Getting ready for Bearspaw!

Hi everyone,

It is amazing how much computer work I am doing here. Rocky is away this morning at one of the schools, checking on the well they are digging. The girls are both at Chijacorral teaching English and I am sitting at the computer trying to get all the last minute adjustments made for the Bearspaw team which arrives on Thursday. They are a unique team in that they are really 3 teams in one. There are 43 people coming and we will be working with two student teams and a medical clinic. It is a challenge to be sure you have enough translators and vehicles to get everyone going where they need to go when they need to get there. I am sure, although, that this group will be a huge blessing.

The medical clinic is going to take place in Purulha at one of our schools. The mayor of Purulha has been giving us a real hard time lately and we are praying that by providing a medical clinic for his community, he will see that we only desire to bless them. The property where the school is built was given to the Ministry by the previous mayor. He saw the need for a school in his community and saw what we were doing in other villages and wanted the same for his people. The property was surveyed and we built our school. Now, the current mayor is accusing us of extending our building past the property line. We have had a survey done and we are well within the property lines, but this mayor is not backing down.

Prayerfully, by giving back to the community with a medical clinic and continue to serve the families and children who are a part of our school, the mayor's heart will soften. If you could pray to this end, we would sure appreciate it.

Blessings,

Karren