Warm and Sunny here.....

Well, I know where most of you are, it is chilly or down right cold. Sorry, but I am not jealous. The weather here has been just perfect. This past week was a week of paperwork and new experiences. And things always move slower than I want.... :-)

We met with Abigial last Thursday and the lawyer in our group who is filing all our papers had many papers for us to look over and approve. All of them are excellent. She is actually a lawyer specializing in Family Law. How perfect!!! She asked for another week to finish the rest of the ones we had given to her and then she can file them all at the same time with the government.

Also, El Sal has chosen to set aside Tuesday, 25 November as the day to recognize the National Day for Abused Woman in this country. This is a HUGE step for this country, to even start to admit there is a problem here. This day was just announced last week, so we are preparing to have an event on that day. Not sure yet what it will be, but I will keep you posted and you can pray for us as we plan. We have other events on the burner and I will share more about those as they get closer.

Life here is always interesting and my Spanish is getting better every day. Slowly, but surely......Here is an example fo how some things are just different. We went to the open market one morning and were there for a while, so I decided to wonder off and get something to drink. NEVER drink the water in a place like that, so I saw a little shop that had grape soda in a glass bottle. It has been YEARS since I had a soda in a glass bottle. So I asked for one and the lady asked me if I was going to take it with me and I said yes. I paid her and started walking away. She called me back and asked again if I was going to take it. Again, I said yes. Then she told me I would need a bolsa or bag. I told her it was not necessary, but she insisted. So I handed her my soda and she got out a clear plastic bag. Next, she proceeded to POUR MY SODA FROM THE BOTTLE INTO THE LITTLE PLASTIC BAG!!!!!!! Straw and all!!!! I was shocked, but figured out that was what I was supposed to do if I wanted to "Take it with me." Too funny!!!! That was a first for me. I have never had a soda from a plastic bag before!!!! Things are different here, but still fun!

Blessings to all of you. I miss you...but not enough to leave here.... :-)