Yup, that´s lava!

On Wednesday we were able to go on a school outing to a nearby valcano. We hiked up the mountain through the forest for about two hours. Then we reached the active part of the valcano, hiked another hour and were able to see a river of lava. As you can imagine it was extremely hot. The soles of our shoes started to melt. It was awesome to be so close to such a powerful thing.

Feeling Hot Hot Hot!

The good news is we have hot water for our shower. The bad news is the waterheater is on the shower head. Of course the first day we arrived Rich was inspecting this new gadget and sparks started shooting out of it. Standing water + water falling on you + lots of wires = bad idea. Thankfully neither of us has been hurt yet. We´ve learned to respect the wires and enjoy hot showers.

We are here!

We arrived in Antigua, Guatemala a week ago today. We have been busy with four hours of one-on-one classes in the morning. The Spanish classes are intense and we are a little overwhelmed right now but, we are confident that we are learning a lot. In the afternoon we study and explore the city. This picture was taken from the roof of our house. We live in the guest house with four other people. A lady named Estella cooks and cleans for us, which is awesome!

No News is Good News

After a brief stop in Nebraska to visit Audrey's brother and family we are back in Minneapolis packing for language school, we leave early Friday morning. Our phone has been turned off so please e-mail us if you want to get a hold of us. We aren't sure what access to phone and computer we will have in Guatemala. We get back from language school December 8. Just remember that no news is good news and we will be back in touch as soon as possible.

On the Road Again

After the unfortunate death of our car in Canada we flew back to Minneapolis to pick up a car and then we headed south to Arkansas.

We had a great weekend with our friends and family. Sunday was our commissioning day with Central. We have been so blessed to be apart of this church family and will hopeful still be considered long distance members. Thank you for all of your support, prayers and encouragement. We couldn't do it without you!

Oh Canada!

Last week we went to Canada to visit Rich's parents and brother's family. We had an eventful time getting there. About two hours from Rich's parents house our car made a horrible noise and started smoking! Basically our motor blew-up. We had to push the car into a parking lot and thankfully Graham and Fannie were able to pick us up. Other than that we had a nice time with family riding in the boat, eating and chatting.