Brandon loves hot peppers. I was making a vinegar, hot pepper, garlic, and oregano salsa. Brandon loves to pour it on EVERYTHING! I think he is even more into this than my Grandma Schley was and my brother is. As I was making it today…I thought of Brandon.
Edson needed a playmate. Brandon loves Edson and Edson loves Brandon. When I am the busiest, Brandon is always there to make his little brother laugh.
Brandon admires his older cousins. We went to their house last night for Oscar’s sister’s birthday and Brandon wasn’t there. Some one very important was missing.
Brandon is pretty active in our Praise and Worship group. He wasn’t there this weekend. I miss him.
I fold clothes each evening and there are only four piles…Oscar, Karen, Gaby and Edson…I miss folding Brandon’s clothes.
Brandon has been gone for a week and a half! We miss him! Gaby has been bored out of his brains…there is no one to fight, argue, or play with. This is Brandon’s first experience…alone...away from Mom and Dad and our X-Ray eyes.
Brandon is half way across the country…not too far since Paraguay is a small country…but it seems so far! He spent the past week in CEC – Centro de Entrenamiento Cristiano. He went through a week of mission training and then they go out to work in different areas of the country. He went with Cristian Pintos, a friend from church. We have been communicating through Cristian’s cell phone. This week they went to Canindeju- North East Paraguay, in an indigenous colony. He says he’s been learning a lot and has many good experiences. His leader, Cesar, a good friend of ours, called the other day and said the kids were doing fine. It’ll be interesting to hear about his experiences in the “Indian” colony.
Some of the kids went to other parts of Paraguay, some in other parts of South America and some went to Africa. It’s a neat program for mission training. I’m glad he went, but we miss his fun personality. It’s just not the same at home without him. In the end, almost everything reminds me of Brandon.
1 comment:
Hmmmmmmm. Seems like I went through something similar 22 years ago. I'm glad he is having that experience. It sure makes you place your child into God's protecting hands, and trust Him!
IS 41:10 says "fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will hlep thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."
His promises are true.
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