Settled

We had an awesome flight from Guatemala City to Canilla yesterday morning.  We decided it was the smoothest landing we had had the whole trip . . . and it was on a dirt runway!!  Once we landed, Don took off for clinic in San Andres.  The kids and I headed to the house.  We are staying in a little two-bedroom apartment this year.  It is a very nice space.  I tried to get us organized while the kids played and got dirty!

Last year when we brought a team with us, we had put a Guatemala phone number on all of our luggage tags.  It was the phone number for our friends who live at the children's home in San Andres.  When we packed this year, we just left those same tags on our bags.  Turns out, our bag is not in Dallas.  There was a large team flying in with us last Saturday and they mistakenly took our bag.  They called Norman and told them where they were and that they had our bag.  The team will be back in Guatemala City next Friday so we will try to meet up with them then and get it back.  We are very thankful to know where it is!

Mondays are typically "catch up" days here after the clinics on the weekend.  Don ran to the tienda to get us some food and then a patient arrived.  The patient had just had twins via c-section about a week ago and wanted Leslie to look at the babies and take her stitches out.  Don got to take out stitches and I got to hold sweet little 5 lb. babies!  I definitely got the better deal! ; )

We are getting settled and acclimated.  The weather is very springlike - warm during the day and cool at night.  We are not missing Nebraska winter at all!! ; )  Bethany has taken over the job of giving medicine to a cat with a wound next to its eye.  Today, Don and Caleb are helping build a fence that will completely enclose the property.  Hannah and Samuel have the job of playing and got a great start yesterday!  We are praying for the Lord's plan for us in this place.  He has a purpose in bringing us here and we don't want to miss all that He has for us.  Thanks for your prayers!