Fire News
Heaven, Baseball, and EnglishWhy reinvent the wheel...especially when I could never do as good of a job? Click HERE to read Elise's amazing blog, with some great pictures, about the immeasurable blessings of the two VBS we were able to have during January. Odds & EndsJust a quick reminder that I'm coming to visit...maybe to a town near you! ;) (I am currently in Miami...and it is proving to be a wonderful stop on the way up north...not only because of wonderful friends, but because it is just a little bit colder... and it is obviously the United States but everyone speaks Spanish!) During my visit, I will be doing a few different presentations about life in Chile at different schools and churches. Below you will find 3 different places where the presentations are open to the general public. Feel free to contact me if you'd like more specifics for any of them! The first one coming up is this Sunday, February 5th @ 9:15 am. Church services are at 8 am & 10:30 am. Also, I sadly won't be able to go around and see all your lovely faces while visiting in the USA, but I still would love to see as many of you as possible! If you live near southeastern Wisconsin, please come and share a few hours or even just a few minutes! :) ♥ P.S. I guess I should tell you...because it makes me laugh (now, after the fact)...that my dog at my passport. I'm not even kidding. Guess she didn't want me to leave? Thankfully, it was Sunday morning and I didn't leave until Tuesday evening...so I had time to throw my things together, get on a bus to Santiago, and get an emergency passport from the USA Embassy! Phew! #closecall
0 Comments
Wow, I haven't written to you guys since last year!
I'm guessing/hoping that with the busy-ness of the holidays you didn't even notice?! Either way, here is a little overview to get us up to date: uno). No more school, no more books...!
dos). Celebrate good times, come on!
tres). New year...new me?
cuatro). I'm but a stranger here...heaven is my home!
cinco). Party in the U.S.A!
...the winner of the 100th Copa America!For those of you who don't follow soccer, this was a big deal. Not only did Chile win the title during the 100th year anniversary celebration year, this is the second year in a row they have taken the title...after never having won before....beating Argentina, the #1 ranked soccer team in the world (and conveniently Chile's arch nemesis). It was a nerve-racking-yet-exciting game and after winning it seemed as though almost all of Linares went to the plaza with gigantic smiles to celebrate with cheers, songs, fireworks, and dancing. Parades of cars filled with proud fans drove through the streets shouting, honking, and making noise in any way possible. It was a beautiful sea of contagious chaos. P.S. The United States took 4th place. P.P.S. For the first time ever, the USA hosted the tournament. ...a place you need to visit!"Chile is just like one big National Park." These incredibly true words are from my friend Maria who just finished one month of traveling through southern and central Chile. And just in case you don't trust Maria (which you should), here are a few pictures to prove what she means: I was fortunate enough to have Maria stay with me for a couple of weeks. Apart from the warmth she brought to my heart, I also loved coming home to a warm house and a roaring fire! We hung out with some friends, watched lots of fútbol, traveled a bit in the area, and enjoyed lots of good conversation. ...building a new church! Our congregation here in Linares "broke ground" this last weekend on a new church building! (Well, technically we broke a wall, moved some plants, and ate lots of meat...) The new building will be on the same property where the worship space is currently. We have so many wonderful talents within our church family and it was absolutely amazing what was accomplished in just one afternoon! The big items on the agenda for the day were: 1) to move some plants as well as do some other needed landscaping and 2) knock down a piece of the wall and put up a gate so that needed materials and machinery could easily be brought into the work area. Our congregation's president owns his own welding business...very handy to have around when doing a building project! Check out some more of these photos on our church Facebook page (and don't forget to click that little "like" button)! Are you interested in helping with the construction of our new worship space? There are 3 great ways that you can get involved from afar: 1) prayers and sharing our story with those you know, 2) sending a letter of encouragement that I can share with the members here, and 3) if you're interested in donating funds, contact me and I will get you connected. ...your opportunity to give!Chile is your opportunity to be a part of a world mission! Our Kingdom Workers team is raising some funds to help support our work during the 2016 year. We have set our team goal at $25,000 and appreciate any help you have given or might be able to give! Check out the video below or click the link to read more and donate: http://www.kingdomworkers.com/chile.php *(Click "I'm not a robot" to activate the donation bar.) Hi, its me again! Thanks for coming back to read...even though it has been a while since I've posted! I guess I could blame it on getting a schedule back together, the general business of life, vacation hangover, or just plain laziness....but let's just say that the fact that you're reading this means you've already forgiven me and so let's get down to business. Here are a few things that have been going on in my version of the southern hemisphere: thing one.School has started! We marched back into the Longaví schools on March 7th...more specifics on that next week! thing two.We had a garage sale at church...sort of. Read about it HERE. thing three.3) We decided last weekend to take a trip to somewhere the doggies could run and play freely...so we went camping...just a few kilometers from the Chile/Argentina border...on a volcano. HERE you can see Jon's breathtaking pictures and Elise's lovely ability to tell a story. DON'T miss the epic video at the end. thing four.Fall. Fall happened. And, as if he knew I was having troubles rearranging seasons & months in my head, my friend Facebook helped to remind me what season it was. It was also helpful during a vocabulary review with 5th grade to practice: "Fall: March, April, May / Winter: June, July, August"...now I just have to work on internalizing it. #lifeinthesouthernhemisphere thing five.My puppy had a 'sterilization' surgery at the end of February and is recovering well. I think she was upset with me for a few hours, but we talked it through and soon her snuggles resumed.
She knows {"Sit" / "Lay down" / "Venga" (Come in Spanish) / "No (No in Spanish)"}. Technically I don't believe this makes her bilingual, just confused. She continues to be adorable and snuggly and I recently learned that she is a mini-puma, born to climb mountains. |
|