We're home...

Back home in Managua after a few quiet days State-side. The weather in Miami was perfect while we were there. When we landed here three hours ago, it was hot, steamy & sticky and the hotel's arctic-temp air conditioning is now a distant memory.

It was a good time away and it was good to get back here. Although I think I am going to miss that really comfy bed with the down comforter and pillows! I think if we tried to have those here it would be like sleeping with our heads resting on a soggy duck! Being able to take really long, really hot showers wasn't too bad either. And, I have to admit I didn't miss the all-night rooster-fest which has already begun here. Thoroughly enjoyed watching the History Channel and even the Weather Channel on what to us seemed to be a giant screen TV. We took full advantage of the great weather and got in several leisurely walks every day next to a lagoon which is a protected home for manatees. Long walks and long talks go hand in hand. Our time there seemed to fly by.

But once we started the process at the Miami airport this afternoon for our trip back, time slowed down considerably. It was almost 7:00 p.m. when we finally took off. The flight was occasionally a bit bumpy but nothing out of the ordinary. A few hours later, I looked down and I could begin to see the lights of Managua twinkling in the distance. Within minutes, we were overhead and it was beautiful! Funny how a few days away, an altitude of several thousand feet and the dark of night can erase the memories of dirty streets, noisy traffic and a heartful of burdens.

Susanna and her mother, Desiree, met us at the airport and graciously chauffeured us home. Xander was beside himself and just now has settled down. I wish he could demonstrate his excitement in other ways besides his mouth! He's only 5 months old but those teeth of his are getting to be pretty good-sized! And his 40+ pound frame can pack a wallop when he wants to jump up in your arms!

We're tired tonight...seems like that's how we were when we left last Thursday. Hopefully, we'll have plenty of water in the morning and I can get our laundry all done. Then we'll have to get some bread and a few other groceries. I need to get us organized for returning to school next week! Yikes!!! Where did these last few months go???

Later this week, we are also to have a meeting with some folks about possibly another ministry opportunity. I'm not at liberty yet to talk about this but would really appreciate prayers for wisdom and that God would make it perfectly clear to these people and us if this is something we should pursue or not. I'm content at the school but our being here is not about me being content. We both want to be in God's will and neither of us want to let being "comfortable" or "content" stand in the way of joining God where He's at work and where He's calling us to join Him. Thank you in advance for those prayers.

Well, it's way past bedtime. Just wanted to let you know we're home...