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Monday, June 23, 2014

A Taste of Home


We have been blessed these past few weeks with our first visitors from back home in Wisconsin!  Both the Daniels Family and the older Hebbe boys came to not only partner with us in ministry but also to refresh and pour encouragement into our souls.  We felt so blessed to be loved from home "in person".  

Leaving or left behind....I don't know which one is harder?  Leaving those home behind or letting those back home go.  We have now experienced both sides and are reminded that like church, home is not about the place but about the people.  Whether we are the ones leaving or watching others go, the loss that is felt from their presence is real and painful.  Nothing can change that except what we choose as our perspective.  We are to keep eternity in our view.  We are choosing to be thankful for the time God gave us recognizing that the quality of our time, a deeper intimacy, versus the quantity of our time is what is most important.  God's heart and character are reflected in relationships.  It's value is the eternal impact those relationships have every day on the Kingdom of God.  Thank you dear friends for impacting our lives with the love and encouragement of the Father as you support us here and from afar.

The Gang Together
Girl Time
Building a Chicken Coop for My Father's Heart Orphanage
Handing over the Machete
Joe's famous words, "I want chickens in here by the end of the day".  Don't think that is going to happen :)  Things Don't Happen that Fast in El Salvador
Visiting El Boqueron Volcano
Big Tough Guys Think They Can Hike this Bad Boy
(see the crater at the bottom)
Fun In The Sun 
Boogie Boarding and Body Surfing on the Pacific Ocean
The Boys Building a Sand Castle
Being Buried in the Sand
Raeleigh and Jacob Getting Some Much Needed Rest
Joe Drinking Straight From a Coconut
One of Our Favorite "Hole In the Wall" Restaurants called
Taco Lips
Dinner with the Snyder's & Staff (Partnership in Ministry called
Mission To El Salvador)
Made and Delivered Hundreds of Meals in the Back of a Pick Up to the Homeless
Connecting With Skyler's Classmates at School
(Invited Some to Youth Group and They Came)
Skyler and Lauren with Maddie and Maryfer
Connecting With Other Missionary Kids/Friends


Skyler and Lauren Helping Out the Older Age Group 
For a VBS at the International School

Dorian Doing Nails
Many Activities and Crafts
Jake Experiencing Salvadorian Food (Tamales and Pupusas) 
Oh Come on Sam...You Like It!
Spending Quality Time (in the eyes of this generation :)
Visiting Vinculo de Amor (Love Link) Spending Time
With Malnourished Babies
Sam and Lauren's Shift Doing Dishes
The Boys Draining Noodles Making a Meal for the Orphans
at Love and Hope

James, Jacob and Sam Helping With Homework
Skyler and Raeleigh Playing Games With Some of the Boys
at the Orphanage

Skyler's Buddy "Antonio"
Wouldn't Be the Same Without a Little Game of Soccer
I Think They Taught Us a Thing or Two
Raeleigh Trying to Use Her Spanish With
Some of the Girls From the Orphanage
Love Is An Action Word
Chamba Loved Jacob and Skyler
Precious Time Catching Up
The Boys Would Not Rest Until They Ate at Taco Bell
Sam Bought A Pocket Knife (Where Are the Parents?)
Jacob With His Knife and an Armed Monkey Made 
From a Coconut
A Push Up Challenge.  Guess Who Won?
Not the Old Guy :)
Happy Father's Day
Soccer Game With Boys in Our Gated Community
Sam Arm Wrestling a Salvadorian Stranger
The Boys Participating in a Scavenger Hunt
With a Short Term Team From the States
Debriefing the Scavenger Hunt
(Jacob & Raeleigh's Team Won)
Graduation Night With Our Honor Roll Kids
Skyler Making the Honor Roll
(God's Grace for A Homeschool Mom)
Graduation Celebration
(Some Are Obviously Not Ready To Graduate)
Two Peas In a Pod
Two Big Peas In a Pod
Paintball with Friends
Visit to Metamorfosis
(Shoe Factory Ministering to Ex-Prisioners and Gang Members)
Testing New Machinery Donated
Ex-prisioner and Gang Member, Rodrigo,
Sharing His Story
Outside the Shoe Factory
An Early Celebration for Lucas 8th Birthday
Raeleigh's Secret Note Written on Mrs. Daniel's Notebook
(She Discovered It At Work After She Was Home)

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