Homophones

I know this is cheesy, but I just couldn't resist the opportunity (pun intended).  It is winter here in Pichilemu, and the past week was especially cold.  We got down below freezing at least one night, because the water outside was frozen.  When you are living in a house with no insulation or heat, you definitely feel the cold.  So we were in the mood for a nice warm meal to comfort and warm us in this foreign country.  In other words, we ate a bowl of chili on a chilly day here in Chile.  It is so much fun to say.  :-)   Isn't the English language fun?  You can write three words differently, but pronounce them all the same.


Obviously I'm not a photographer, but here is
a yummy bowl of chili in chilly Chile




Here we are in Chile, enjoying our chili, and you can
tell that it is chilly

Thankfully, although the weather was unusually cold that week, it is a bit more bearable now.  It is winter here, so it is still cold, but at least it isn't below freezing.  We have plenty of blankets, jackets, and a nice, dry house to live in.

We have also recently celebrated Lucas' 6th birthday.  He is growing quickly and is a very special boy.
He is just finishing up Kindergarten and he loves to help me in the kitchen.


Happy Birthday Lucas!


We are still here in Pichilemu, working with a small church.   We try to help out wherever they need us.  Junior has been working in construction almost every day, trying to help them build their new church.  He enjoys the work and the men that he works with.  He also helps by preaching or coordinating the services on Sundays.  I have been put in charge of the Thursday night Bible studies.  So you can pray that God would lead me in preparing for those.  I like to do a lot of research and studies when I teach something, but there are no resources here.  So it is a challenge for me.  But God is good and the group is very supportive and helpful. 

We are praying that God will continue to use our family as he desires.  It was such a huge blessing yesterday to hear my daughter and one of her friends explaining to a neighbor girl about how to become a Christian.  She prayed with them to accept Christ.  Praise the Lord!  I was so touched by that, and proud of the kids for being so bold.  Maybe God brought us to Chile just for that 9 year old girl.  It is encouraging to know that we are all growing in the Lord.  It was also neat to hear Alexis talking to that girl, because she did it all in Spanish.  That is something she couldn't have done so well 4 months ago.  Playing all day with Chilean kids is doing wonders for the kids' Spanish.  I even hear them speaking to each other in Spanish sometimes. It is great.  May God bless you all.