We are still praying. As the excitement in our hearts grows for our scout trip to South America our prayers are continuing and even increasing. We want the trip to be profitable and to take us to THE place we're supposed to be. We have been praying again...Argentina or Chile? North? South? East or West? There are so many things to consider and yet mostly we just want to be in the place God needs and wants us.
I was looking through pictures from our first trip together to Argentina and Chile...in early 2004! We were on our DTS outreach and it's hard to believe it's been 5 years. Just looking through those photos of the people and places we went reminded me again of why we are going. God loves them even more than we do which is hard to believe because our hearts are so full of love for the people of South America.
This week...in the spirit of preparing to go I made a traditional Argentine dish called Empanadas and dessert called Tortas Fritas. We had a couple of friends over and then watched Motorcycle Diaries (about Che Guevara). It was my first time making Argentine food, and it turned out alright but I will be glad to be able to eat the real thing soon!
Prayer Points: We really need to purchase our tickets for our flight soon! We want to be able to get them before the prices go up. We are praying for the means to be made available!
Giving thanks for: Ian has recently gotten some jobs doing graphic design for some people outside of YWAM
Still Praying
In Contact!
We got in contact with the YWAM base in Bariloche, Argentina! This is place we are feeling more and more drawn towards so its really exciting to hear back from them. Our first email was general, just letting them know who we are and our heart for Argentina. We will now begin our dialogue of details...
Other than that...
Weather in Colorado is unusually warm for February...this week the average high is about 58! The kids love it! Today we went to the park...in Colorado...in FEBRUARY!
Lyric's vocabulary is increasing daily. Today she started saying 'Here you go' when she hands us things. She also loves to give everyone high fives, or as she calls it..."pives" She is such a wonderful girl!
Atticus slept through the night for the first time Sunday night! I'm hoping for more repeats of that, although he only normally wakes once to eat so I'm not complaining. He's a super smiley little boy and it's adorable!
Ian and I are doing well...working to finish strong in our time here at the YWAM base in Denver. God is challenging us in our faith in him and it is a good journey to be on. We are starting to read "Irresistible Revolution" by Shane Claiborne as we thought it would be good food for thought in preparation for our Argentina life. We'll let you know thoughts about it as we read.
Giving thanks for: We have $600 towards our plane tickets to Argy! We are flourishing as a family! We are being blessed by random gifts!
Please Pray: Health in the cold/flu season! Continued good communication with our contacts in Argentina! To be able to purchase our plane tickets soon and have the $ to do so!
