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June 23 – the Week with Central Presbyterian Church
07/23/08
So I lied… I said I would get to writing the week I got back home – but so much has been happening that I did not.
Things are pretty calm today – I just need to put together a slide show for a mission talk in Dexter on Friday and I’m almost done so I thought I would take a break -
July 14th – Alfredo’s family
07/15/08
I find myself with more than 2 hours to burn in the airport – waiting to return to Iowa once again. So I’m compelled to take advantage of the down time and the quiet to write while enjoying a cup of coffee…
I just spent the night with the most amazing family. Last week, on the way -
July 12 and 13 – El Tablón Cerna
07/15/08
Part of the itinerary for the Heartland delegation was to spend the night in our sister canton of El Tablón Cerna.
I have spent the night in El Tablón Arriba before – once under the trees when there were no solar panels (very cool) and once in the community center buildings. This t -
July 9th… Esperame por favor… (wait for me please)
07/10/08
It’s Thursday night late and it’s been a full week of events with Heartland. The full day in San Salvador for history… a sort of impromptu visit to a community about 45 minutes away for a meeting with a man who will help us build our school in El Tablón Cerna … the day in Cinquera, the day -
July 8th – My Friends from Heartland
07/10/08
Monday afternoon, I caught the 2 p.m. direct bus to San Salvador. I wanted the 1:00 p.m. bus but there was none to be had. So I got to the later bus really early and just got in and sat down and waited it out with my book. Good thing, as it turned out, because by the time we left, there were no s -
July 6th – The Mass for Dimas
07/06/08
What a great evening. The last 3 days have actually been rather quiet and at times, even a bit boring. Imagine that. Maybe it only feels that way in comparison to the prior 2 weeks.
So today is Sunday. And I do enjoy going to church and then walking the market afterwards. I spent som -
July 4th - three stories in one day...
07/04/08
must be some kind of record...
I might even squeeze one more in!
; o)
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July 4th – This and That and random staff
07/04/08
The Pastoral Team and I were talking a lot about the health of the people here. I was so saddened by all that the people were telling us. All their pains, illnesses, and needs seem so chronic and without relief.
The most common complaints over the four days were headaches, back aches, s -
July 4th – Surviving 4 days with a medical delegation
07/04/08
I’m really tired today so when I found out that I had an unexpected day off, I was inwardly happy. Otilia and I were supposed to go to Corozal to finish installing the water filters that were delivered there last week – but due to the storm last night, the roads were not good enough to travel. -
July 4th – The storm
07/04/08
Yes, I know it’s the rainy season…but man did it rain hard and long last night. It was one of those ‘step out your door and immediately get soaked’ rainstorms. And the thunder and lightning were so intense that I unplugged my computers and turned off all the lights. Today we have no telep -
June 26 – The walk to the cross – 2nd time around
07/03/08
So what the heck was I thinking when I put a ‘walk’ to the cross on the itinerary for Central Presbyterian??
I did the walk once… with my church delegation 2 and a half years ago. Back then I was 25 pounds heavier and had fewer leg muscles than I do now… but Holy COW! What a t -
June 26 – Las Delicias and the wall dedication
07/02/08
This is also a group of early risers. And some of them even get together to do some Yoga. Others want to walk a bit for some exercise and some journal before breakfast and some just hang out and talk.
Jann convinced me that I needed to ask the ladies to make real coffee for the group so -
June 25 – Suchitoto, Cinquera, Illobasco y BerlÃn
07/02/08
What a great week this has been so far. They are a very large group – 6 men and 9 women – including their pastor. In spite of the size of this group – they are really easy. They all seem to get along well – they talk well and they have been so exhausted by the end of the day that they ar -
June 30 – Los medicos
07/01/08
So I’m sitting up in my office this afternoon trying to get my reports done. The delegation left yesterday bright and early but I had to go to San Miguel and ended up staying the whole day there – some meeting time, lots of just visiting with all the Rotarians and Don Hampton from Iowa. Thatâ€
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