What a week!

This week has been filled with so much it's hard to describe. It was so amazing to have Steve & Terisa here with us--we thank God for such awesome friends who know us and are completely comfortable whether we're sitting around watching Spanish TV, eating biscuits and gravy, working at a campaign or playing a game of cards.

They weren't just here to see us, but also to take the first steps toward getting Mario, who is at the Remar orphanage, a birth certificate. This week included meetings with their attorneys, signing a power of attorney and talking with the Christian counselor who works with the orphanage. We also visited Remar on Friday afternoon (some pictures included) and got a chance to see Mario again. The evening campaign on Friday night featured the inflatables and a great drama by the youth of Lourdes. We finished off the evening with pupusas at Pollos Real! Yum.

We took Steve and Terisa to the airport on Saturday afternoon and then joined Jeff, Paula, Emily and the team from Tennessee at a family festival in a Lourdes neighborhood. We had a great afternoon meeting people from the neighborhood, including Jose, Vilma and their son, Ferdinand Jose, and Raphael and his two children, Diego and Paula. The giant slide captured the attention of all the kids and the youth presented two great dramas, followed by a message by Dr. Joe from Tennessee.

Stephen and Jeff are at the early service this morning, but will be here later to pick Paula, Emily and me up for the 11:15 service at the hotel. We're taking Beatriz, our "former" tutor, to lunch today after church.

Tomorrow should prove to be interesting for two reasons. First, we will meet our new Spanish tutor tomorrow morning and second, we should be able to pick up our truck in the afternoon. Please pray that we will "like" both of them.