Nueva Entrada

I'm on a friends computer since we are still without internet and somehow all my command prompts have switched over into Spanish- new vocabulary lesson! It really stinks to not have internet in the house- we are realizing how much we depended on it to communicate with everyone back home, but we are also finding that there is a lot to do without it! These past couple of weeks have been quite busy setting up our new home and continuing with the daily obligations we have. We love our new home more every day and have had many opportunities already to invite people over and share life together. The Christmas season has been lots of fun and I've had several cookie baking parties with various girl friends of mine, enjoying the season together. Tonight, Scotty and I have been invited to our good friends house, the Castellons, to celebrate their big night with a traditional Bolivian Christmas soup eaten at midnight. The festivities usually last till 4 or 5 in the morning, but since Scotty and I want to have a little time to ourselves in the morning to celebrate together before a big group comes over at noon, we will probably not stay the whole time. Tomorrow will be our Christmas cookout, utilizing the barbeque grill we have downstairs, complete with pumpkin pie from scratch (that should be a challenge for me) and Christmas carols led by our guitar-strumming friend, Randy. We're excited about having the celebration in our home and making memories not only for us, but for those who have chosen to spend this day with us. More than anything, our desire is to rejoice in the life we have through Jesus Christ alone, who is the only One who can fill our hearts with true joy.

Keep praying that internet will reach us out in the country- it will inevitably come, we just don't know how long it will take. We miss being more frequent on the blog and hope to insert some pictures for you in the near future. All our friends are close to our hearts and in our prayers- we hope you all have a fantastic Christmas!