Minnie that are on the bottom with my embroidery machine. Since I didn't have any princess patterns that I could embroider, Audrey asked if she could have this one. It was my first big embroidery piece. It took me just about an hour to do. It was not hard, but twice I cut the thread to close to the needle and had to start a color over. The machine needle broke once also and it was fun trying to figure out how to change it without restarting the whole project. Thankfully everything turned out great. The dress is big so she can wear it for a long time. She will have to wear a shirt for a while as the top is to big for her. I wanted to make sure that she could wear it at least until we go back to the states again or she grows out of playing dress up.