Dorado

We are pleased to announce the arrival of the newest member of our family:  a dog!  A fellow missionary who is leaving Guatemala this summer asked us if we wanted to keep her six-year-old dog.  We said YES!

We call him Dorado, which means "Golden."  He is very sweet and doesn't bark much.  It is good to have a guard dog around the house.

Visit from Puerto Ricans

We were blessed to have a visit a couple of weeks ago from 4 Puerto Rican men and one Guatemalan man.  We went to church with one of the men, Luis (on the right in the back), at Iglesia Cristiana Carismática de Caguas when we lived in Puerto Rico.  They came to Guatemala City for a conference of the Full Gospel Business Men's fellowship, and one of their fellow participants, a Guatemalan named Pedro, drove them 3 hours in his car to Chichicastenango to come visit us.  It was a nice visit, and we appreciate their effort!  Thank you!

Intermissions Conference

Two weeks ago we went to Panajachel for our third Intermissions Conference.  Seeing all the "gringos" in the photo below might not seem unusual to most of you, but here in Guatemala it is amazing.

This was the 77th year that the English-speaking missionaries in Guatemala have gotten together for an annual conference, lasting from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon.  Our family had a good time attending various classes, eating, swimming, and chatting with other missionaries.