This morning we woke up to 47ºF! It's winter in Paraguay! It's supposed to be up to 65º this afternoon, but Saturday and Sunday, back down in the low 40º’s. I guess we'll be making more vorí-vorí.My kids are can't feel the cold! They are excited about marching in a Parade on Friday. Brandon is in the drum section and there has been practice twice a day. One student's dad is from the military and sent a military trainer to our school to practice with the kids this week. June 12th is Chaco Armistice. Almost all of the schools/towns have a parade either May 14th for Independence Day or June 12th for "Paz de Chaco" Day. Our town, (Lambaré) usually has the parade on June 5th commemorating Lambaré’s (48th) anniversary. So, our parade is June 4th. There will be about 50 schools represented.
I’m just thinking…it’ll be cold and rainy that day!
Brandon just got back from an evangelistic trip to San Pedro. A group of about 20 went to do different activities (visiting, inviting, kid’s bible hours, setting up the sound system, etc.) this past weekend. Brandon adapts so well to different cultural experiences and enjoys every minute of the adventure.
Gaby is still lead singer and guitar player at school (and sometimes at church) and is dreaming of being a soccer player for Tacuari. He was supposed to go last Thursday, but when the riots broke out in town, we decided to wait.
Oscar’s doing fine, but battling a dry cough. For some strange reason I have been so nostalgic lately…it’s probably the cool weather…I have been missing everyone and everything. I just blame it all on the thyroids!
So, that’s the news and stuff for today.
I thought I'd stick a flower in to brighten up this cold day. I found this flower growing out of an old stump in San Pedro on our last visit and loved it.
4 comments:
beautiful flower! Enjoy the wonders of creation...even in the cool weather. As for getting a bit "homesick" that's understandable. I still get homesick for D-town after amost 50 yrs. living elsewhere! Thankfully, once we get to heaven we won't need to be concerned about homesickness anymore. We'll have the best of everything with the best of everybody with the best....
Hang in there. You're not forgotten. Many prayers are with you and your family, etc. love you.
Thanks for the update on the boys' activities. Our parade time was Mon, for Memorial Day. We planted flowers and plants around here. School's out Thurs. for the summer. Wish we could just send some of the warmth to you :)
This is choppy, w/no train of thought, but wanted to compare a little bit of our life here.
Thinking of you so often, too!!!
Love you always!
Blame it on the thyroid, and then let yourself feel nostalgic! Read my blog from today. I got all emotional over making salmon patties!! I love you!
Sometimes the present is so very strange to me I'm nostalgic for any other time at all...
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