Home for the Holidays

Tonight we fly out to the states for six weeks. We are looking forward to meeting our family at the airport tomorrow afternoon! As you can see in the picture above, we have been enjoying or at least experiencing the 90 degree heat of the jungle while the weather up north has been changing and becoming increasingly colder. So landing in Indianapolis with the snow, ice, freezing rain, and wind will be a shock to our systems and especially to Cael's who has only known warm weather for the entire 8 months of his life.

Cael has also discovered that he loves to stand on Dad's lap and grab the steering wheel. He would probably do a better job driving around Pucallpa than some of the motor-taxis drivers!

Update

Cael wiped out at the end of the retreat

Cael practicing standing - we are still pretty wobbly

Roasting marshmallows with the girls

Cael, Paul, and Luke starting our campfire

This past weekend was our end of the year retreat with our fellow coworkers from the states. It was a nice time to sit and visit, worship the Lord and take a little time to reflect on what the Lord has been doing in our lives over the last year.
We are preparing to leave for the states on the 16th of December. We will be visiting family and supporters over a six week period. It is hard to believe we have been in Peru for 2 years and are now 3 months into our last year. The savings groups that Paul is working with are closing this next week and are making plans to restart in January. Each group has been able to save over a $1000 (3000 soles) over the last year, which is approximately $100 (300 soles) per person. One of the groups has had a 40% return on their savings due to the interest rates placed on the loans given out to the group members. It has been a huge success! It has also been used as an outreach to non-believers within the communities and has been exciting to watch God work among the members this past year.
Enjoy the photos and we look forward to seeing you all in a few weeks.