Internet banking is very handy. I have been using it for 5 years to pay bills and track expenses. What’s really great though is that I can live in Guatemala and maintain an account in Canada without having to walk into a bank. For two weeks, I went without internet at my home because a … [Read more…]
Yesterday morning, I got up put the garbage out, changed, dress and fed Blaise. I let Lidia, our housekeeper, in at around 8 am and introduced her to our new baby and then continued to tidy up the house while Amber was continued to rest in bed. As I rushed around the kitchen, eager to … [Read more…]
Yesterday was fun! When I woke up, Amber told me not to get my hopes up, but that she was having contractions every 10-15 minutes. We read up on false labour and deduced that this is what was happening. Sure enough, but 8 AM, things had subsided. I worked at the office for part of … [Read more…]
I finished 2 books this week. I never finish that many books in one week – I’m too slow a reader. I also started listening to a couple bands, saw some good films, and got some good reading/listening on the web so I thought I would share… BOOKS: “Girlfriend in a Coma” by Douglas CouplandThis … [Read more…]
Goal #105 Adopt a Child Yesterday, I visited with the social worker at the Cobán Regional Hospital. My inquiry was related to the possibility of adoption of an abandoned baby. She said that as long as we are residents of Guatemala, get approved as foster parents and are willing to pay the legal fees, it … [Read more…]
With short-term teams coming and going so often here (25 so far since I’ve been here), I’m often asked where I am from. FOr me that is a difficult question and I have a hard time answering it quickly. I’ve been living in this house in Tactic for 13 months now (after more than 5 … [Read more…]
I feel as though our electric bill is very expensive and I’ve been meaning to ask what it costs everywhere else. Here’s how my bill breaks down: Fixed monthly fee Q10.79 = CDN$1.67 = US$1.41 Monthly public lighting fee Q34.70 = CDN$5.38 = US$4.53 The first 100 kWh costs Q0.779/kWh = CDN$0.121/kWh = US$0.102/kWh Every … [Read more…]
I’d really like to share what’s going through my mind / heart / life right now, but social convention really does limit my ability to share openly. If I were to express frankly and without restraint, what would people think? How would it affect my ministry, career, and most importantly my family? Where did the … [Read more…]
So my days lately have involved working 7 am through until 9 or 10 pm. Hence the lack of blog posts the past 2 weeks. Rigth now there are two teams here at the same time: Living Waters Christian Academy with 20 people (14 of them are former students of mine) and Bearspaw Christian School … [Read more…]
Our house stands in a swamp essentially. We don’t have mosquitos though; this is a pleasant surprise. The man who owns the greenhouses that face our home also bring cattle, usually 2 or 3, to graze on the wetland grass. Recently we were also the home to a flock of these white birds. Any ideas … [Read more…]