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Thanks so much for your prayers, the Jimmy has been repaired, it was just a leaky brake line to the caliper and it was a quick and economical fix and they are back on the road again!!

The cell meeting had three women from the neighborhood join us, Karla, Patricia and Marta, plus four children. Please pray that they would come back this Friday and that others would join them.

And the celebration of Carmen and Genaro’s marriage on Sunday was huge…loads of family and friends helping them celebrate. We helped prepare the food, including a spicy dish made with smoked marlin and tons of veggies.

Sadly, we missed the service because I got an infection and fever that knocked me off my feet overnight on Saturday. Sunday morning I tried to get penicillin, which I know I’m not allergic to, however, they didn’t have any at the farmacia we went to and the substitute they had required a prescription. So off downtown to a doctor who is in the church and after much discussion of what was ailing me and what I’m allergic to a decision was made on a medicine and then we were off to the farmacia again…so now I’m taking these huge pills that I have no idea what exactly they are, but after a couple of days I’m much better. I even walked to the supermarket with Carmen and Ralph this morning. I was pooped when we got back, but I was glad I was able to go. Wouldn’t have been possible on Sunday afternoon or evening!! I’m thankful that whatever it was is going away.

In addition to our team meeting this week with Darwin and Mary Ann we’ve also will be having lunch with Pastor Lupe and his wife Amelia on Thursday…hectic social schedule!

And we had been told that the Seahawks had lost their playoff game a week ago and we found out today they are going to the Superbowl! We are going to try to find a place to watch the game in English if possible, but we had a lot of fun watching the Indy-Pittsburgh game with our host family’s son, so we may just end up doing that!! Can’t believe they made it all the way to this game!!

One little funny note…the Coke delivery to the little store across the street. Truck pulls up with two guys in the cab, and a pair of legs sticking out the slide up door on the side with the soda. They come to a halt and the door slides open, the truck doors open and all three of them get out and start hauling cases into the store…no hand truck, just manpower. Then guy number three gets back in with the soda and off they go.

Thanks so much for your prayers and support. We really appreciate it!