Great news!!!!

I have been enjoying my time here with my family. We have worked in the garden and mowed grass and all kinds of things.

I think the best part of my trip so far was this morning when we talked to my sister and she said that they will be coming home next week. Please pray for everything to go smoothly and for a safe flight home.

Today is the day!

I will be leaving Guatemala City in just a few hours to begin the flight home.

I am looking forward to being with my family and working on the farm again.

I do not get to do much outside work here and I am looking forward to it. Although I have been told that it is very hot in Alabama right now not nice like we have it here. I think that we actually got in the low 70s yesterday.

See you soon!

This is what I see from the church parking lot.

Time flies when you are having fun!

The time has been flying past. I can hardly believe that in ten days I will have been away from home for six full months. There are some days that I feel like I have not seen my family in forever and then there are other days that I fell like I left home yesterday.

Yesterday in church they prayed that I would have a safe trip and come back quickly. After church I had a lot of people come and ask when I was coming back and tell me that they did not want me to go. It made me feel very wanted and like I will be missed as much as I will miss the people here.

I thank God for all of my friends and family here. But I am glad that I will be going home for a visit in 56 hours and 1 minute.

Thank you for your prayers and support. I will see you soon.

Packed and Ready!!!!

74 hours and 47 minutes until I land in Atlanta GA.

Then just long enough for me to get through the gate and find my family. Then begins ten days of FAMILY and fun.

I just wish that my sister and her husband and son were going to be home.

Praise God that He is in control and knows everything.

Seven days and counting!!!

One week from today I will be home for a visit. I look forward to seeing all of you. Please be praying for a safe trip and that if it is the Lord's will my sister and her husband and son will be back in the states during my visit at home. I would love to hold my nephew.

Cameron Mulvehill

I can't believe that it has finely happened. Cameron has been with his mommy and daddy since 12:00 noon yesterday. I was able to talk to them last night and they are all doing well and are happy.

Welcome to the family Cameron. We love you.

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Cameron is finely in the arms of his new family.

Today at 12:00 noon my sister and her husband met Cameron for the first time. They not only got to meet him but they also got to take him to the hotel with them and keep him for good. I have not talked to them yet but they said that they would call me tonight. Praise the Lord Cameron is finely part of our family and he will be coming home with his new mom and dad soon.

In the AIR!!!!

Dear, Praying friends and family.

I am overjoyed to to be able to write today and tell you that after eight long years of waiting my sister and her husband are in the air on their way to Columbia to pick up Cameron.

Thank you for you prayers and please continue to pray that they will not have any problems and that they will be able to come home much faster then they think that they will.

16 days and counting!

Thank you all for your love and support. When I came to Guatemala I did not think that I would be able to go home at all during the ten months that I have committed to teach. But I have learned that the children have a mid year break and that I will be able to go home for a visit. So on June 23rd I will be flying home for a 10 day visit.

16 days and counting.

Can't wait to see my family and all for my friends that I have not seen in five months and eight days.

See you all soon!!

June 4, 2010

Please pray for all of the missionaries and Christian leaders here in Guatemala.

Today the Spaugh's home was broken into and they were robbed. One of the other missionary families was at the beach the father and tow of the children were caught in the under tow. Praise the Lord they are okay. The devil is after the people that are being used by God. Pray for strength and courage to continue serving no matter the coast.

Cameron Mulvehill

Thank you to all of you who have been praying for my sister and her husband and the adoption of Cameron David Mulvehill. We can all shout hallelujah as loud as we can they have received their travel dates. Mary Ann and Patrick will be flying to Columbia June 13, 2010 to pick up THEIR little boy. Again thank you for your prayers and please continue to pray that they will be able to pick him up and go home without any problems and as quickly as possible.

June 3, 2010

I am sure that most of you have heard about everything that has been happening here in Guatemala. So I would like to take a minute and thank you for your prayers. I can honestly say that I did not know how bad everything was until I talked to my dad and he asked if I was okay and how much damage we got. Praise the Lord the only thing that we got here in Patzún was rain and lots of it. We got about eight inches in one night and it rained for several days.

There was a group here during the storm and when they tried to leave they had to take a bus because the vans that they came in could not make it back to the capital. The roads were in to bad of shape. Monday when uncle Ken and aunt Cindy went to the capital they had to drive an hour out of the way to get to the capital.

One of the scary things is that some of the towns that have been talked about in the news I have been to. I know people that live there. I read on one web site that Chimaltenango is one of the worst places. We dive through Chimaltenango to get to the capital. I do not know if what they say is true or not but it is scary that we could have been driving through that town when all of this happened. Again PRAISE THE LORD FOR HIS PROTECTION. And thank you for your prayers. We are fine and do not have any damage here in Patzún.

This is me on the volcano that erupted.

Again thank you for your prayers and concerns.