Well, here we are in the Texas/Louisiana area for a long weekend... and although our stories from here are bound to be a little less interesting, we felt inclined to blog at least one entry because the last one that Heidi wrote was just plain depressing! "Re-entry" in to the U.S. has been fun and interesting, but as you all and God are aware, "home is where the heart is"... and right now, for us, that's in Guatemala. It's truly amazing to feel the love that He has placed in our hearts for these people!
Many other missionaries warned us that things would look differently to us when we came back here to visit, and they were really right about many of those things! Things really ARE a lot bigger here, roads a lot smoother, toilet paper a lot more "flushable", and tap water a lot more potable (brushing our teeth without having to use bottled water was a big highlight so far!) There are displays of wealth here that would really blow some of the rural Guatemalans away, and sometimes it is sad to see the disparities. But the beauty of being here in the States for a few days is that we get to take advantage of some of that wealth to take back down there with us! We were able to make a "drug run" at WalMart yesterday for vitamins, cough and cold products, etc... to take back down with us. I know we all have a "love-hate" or "hate-love" or maybe even just "hate" relationship with WalMart, but we also know it's the first place we're headed to stretch a limited budget to it's fullest limit! Especially when the need is so overwhelmingly large...
Anyway, it was great to see all of Heidi's friends from LBJ and Matt's friends from DuPont yesterday... and last night and today we're hanging out with Trip and Sarun Wamsley and their little boy Xander. Those of you who have met and/or know Xander's story (born at 24 and 5/7 weeks gestation, weighing 16.5 ounces at birth) would be amazed to see him now! We'll try to post pictures and videos of him when we get back to our own computer, because he is a truly amazing answer to prayer. Thanks so much to all of you who have been praying for him-- most of you even longer than Heidi has known him!-- and please be encouraged to know that he represents just another "success" in a growing list of answered prayers!
We look forward to being here in the States for longer at Christmas, and travelling around to see everyone-- This is such a quick trip that we can't make it very far outside of Houston! But we are thankful to our support team (Highland Missions, New Beginnings Resources... a.k.a. Ray, Russell, Bethany, and Carrie!) for making this trip possible to "reset" our 90 day visa so we can make it through to our holidays trip. Keep up the good work, everyone! God bless you all...
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We enjoyed your visit back to Houston, although we feel a bit guilty that we did not share you with your family. But it was great that you got to visit with some of your friends, and hopefully your batteries are recharged for your return to Guatemala!
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