Hello everyone! We hope this finds you well!
We’ve had a very busy couple of weeks.
Our first big news is that ½ of our roof is completed! YAY! Andy
will start the other half on Monday as long as there is no rain!
PRAISE GOD for dry floors! We put a layer of tin roofing and then on
top of that replaced the “Tejas” (ceramic-type tiles). It looks very
nice! (See attached picture)
Andy just got back from a great mountain trip with a team from Florida
State University. They put a roof on a house and began another
foundation. Mercy International promised to do ten houses in Santa
Maria, and we are well on our way to finishing 4 houses. The projects
change circumstances but it is the relationships that last a life
time. Currently their are around 20 men in the village that appear to
be hungry for the word.
The coffee market is coming along, the farmers are having great crops.
Andy is on track to purchase around 4 thousand pounds of coffee for
this year. That is 50% more than last year. In April, Andy will be
travelling to Arkansas and Houston, Texas for two coffee conferences.
This is a great opportunity to learn more about the coffee industry
and make more networking connections.
Makenzie and I had a unique experience yesterday. We got to go to a
local bilingual school called Southwest, and see the science fair. We
have a student, Dunia, who was participating. She and her team
created an experiment that tested to see how long it took a balloon
filled with water, to pop when put above fire. It was very
interesting! They ended up winning second place. CONGRATULATIONS
DUNIA!
Makenzie is now very close to finshing her school for this year. She
just finished Day 128 and she has 160 total. It is so exciting to see
her learning as much as she has. She is one smart cookie, and we are
SO very proud of her! She started writing her first and last name in
cursive before the teacher said it was time. I love seeing her a
little bit ahead of some areas! I got the opportunity to see her
“teaching” to one of our staff members today, and it was so cool to
see her mimicking Mrs. Bere. What fun!
My days have been modified recently by the fact that the main office
computer lost its power supply. We are waiting on a new one to arrive
so that I can get back to my daily grind. The supply of baskets on
hand looks great at this point, and I am looking forward to my ladies
“stepping out of the basket” a little to bring me some new designs! I
love it when they get creative!
The twins that I mentioned last time, have now both gained at least 1
pound, and continue to grow. Please don’t forget to pray for them.
Their names are Cindy Melissa and Henry Adonai. We are blessed to
have the opportunity to see them grow, and blessed to be able to pray
for them.
We have been truly blessed in so many ways, and continue to be blessed
on a daily basis. We thank you all for your continued support, and
look forward, as always, to hearing from you.
Because of Him,
Andy, Corbett and Makenzie
