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July

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As you may remember, we had a flood right at the end of July. Since Wendy and Melissa were going to be helping at Living Hope it seemed like a good time to introduce them to some of the teachers and so we all went and helped clean out the school. Our joke was that they are "WATER" students so we need to get them as wet as possible! Austin helped man the pump. Way more fun then a mop and bucket! Kelsey carried many head pans of water out. I was worried about how sore she would be the next day but for the most part she was fine. The pump was struggling and so we scooped and carried water. We emptied one classroom and started another before the pump got one as empty as it could and then we finished mopping it. Mama Justina made banku, stew, and sardines for the clean up crew. The house that Gary and Whitney Weiler had lived in is getting turned back over to its owners. So we cleaned it out. Not an easy job since no one has a lot of storage area besides the two containers that ar...

June

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The first week of June we said good-bye to Joel and Marcie Burkholder and family. They served at the Palm Press three years and will be missed. It feels like our mission family has shrunk with a family of 7 leaving and a couple taking their place but we haven't had time to notice since we haven't had one weekend yet since Joels left, that it is just the missionaries. India is the only other child in our mission besides our children now. She is a ray of sunshine to our family and we are happy when we get to "borrow" her for a few hours! The children haven't had a chance to get lonely yet, though. Several former missionaries have come back to visit and they enjoyed catching up with friends. And of course a cousin and aunts coming to visit kept things lively. The boys found an eel at the beach hiding in an old tire. Eating plantain chips while souvenir shopping. Hauling plywood. Celebrated Birthdays And then they were leaving again! And then we finished prepping for ...