The Base

 Well, it is a relaxing Saturday afternoon here in sunny Pichilemu.  It is cool and fall-like, but the kids are enjoying playing outside.  So I thought I would post a few pictures of the base so that you can see where we spend most of our day. 



Our classroom is in the second floor of this building.
This is where we spend many hours each day.



The hill that the kids like to play on,
with the soccer field in the foreground.



The dining hall where we eat all of our meals

This is the view from the base, out over town, towards the ocean. 
The beach is about a 10 minute walk away. 



This is the picnic shelter where we usually sit to check
our e-mails or write blog posts.




A great big swingset for the kids

 So now you can imagine where we are a bit better.  Things are going well, and we are keeping very busy.  Thank you all for your continued prayers.  It is a blessing to be able to be in class for 3 hours every day learning about God, and our relationship with him.   For example, this past week we talked about our self-image.  I felt challenged to remember that my image is based in God and what he has done.  My value and who I am don't come from my job as a wife or a mother.  It doesn't come from the fact that I'm a missionary kid, or an American or anything else.  My value comes from being a wonderful creation of God.  I am worth Jesus' blood on the cross.  I don't need anything else besides that to make me valuable and special.   So I praise the Lord for his love and for the sacrifice of Jesus. May each of you remember that you are specially created by God, and you are so special to him that he sacrificed Jesus for you.  You are a beautiful poem written by God.  Have a great day! 

You can also be praying for us in the next few weeks as we decide where we are going to go on our outreach.  We only have about 6 more weeks of class and then we divide into 3 groups and go practice what we have been learning.  So we are praying that God will lead us to the place that he has prepared for us to go during this 2 month outreach time.  You can also pray for me on Tuesday because it is my turn to give the morning devotional/testimony before we start class.