Another Milestone...Rocky turns 52!

Yesterday was Rocky's 52nd birthday.  For the past three years, we have celebrated his birthday in Guatemala.  Yesterday, we had Spanish class in the morning, came home and did our homework!  Oh man, are we getting a ton of homework these days.  In the evening, although, we went out for supper to a restaurante that serves local cuisine - Panascal.  The traditional dish here in Coban is Kaq ik.  It is a soup with a piece of turkey (and yesterday the gizzard as well!) served with rice and tamalitos (little tamales).  Before they bring you the soup, they serve you chocolate made with real cocoa.  It was quite the experience.  Rocky isn't sure he'd have the meal again, but now he can say, "Yes, I have eaten Kaq ik."  " Si, ya he comido Kaq'ik."  Because we get asked that a lot here. 
Arryn and Hector were here for lunch/supper today and we had a small feast.  We made roast chicken, potato skins and cabbage & apple salad.  Mmmmm!  Hector said he had only seen food like that in a restaurant!  What fun.  Then we played games - Uno and Dutch Blitz.  It is wonderful to be able to speak more Spanish and be able to actually get to know the young man who is going to be our son-in-law in November. 
This time of year - May / June - is an interesting time of year weather wise.  The mornings are hot and sunny, but almost every afternoon we get a rain storm.  The sky clouds over, the lightening streaks across the sky and thunder starts to roar.  Sometimes it rains for only a few minutes, but today it really poured for about an hour and a half.  It was so loud, it was deafening!  Our little house has a tin roof - very common here - and the noise inside was unbelievable.  Then, when the rain stops, it is fresh and clear for the evening.  This is winter in Coban.
Tomorrow we are off to church - trying our fourth church in Coban.  So far, we have enjoyed all of our church experiences, but haven't quite found the right fit for us.  Our first church here was Palabra & Poder (Word & Power); our second was Casa de Oracion (House of Prayer); and our third was Puerta de Ovejas (Sheep Gate).  Tomorrow we are off to Hector's family's church - El Verbo (The Verb based on John 1:1 The Word became flesh - In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning).   
God bless you as you continue to serve the Lord and walk the path that He has prepared you to walk. 
Blessings,
Karren