Fruit of the week

 

Jessica and I had a conversation trying to figure out what this fruit was in English.  Around here, they call it Guaba.  In case you're wondering what part you eat, it's the white fuzz surrounding the seeds inside the green bean.

Homeschool activities

Hi!  Here are some of the recent activities with the homeschool kids....  Lots of fun!

Fruit of the week

This week I had the chance to eat pitahaya.  I don't know what it's English name would be.  Maybe it doesn't have one.  It comes from the jungles and is very sweet.  The picture describes the rest of it better than I could with words.  If anyone figures out what the name could be in English, let me know.

¿My brother.... My responsibility?

 ¿My brother.... My responsibility?  ¡My brother.... My responsibility!  In church this morning Pastor Santiago preached on Isaiah 58:1-12 and the importance of our faith being accompanied by actions.  (Jas 2:17) He stressed the importance that we are responsible for our brother, and that action will be the natural result of a true and living faith.  What a blessing to be able to be able to be able to worship and learn in the congregation of Paz de Dios.

 

Saturday evening, German and I had a couple of the guys from the church over to sleep outside under the stars (i.e. with no tent).  We had a wonderful time together, and had a lot of fun.  During today's message, Santiago used one of my pictures from the previous evening as an example of irresponsibility.  I'll include it with this post.

 

What about you?  What is your motivating factor for helping your brother?  Is it a true and living faith in Jesus?  The Bible tells us that without faith it is impossible to please God.  (Heb. 11:6 Isa 64:6)   As you look around you, what do you see?  Do you see people "playing with fire" unawares? What are you doing to warn them?  (Ezek 3:18, 19)

Sleeping out under the stars

Here are a few more pictures of the time we had sleeping out under the stars with Esteban, Cristian, and Abram.  Undoubtedly, we had a fun time together, as you can see from the pictures.  I've really appreciated the many opportunities the Lord has given to share and encourage the youth down here.  They are open, growing, and ask some excellent questions.  Please keep praying that the Lord would protect these young men from sin, and prepare them to be mature leaders founded in the Word.

Electrolysis

This week's experiment was electrolysis.  I went over to the Parra's house and we split water into oxygen and hydrogen.  To speed up the process we added salt to the water, so we ended up splitting it into sodium and chloride as well.   By the end of the experiment, the water that remained was green/blue and had a distinct smell like a swimming pool.

 

What a joy to see Oljer and his three daughters learning together.  This family has really been growing and has caught the vision of homeschooling.  The last time I was went over to their house, I made soap with the mom and daughters.  Please pray that the Lord would continue to encourage them and give them grace to continue on.

Work project

This Saturday, we had another service opportunity with the youth of the church.  Here are a few of the pictures.

Scorpion

I took this picture just for you, Dad.  I have a scorpion in the freezer for you to add to the insect collection.  OK, well maybe it's not an insect, but you should be able to add it to some kind of collection.

The manger scene

One of this week's projects was making a manger scene at the church with the homeschool kids.  I think I many connect some of the lights for the manger scene to a PLC.  Here are  a few pictures...

Fruit of the week....

Here's a picture of a granadia.  I hadn't had one for years and years.  It's delicious!

A trip to Nabon

I lived in Nabon from ages 5-8.  We still have many friends in the town.  Here are a few of the pictures from the trip.