March 2011

March 2011

It has been a while since you have heard from us because we have been very busy.

First off, we have moved twice since we last wrote. Our initial house was more than we could realistically manage. Some of you asked for interior pictures of the house, but I had left them out because it was a “lonely” space (Hannah's word). After working for a week to get the house up and running, we had not made any progress. We know that conditions are different and jobs take longer here, but we were frustrated that we had accomplished little and had spent no time working at the orphanage (the very reason we are here). So we returned to El Faro and made arrangements to move into a different house.

Thankfully our first landlady was very understanding. She told us that she worried about us living in the house, she could not invest in repairing the house, and we could go without paying rent for the month. We had prayed that our relationship with her would not be damaged by our request to leave. It could not have gone better. She even invited us to visit her and swim in her pool.

Our new house is much more comfortable and aside from some cleaning and curtain rods, it needed no work. We moved in just last week. After the first house, I am very, very pleased with this house! We feel secure and at home. The coffee cafe next door is a great perk too!

 

 

Sam has been busy working at El Faro. Sandra, one of the workers, nearly cried when she was asked to make a list of all the little things for Sam to repair in the orphanage. I have been teaching the children art. It is a pleasure to be teaching them, getting to know them. I've also been home schooling Hannah and Jude amid many interruptions. Hopefully we will get into a good routine now that we are settled into our new house.

We have been welcomed by the people of the church. The people here are not financially wealthy yet they have been generous to us with clothing, furniture, food, and things for our house. It creates in our hearts a desire to communicate with them and an urgency to learn the language.

Thank you for your prayers and letters. We like hearing from you.

Love Sam, Wendy, Hannah, Jude, and Jeremiah