We Have Arrived

We are here!

We had a very good trip. The highlight of the trip for me was that I got upgraded to first class during the second leg of our trip. They called my name to the desk just before boarding and gave me the upgrade. John wanted to know why he did not get upgraded, and they explained to us that he used miles for his ticket, and those don´t get upgrades, so then he said: "But I paid for her ticket!" The girls at the counter thought it was all very funny and took pity on him. They gave him the seat by the emergency exit that was completely empty, so he was able to stretch.

We had a good night´s rest. This morning we already have had two phone calls. Our friend from the capital called. He has our car, which was being repaired by a good mechanic that he knows. He will pick us up Thursday at the airport at the capital. We purchased a one way ticket in a little puddle jumper of a plane. He is going to take us around to some of the ministries that Christ For The City has over there on Friday, including a graduation ceremony for girls that have gone through a program called "Renacer" (Born Again). This program takes girls off the streets and takes them to a camp in the mountains for a minimum of a year.It is a beautiful place. I was there once before. They get off drugs and go to school. They only go back if they are ready and have a safety net. I will give more details after we visit the camp.

Saturday morning I am speaking to a Christian women´s group about the Christian marriage. Pray for this. Saturday night we are going to our friend´s 50th birthday party. Sunday morning we are speaking in his Sunday School class. Those of you in SALT will remember when he came to visit and spoke in our class. We told him that he was in the US and needed to speak in English (but remember that I ended up translating), now it is John´s turn to go to his Sunday School class and speak in Spanish. Our topic is friendship evangelism. Sunday night we are going to meet other friends, and we are driving back in our car on Monday morning. Please pray specially for this because we have never driven from the capital before. We have no GPS or map, although I am going to try to get one.

The door bell rang! It was the German Bakery guys!!! Rubia knows how much I like their stuff. I asked them how did they know to come, and they told us that they ask who is in at the gate. They only come on Tuesdays now because things are slow here also. Now we have fresh bread, cinnamon rolls and other goodies. We will survive!

Now you are up to date. Please pray for traveling mercies this week and through Monday.

Until next time...From the beach...