This last weekend I had the opportunity to hunt Dove. I was invited by a member of my congregation and eagerly took up the chance. WHY? You may ask. I did this because I’ve had this desire to be intimately involved, at least once, with the life cycle of the meat I eat. I wanted to go from seeing the animal alive, to killing, preparing, cooking, and eating it. I can’t explain this desire, it Read More …
Ben, Levi, & Caedmon summating a rock formation in Joshua Tree http://www.facebook.com/v/477055955808 This past weekend my family joined our extended family in a trip to Joshua Tree to watch the Perseus Meteor Shower. This gave us the chance to do some hiking/light bouldering with the children and work on some values that I’m trying to instill in them–namely bravery and an attitude of adventuring. There is a rule one must learn quickly when parenting children. Read More …
This past weekend, my family and I had the opportunity to go away to lake Isabella. We decided to begin our vacation on Thursday and come on on Monday. We left in the late afternoon, which means that we put ourselves in the position of setting up a tent in the dark. Thanks to the campsite we used the headlights of our vehicle to illuminate the area and it gave us a good amount of Read More …
Today is our first full day at lake Isabella. The wind is blowing and it is about 100 degrees outside. The children really enjoy camping, we let them get filthy, and they get to play with sticks and rocks–what could be better? Here is a photo of the lake from our campsite.
Despite the kids and I not feeling well, today turned out to be a great day. We went shopping, took photos, and ate at a very nice Italian restraunt. We are all packed and ready for the flight home. We are leaving here tomorrow at 5:00 am. Our plane should arrive tomorrow night. Stay tuned we will be adding more pictures and photos.
Here is a photo of the place we are staying in Guatamala. It is quiet, peaceful, and beautiful.
Here is a photo of Aristides and his two children. This is from the iphone so our messages will be short. I will follow up with a picture of the Centro Luterano.
Dear Friends, I apologize for the lack of posts in the last few days. Internet access is a little trickier here, and we’ve had a rough few days so far. Our trip to Guatemala from El Salvador was anything but easy, we had a 7 hour van ride through the mountains. Caedmon threw up at breakfast before we left, and she has been sick ever since. Levi started throwing up yesterday morning, and he is Read More …
The Build Day: Today was a GREAT build day, and also our last. We spent the morning setting up the rebar in the trenches to guard against the frequent earthquakes here. Then we mixed by shovel on the ground 4 wheelbarrels of gravel, 3 wheelbarrels of sand, and two bags of cement. Then we added water and mixed vigorously by turning the pile of concrete over and over again. It was like kneading a Read More …
This evening we were treated to an amazing story of a young man who grew up in El Salvador during the civil war. His name is Christian, and he is 32 years old. We could never retell his story with the passion he can, but here are some of the details that impacted us: When Christian was 4 years old, the civil war started because the poor revolted against the government over poor working Read More …