Celebrating Navidad with the Neighbors

The neighbors that live here at Camp Tikva with us are traveling tonight to Trujillo (another city in Peru) to spend Christmas with Rosas's family, so last night Alida & I invited them (along with Walter, who also lives here) over to the house to celebrate Christmas. We bought Papa John's Pizza, pop & Paneton (which is kinda like a fruitcake..) and we had a great time together not only as a team, but as a family. We were able to bless the kids with a present each & also bless their parents with money to help them with the cost of their bus tickets. We all watched a movie together (Elf) & then we put batteries in the remote control car we bought Robert & the hair braider Barbie thing-a-majig we bought Marileny and we started to play. We had a great time with them.

I don't think everyone can say they love their work or they love who they work with, but we can & we feel blessed to be able to say that. Thank God for those that He has placed around us & thank God that He blesses us... so we can be a blessing to others!

The Good Things Just Keep on Coming

What a remarkable few days! Not only did we find out that Alida is pregnant with our first child, but we finally bought a car!! After finding several ones & having the mechanic tell us not to buy them, this one he gave the green light! So we purchased a 2002 Nissan Sunny. We don't have an actual picture of the car (we forgot to take one), so I've posted this picture of A 2002 Nissan Sunny, just not ours! After we bought the car, we took it to a friend who put on security for the lights, mirrors, hubcaps, rims, the computer, and an alarm! Welcome to Peru! Now we have it parked in a garage, waiting for the title & our plates... which we can't drive without those. So THANK GOD we were able tofind one we like & that was in our price range.. and now we'll need it even more with a baby on the way. THANK YOU so much for all your help with the car. It's a blessing to us. You all are a blessing to us.

And So It Begins

See that little black dot? That's our first SON or DAUGHTER! :) We went to the doctor yesterday and they said she is 5 weeks along. We go back in 2 weeks for another ultrasound. WOO HOO!!