Life Here

Since the Kings have left it is back to 'normal life'. It has been a bit of a discouraging few weeks.. bad news on the immigration front and bad news on the permit front.. a very loved pet dying.. bug bites and even a week long violent flu bug! *but* though we may feel a bit pressed right now, there are also wonderful things in our lives as well! We are so blessed!


You would think it is 'Fall' here! In just a few days the beautiful tree in front of our house dropped all of it's leaves and started pushing out new lovely green ones! We are used to that being about a 6 month process.. it is so wonderful to see it all happen within days!

Raking up the piles of leaves~

Just days later, these pretty leave emerge!

Our lovely Molly, just days before she died. :{

Poor Ash was attacked by a swarm of mosquitoes! They love her because she is so sweet of course!

These goats will hopefully be 'Mamas' soon!


Here the boys rebuild their bikes which they got from the bike auction. It has been a fun project for them. What they purchased for $30 has ended up costing them upwards of $60 in repairs but hey, the experience of the project has been priceless! :) :) :)

Farewell Molly

Our sweet Molly who travelled with us on the airplane to Mexico and by bus through Mexico died a few days back. The ticks here are terrible and although they do not carry the dreaded lyme's disease, they do carry something called tick fever. Once we figured out something was wrong with Molly, we rushed her to the vet but unfortunately she died in the car while on our way. The vet took one look at her and confirmed what she had died of. Goodbye 'Moo'. You were such a sweetheart.. thank you for being Grace's companion on our long trek to Belize and for keeping Amanda on her toes with your cute Cocker antics. You will be sorely missed..

Goodbye for now :'(

Well the day has finally come. The first stop we made was a small, patio-sized restaurant for one more meal of belizean chicken and cold Cokes.. for old times sake..

We will miss you all so much! Thank you for being such a wonderful friend.

Next, it was off to the airport..

Becca reads a goodbye letter from Ashley

Little Laura just loves Bro Jeremy. She heard Jeremy and Stephanie's children call him 'Papa' so much during their stay that here she is telling him 'Bye-bye Papa'. We all lost it over that!

Willow has been such a wonderful blessing to have here in Belize. She is a true friend to Amanda as well as a devoted follower of Jesus. Her sweet spirit is such a joy to be around!

The tables are turned this time and we are the ones being left behind. A lonely feeling for sure! :)

God be with you 'till we meet again!

We headed up to the area where you can watch your family and friends board.. we were able to wave one more goodbye

1. God be with you till we meet again;
by his counsels guide, uphold you,
with his sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.

Refrain:
Till we meet, till we meet,
till we meet at Jesus' feet;
till we meet, till we meet,
God be with you till we meet again.

2. God be with you till we meet again;
neath his wings securely hide you,
daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again.
(Refrain)
3. God be with you till we meet again;
when life's perils thick confound you,
put his arms unfailing round you;
God be with you till we meet again.
(Refrain)
4. God be with you till we meet again;
keep love's banner floating o'er you,
smite death's threatening wave before you;
God be with you till we meet again.
(Refrain)

Goodbye for now dear friends. Thank you for coming all the way here to experience Belize with us! Thank you for sharing your lives with us and for being an encouragement. Thank you for your support and for your love for our lord Jesus. We will miss you so much.

More fun Times with the Kings

Rio On Pools

Enjoying the Belize Zoo Together

Joshua, Matthew, Jonathan, Laura, Becca and Gracie

The Jaguar is always a favorite at the zoo











Twins! The whole time that Willow was here I kept mistaking her for Amanda! LOL. On the last night the Kings were here, we also noticed how Jeremy and Grady were dressed exactly alike. We were all laughing and called them the twins also.

Goofing around on our last night together.

Thank you Discovery Tours!

Discovery Tours is one of Jeremy's clients which is located in Centralia, WA. Discovery Tours offers day trips as well as national and worldwide trips as well.
http://www.toursbydiscovery.com/index.php
A few weeks back they hosted a Carribean tour which included a day stop in Belize. Last month while planning the trip, they had contacted Jeremy to ask him if our family could come and make a presentation to the group while stopped in Belize City- telling them about the needs among the people of Belize and what we had experienced here so far. Discovery had also seen our website which showed a few of the families we have 'adopted'. Many of their clients on the cruise brought with them cash and children's items to donate to these special families. Grady did a great job with the presentation and handed around his laptop which had a powerpoint of photos. We were so blessed by all of the gifts for the children. We were able to spread the gospel of the Kingdom that day. We just pray that what was shared with this group of sweet people was glorifying to the LORD!


When we got to the restaurant where we were to give the presentation, we were trying to figure out just how we were going to talk over the blasting music.. thankfully though the staff at the restaurant offered to turn it down while we spoke. We were very blessed by all of the people we spoke to. They were very encouraging and interested in what we had to share.

The restaurant is located in 'Old Belize' which is located just outside of Belize City. It is a gated area which houses a marina, this fun water park as well as the restaurant and a few stores.

In this photo we are wearing the new dresses that the ladies from Valley Christian Fellowship made for us! Thank you so much Phebe, Page ladies and all who worked on these! What a blessing you have been to our family

Here are the children's items donated. What a blessing! Thank you Discovery Tours for being interested in children who live so very far away from you and who are so needy. It is so easy to push from our minds those who are wanting.. who are suffering. We so appreciate you for remembering them. We were able to witness the little faces who received these and we can tell you that your efforts have made a difference in their little lives. Lord willing, the cash received will be used to help with Lucy's medical bills as well as starting a housing fund for one of the aunts who sleeps on the floor and who needs a home of her own for she and her children~