This morning at 4:52am, we woke up and our bed was shaking. It felt as though someone was at the foot of the bed rocking it back and forth with all their might. It took a minute - well probably closer to a second - to realize we were experiencing an earthquake. The shaking lasted only 30 seconds or so, but it was enough to wake us all up and rattle us a little. Rocky went on-line and found out the earthquake's epicenter was about 150 miles from where we are and it measured 5.6 on the richter scale!
This week are are recovering from the team that just left and planning with fevor for the upcoming bunch of teams. The team that just left was an amazing team. They were mostly young adults who had been here before. It was such a pleasure to work with them. They earnestly desired to work, serve and connect with the Lord and it made our job so easy. They worked and did children's ministry out at Mocohan and Arryn and Hope were able to join in a couple of times. One of the big projects out there is installing a well. Mocohan's water system was established for 100 homes and they now have well over 1000 using the system. As a result, you cannot get more than a trickle of water out of the tap. We have drilled and cemented in a well and are working on the pump and delivery system. This will be huge for the school in Mocohan.
Rocky is now getting all the work and equipment lined up for the KCS team. I have prepared their schedule/itinerary and am now working on the Bearspaw itinerary. When they arrive, we will have essentially 3 teams to balance at one time. They are a total of 44 people, which will be divided into two student teams and a medical team. Creating that itinerary and ensuring we have enough vehicles and translators is a bit of a juggling act - but I love it!
I am starting some intensse language study tomorrow and I am a bit nervous. I have been doing okay with my Spanish, but now I have been lined up with a retired teacher, who taught Spanish grammar in high school here! She does not speak any English, so my entire time with her will be in Spanish. This will be so good for me, but I know it will also be exhausting. Please pray that the Lord opens my mind to this language so that I can better communicate. I did lead a group in the hospital prayer time last week, but it was a real challenge for me to come up with the right words. I need to know more Spanish to really do my job well.
Hope and Arryn are going to be starting their English classes on Monday! They are a little nervous, but I know they will do well and really enjoy building relationships with the little ones. They will be teaching grade 2 - 6 (5 classes) for 1/2 hour each twice a week. I have been given a group of teachers to teach! They want to learn English, so we are going to help. Arryn is also going to help look after little Tim - Les and Rita's baby. She is excited about that; she loves babies. Hope is also busy with her schooling - she is already caught up and in fact ahead of the pacing for her courses. I think she's nervous she won't get it all done, but I am nervous she'll finish by the end of March! Just kidding. That would be great.
The photos with this blog are:
Arryn at Mocohan with one of the little girls.
A boy drawing with sidewalk chalk - Te amo Dios (I love you God)
A well for Mocohan! They have been without water for over a year!
Paint for Mocohan.
Bless you and thank you for your support and prayers! We know we are protected by the Lord's covering and feel His blessing each and every day!
Karren, Rocky, Arryn and Hope.
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