Give Thanks to the Lord, for He is GOOD!

Happy Thanksgiving to you all!! I hope that your day is being spent with a heart full of gratitude to our Lord for the abundance of blessings that He has poured out on us. As I set here today, (as always, in front of a fan!) I am thinking back over the past 10 months, since we moved to El Salvador, and I am giving thanks to God for His goodness, faithfulness and His constant love and presence. We have seen His hand in our lives, over and over, placing just the right people in our path at just the right time. He has ministered to our hearts in times of need, with His perfect timing. This has been a very challenging year. But, as He promised, He has never left us, or forsaken us.

Since the last post, in September, there is so much to tell. So, I will do it in short blurbs...and with pictures.

In September, I was able to take an excursion to Guatemala to visit my dear friend, Susy Ayala, who is living in Antigua, Guatemala, doing translation work for the YWAM base there. It was great to be able to see her at work, and visit the beautiful, ancient city of Antigua, which is almost 500 years old! It was actually cold there. I slept under blankets and a comforter! I haven't done that since we moved here...only a sheet! It was nice and cozy! My favorite part was visiting a coffee plantation and seeing how they operate. I had a REALLY good cup of coffee!!!


(My friend Susy translating at the YWAM base.)


(Yes, those are coffee beans!!!)






In October, a group of pastors from San Julian, their wives and families, were invited to spend the day at the beach, by a sweet pastor from Acajutla.

He has connections through his church to a lovely home on the beach. Upon our arrival we had a special service together. Then the rest of the day was spent fellowshipping, swimming, and eating lunch together. It was a wondelful and restful time together with the pastors.



I have to admit that my favorite part of the day was getting to hold and play with a precious, fat, adorable baby girl, who is the grand-daughter of our dear friend, Pastor Eduardo. She is about 8 months old, and reminded me so much of my grand-daugher, Brooklyn. We played in the pool with her, and had a jolly time! Jonah and Maddie enjoyed playing with some sweet children that day.