Scenes from Belmopan

Belmopan lies about 30 minutes east of the community we live in. It became the capital of Belize after the former capital, Belize City was all but completely destroyed by Hurricane Hattie in the early 60's. We had a few errands to run there.. and spent quite a while searching for the correct governmental building.. Hee Hee. And folks, this city is NOT big! Oh well. We finally found the correct building only after driving around for an hour or so. :)

After that, we poked around a farmer's market and ended up at an air conditioned restaurant. We have eaten out a few times here in Belize. Our family can enjoy a large meal for under $30 US. Not bad really. We would have preferred to eat at one of the local outdoor booths but our little girls were a bit of a mess as the heat index at the time was about 105! The air conditioning was worth the extra few dollars we spent. We had a lovely day, speaking to quite a few colorful and wonderful people of all nationalities and backgrounds. That is one thing we love about Belize. The diversity of the people.


Grady was able to speak with this woman who was begging at one of the buildings we visited. Everyone has a story and everyone has needs, especially spiritual ones..




Many here are open to speak about Jesus. We have found quite a few brothers and sisters in Christ who may not look like us but who love the Lord and are seeking to obey him and live for him.

Here we are, cooling off with a bit of ice cream~ Yummy! Most of us stuck with vanilla but a few were a bit more daring and ordered the sour sop ice cream. It was pretty good actually!

Mama shopping for a few used clothing items at the market

I uploaded the next three photos in random order but then looked again and thought how very sweet it is to see the diversity between all three girls.. all three have a family, though they may look differently.. and all are very much LOVED by the Lord Jesus.

The market as seen from the street

The girls captured this very sweet shot. This little child is probably about 4 years old. I foresee a hammock in my future! It seems like a very reasonable place to spend the mid afternoon when the temperature is soaring into the upper 90's!

Do you see the Washington apples in the foreground? Just a *tinge* of homesickness seeing that! :)

Little Laura was soo hot poor thing! The cool restaurant was such a luxury.

Mmmmm.. Belizean chicken. Our new favorite. I still that J. Banman makes it the best though!

The spoiled 'Americans' get a reprieve! There is *nothing* like ice cold water when you are melting into a puddle.

Ah, that hits the spot!

What a very comfortable place to eat. Everyone was friendly. They actually smiled and seemed happy to have kids in there. That has been a cultural difference that we have really enjoyed. It is normal here to have kids. And it is normal to like children. They are not seen as a burden to be shut away and ignored. They are valuable blessings.

Our last stop as we left Belmopan was to purchase a watermelon and a few cantaloupe from these very friendly Old Order Mennonites. They grow some delicious melons! :)

We then headed back to our home, very thankful for a special family day and also thankful for very cold A/C!