January 30th. through February 5th. the annual International Conference of the GMSA was held in Paysandu, Uruguay. Dr. Dan Anderson, president of Appalachian Bible College was our speaker and brought challenging messages from I Thessalonians. During the week over 16" of rain fell making for a soggy stay!! By the time conference ended we were ready to leave our damp cabin and the muddy trail to the bathroom behind! However, a broken pulley on the van caused us some delay. Gratefully, it finished it's lifespan before we could leave the camp property and not along the highway in pouring rain! The pulley had been replaced a little over a year ago but did not carry the "Genuine GM Part" stamp. The rest is history. Fortunately I saved the old pulley, but it was five and a half hours away in Chivilcoy! After some contemplation regarding what to do, with the help of visitors from Massachusetts, we contracted a mini-van and driver and came home. How nice to see the sun again! A few days later Debbie and I returned to Uruguay with friends, had the old pulley re-installed and came home without incident!
Below, our friends Jack and Susan and their daughter Morgan. They attended conference as visitors and Morgan ministered along with one of our MK's to the younger MK's, a group of around 20 kids! Thanks Morgan and Leah, and thanks Jack and Susan for coming! Morgan stayed on and will be with us until May 6th. She's involved in a program called "Study Abroad" through her university.
On March 11 Debbie blew out candles. We've resorted to number candles because we've reached the age when it's hard to get so many within the limited space provided by the surface of a cake!
