Whew! - a little school, a clean room, and photos

What a crazy week we had! I did a little better with Jaynie's school last week - 1 full day of classes. The other 4 days we did part of her school work, but I still need to figure out how to organize myself better. I did manage to clean part of our house this week. I am sure that Jose Luis was happy to see that! Last Monday, I asked Jaynie to help me by cleaning her room or more specifically to get everything out from underneath her bed. When I came back from the base kitchen to see if she was ready for breakfast, her room was an even bigger mess. She had decided to rearrange her room - we finally got everything arranged nicely and in order yesterday.



Here are some photos of a couple of Tarahumaras with whom we work. This photo was taken at the Christmas party the Christians in San Luis de Majimachi organized on December 24th. This is Refugia; she has been coming to church for over a year now since she prayed to accept Christ as her Savior.

This photo is of Chuy, Crucita's youngest son in Los Manzanos. When we first started going to her house last year, Chuy would run and hide behind his mother's skirt whenever I would talk to him. He would cry and not talk or play with us. Now, he loves to play tag and he talks and talks. Of course, we cannot understand everything he says because he combines Spanish and Tarahumara with his own language (2-year-old's).

How Time Flies!

Wow! I can't believe that so much time has passed since I last posted an update here. I hope that you all had a great holiday season and are enjoying a new year filled with many blessings.

Here at the YWAM base we are very busy. We began a new Discipleship Training School on Jan. 12 with 6 students. The Heislers are the directors of the school, but I am in charge of the kitchen. This means that besides teaching Jaynie all of her school subjects, teaching Carolina and Michael Kaemingk one subject each, I cook lunch every day during the week and some of the breakfasts as well. Last week, I did not manage my schedule very well and Jaynie's school work suffered. Praise God that we begin a new week tomorrow and I can try again to do all that needs to be done on time!

Tomorrow Jose Luis goes to Samachique (about 2 hours away by truck or 45 miles one way) for Bible translation work. The translation committee is working on 1 Chronicles. I pray that he will be filled with God's wisdom during this week and that the committee will be led of God to translate His Word perfectly.

A couple of weeks ago in Los Manzanos we built a gingerbread house. Everyone there really enjoyed making it and eating it. What a bunch of fun! Crucita's youngest son, Chuy, loved to eat the candies off of the house.

Well, I had better close and help my husband pack for the week. I will try be better at updating this blog. Let me know what you think and if you have any questions I could answer - I appreciate your input and comments. Have a great Monday and a week filled with the wonder of Christ's love for you.