I am writing quickly before bed to just recap the weekend. We did have all our scheduled events take place as planned and enjoyed the arrival of the final bag (8 days later...) in time for Sky's presentation this morning in church. Yesterday Ed called in the early morning to check on the bag and they couldn't find it by noon - realizing that it arrived in Syracuse but it was delivered to another passenger with the last name Reed - an hour or so farther out from us! So by the time they retrieved the bag and brought it to us it was 10:30 pm - AND the guy got his GPS directions wrong - ending in Richfield Springs then calling to get the RIGHT address location and then proceeded to take the SEASONAL road and get his minivan stuck in the unplowed snow drift up to the frame! What possessed him to think he could make it through a road that was CLEARLY not open at such a late night hour - so after Ed brought a shovel and got the snow removed - the bag was delivered (sort of) and Ed's letter to Delta is getting more and more interesting and lengthy! I stayed up WAY too late last night getting ready for church but Sky was working all day on his presentation and so I got to burn the midnight oil. We did Sunday School at 9 am and Sky did the whole thing - it was excellent. A great public speaker and very comfortable with the powerpoint presenation style. We showed a 7 min video I had put together (one of my late night projects...) in the worship service and then served the coffee from As Green As It Gets in the fellowship time. Everyone loved it. I was shattered by the time we got home and took a nap ALL afternoon...not really wanting to get up to get supper but did and cleaned up the house so we can begin tomorrow without the clutter. Sky is going to have his mentor, Mr. Brewer, over for a thank you meal with Guatemalan food that we hopefully will get right (I took a recipe for Pipian off line...) tomorrow night. They will meet in the afternoon for his re-entry session. We are going to try to fry Plantains as well for dessert with some ice cream. Hope to fit in school somewhere??? We'll see... Praying your week will find you "walking worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;" Colossians 1:10-11
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Mar. 10, 2009 - Wish I were there
Posted by Anonymous
Just not got to read the last two entries. So glad the bag made it in time for church - but what a story! Beyond belief.
I have tried the pepion, too. The two things you can't find are like a squash. I have never seen them here. I actually like the plantains, but maybe you have to be in Guatemala to fully appreciate them.
Our presentation at church went well. I shared Ed's story about church finances and how God was providing there. Hope things are still going well in that department.
Would love to have heard Schylar. Maybe he can give me a private presentation when I come.
Yup, those Pampered Chef knives are as lethal as my Cutco. Beware. Love, Mom/Nana