July 21,2009

Our time in Belize is winding down, and there seems to be so much to accomplish - well, not accomplish exactly, but it seems as though everyone waits until we only have a few days left and then they are wanting our time. Tomorrow Dale will be spending another day doing interviews for Cornerstone teachers, and also the Education Commission of the Presbytery wants to meet with him regarding the one school board idea. Romalda has asked us to come to dinner tonight for Chirmole and again on Thursday for breakfast. We'll be having dinner with Chayo and Amy on Frinday night. This afternoon we plan to make the rounds to San Narciso (to deliver a sewing machine) and to Cristo Rey and then to Patchakan to stop by and see some friends we haven't been able to see yet.
This picture was from Sunday evening when we met up with Chayo and Amy after church. Also in the photo are Amy's parents Gary and Anita.
It was so good to see Amy and Chayo again. They have just relocated here from Jackson, Mississippi and plan to work at Cornerstone. They will be moving into our casa on Monday when we leave to go back to the states. Please pray for their re-adaptation to Belize, the climate, the lifestyle, and all the changes that have occured here since they left 3 years ago.

On our last day here (Sunday) our church family in San Narciso is going on an all-day outing to a Mayan ruin towards Belize City called Altun Ha. They will leave at 7:30 am, get to the ruins about 9:00, have a worship service, play some games, tour the ruins, have lunch, then leave for a swimming place to spend the afternoon. Alvaro announced to the congregation that each family should bring extra food for the lunch so that Dale and I can eat a little from each family's meal. A young lady came up to me after the service and suggested we stop eating after Monday so that we will have room for all the food. Dale will be giving a devotional at the end of the afternoon before they all head back to San Narciso. We plan to just leave from there and go on to Belize City (since we will be pretty close) to spend the night before we leave Belize on Monday morning. It will save us making the 90 minute trip back to Corozal (probably not getting home until around 10:00), then having to get up to leave at 7 am and driving the 2 hour trip back to Belize City. Just seems a wiser use of time and gas.