Mission's Week at CPA

Honduran people eat Baleadas - flour tortillas filled with beans, scrambled eggs, cheese and sour cream with a cabbage on the side. Mexicans - of course, eat flour tortillas filled with different kinds of meats, rice, beans cheeses, etc. and lots of picante, hot sauce. So, since both grades had flour tortillas on their menu, I decided to make the same thing for both grades. I made 120 HOMEMADE flour tortillas out of 4 kilos (8.81lbs.) of flour. I didn't have a comal or anything, just three frying pans.

On July 4th...we celebrated the US Independance eating a Mexican meal!

Flour Tortillas
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons shortening
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1. Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt in large bowl. Cut in shortening to resemble cornmeal. Add water slowly, mixing with your hands to make a soft dough. You may not need all the water.
2. Knead a few minutes on floured surface until smooth and elastic. Put back in bowl and let rest, covered for 10 minutes.
3. Divide into small balls the size of golf balls and roll out into round discs.
4. Cook on top of stove over medium heat using a cast iron grill or heavy skillet until top is slightly bubbly then turning on opposite side for a minute or two.

Celebrations

We celebrated so many things this past week...Mission's Week at school, 4th of July (at home and with Americans, of course!), and the Paraguay-Spain World Cup Soccer game. The first two celebrations went well, the third one was kind of sad since we were eliminated.
Anyway, at school this past week we celebrated Mission's Week. This whole past month each grade researched many important facts about North and South American countries. They did posters, slide shows, and each grade presented their country. We prayed for these countries and their missionaries at school and the final celebration was a fund-raiser night. Each grade set up a stand with their posters, typical foods, and other interesting decorations. All the funds this year were going to the 12th grade solidarity (??? I’m not sure if you say it that way in English) project. They are different programs throughout they year for a children’s home near our school. We raised about $500. That’s a lot for here in Paraguay even though it doesn’t sound like it.
The pictures are of some of the stands. There is a pizza-party prize for the best Jr.High/High school stand and for the best Elementary stand. So, eigth grade, Colombia, and Kindergarten, Venezuela were the winners! Gaby researched Honduras and Brandon, Mexico. I’ll tell you what I made…tomorrow!

We Lost!

Spain 1 - Paraguay 0

Saturday...a little bit of everything

Well, Things are getting pretty tense here. The Paraguay - Spain game is about to start. They say it is going to be projected in one of the biggest Stadiums here in Asunción and everyone was invited to go to cheer on the Paraguayan Team. Martha sent me a cute link about the Paraguayan Team in South Africa. Sadly, our two neighbors (Argentina and Brazil) are out of the World Cup, but Uruguay is still pretty strong.
Getting ready for lunch, dinner and company tomorrow, I ransacked the house for a special recipe. Oscar in his efforts to "help me" clean up several days ago, put it up with old folders and notebooks in Edson's room. I would have NEVER looked there!
Anyway, I was looking for a recipe that mom made when we were kids. I loved it so much and made it many times since...Zucchini Pizza! (I thought I would stick it in my blog so it doesn't get lost anymore!)
3 C. shredded zucchini
1 small onion chopped fine
1 small garlic grated
2 tsp. parsley
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 cup oil
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 cup bisquik (or self rising flour, like I used)
1 cup shredded cheese
4 eggs
Mix together in a 9x13 pan and bake until browned.
It was supposed to be for tomorrow...but we ate more than half of it before lunch...for our tereré break!
P.S. I let you know if we win a little bit later...

Paraguay - Japan

Paraguay 5- Japan 4!!!

The Pueblo Paraguayo is partying. Downtown is full of celebration. My sister-in-law cried! Paraguay...one of the eight BEST soccer teams in the World Cup!

Yes, we watched it at school! The kids went in their Paraguay Jerseys. Gaby filmed this. The game ended when bell rang. I don't think the students would have been ABLE to concentrate anymore.

People are still honking horns and blasting their radios with the Paraguay victory song.

Here's a clip of the reaction after the winning goal.

Good Friends

Mauricio...Mauri is one of Edson's good friends. They were born 10 days apart, both in November. They are quite the opposite in just about everything...hair, eyes, and personality, but they are good friends!

This picture was taken Saturday night at church. One of Edson's favorite spots is here, in this Ficus tree. From here, he can see the volleyball or soccer games without anyone bothering him. When I can't spot him (at night) in the playground area or in the hallways...he is usually here, in the Ficus.

Baby Shower

I made a diaper cake yesterday for my friend's baby shower. I never did something like this, but I was looking for some ideas for baby showers and found this. I had some lace and ribbons (from Aunt Janet) and some left over Huggies and Pull-Ups from Edson and got to work on it.

Ta da! It was finished in less than an hour.
Karina is expecting her second girl! Giuliana, her first, is 8. We have been friends for a while, since Giuli was in Kindergarden at CPA.

Once when we were going somewhere, I saw a rainbow in the direction of their house. So, I messaged her and told her that God had a promise for her. She texted me back to say..."How did you know?" We laugh a lot about that! She let out her secret thinking that somehow I knew...before she was even two months pregnant. All I wrote was that God has a promise for her and her family because I saw a beautiful rainbow over their house.

We had fun picking out names and blessing our friend's pregnancy and baby. I printed out some cute Bible verses to read and to take home.

We prayed for this child and the Lord has granted us what we asked of Him. – I Samuel 1:27

“Every good and perfect gift is from above.” – James 1:17

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born, I consecrated you…” – Jeremiah 1:5

“From the fullness of grace we have received one blessing after another” - John 1:16
“I sing for joy at the works of Your hands.” – Psalm 92:4
“And He took the children in his arms, put His hands on them and blessed them.” Mark 10:16
“Children too are a gift from the LORD, the fruit of the womb, a reward.” – Psalm 127:3
“For thou didst form my inward parts, thou didst knit me together in my mother’s womb.” – Psalm 139:13

It was a fun, girls night out!