I was worried about Weston on the flight from Atlanta to Charlotte. He had to sit by himself as there were no rows of 3. He was just across the aisle from me so I knew he would survive. I was more worried about the women he sat with.
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Posted by Becka | Posted on Monday, June 25, 2012 4:24 AM
I was worried about Weston on the flight from Atlanta to Charlotte. He had to sit by himself as there were no rows of 3. He was just across the aisle from me so I knew he would survive. I was more worried about the women he sat with.
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There is not a whole lot going on in our lives, though, I feel I must share some good Loja related news. Co-worker and art teacher Jenny reported on facebook that 12 children gave their lives to Christ.
Co-worker and mentor Sheryl reports that they are expecting well over 100 people at a special family day in Cangaracha )I am SURE I spelled that wrong).
and.... drum rolllll...
El Sendero project was chosen to be in the annual Christmas catalog for SIM which will prayerfully raise us some much needed funds which will allow us to buy some much needed restaurant grade appliances.
Keep praying for Loja. Pray for Edgar, for Estellamarise, for Sandry and David and the rest of Sendero staff.
So, that is that, but what has the King family been up to you ask?
Well, we have:
We ate at a Red Robin. Becka was so scared she would gain a hundred pounds just by entering the doors that she turned down that bottomless basket of fries. Dustan however ate so many he had to pull out his "fat jeans". Not kidding.
Fulfilled the mission of SIM by Sitting In Meetings. All of which were entirely encouraging to us. SIM home office staff can not be beat in kindness and hard work. We love them all, but a special shout-out to Sandy Rendel who continually encouraged us while we were on the field and to Donna Griffeth who fixed every single one of our financial crisis with a big smile and a hearty southern accent.
We froze. Air conditioning is not as nice as one would think.
We took baths! Yay! Plenty of water, and hot when desired!
We ate Reeces and drank Dr. Pepper.
We took a 5 hour road trip. In a car. Not a taxi. Not a bus.
We ended at the beach where our children saw the ocean for the first time.
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Posted by Becka | Posted on Saturday, June 16, 2012 4:50 PM
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Missionary days are often a lot like non-missionary days. Full of meetings, hard work, and taking care of family and personal needs.
But sometimes we get to do fun things like chase the garbage man down the street, write letters to Awana kids who want to know what being a missionary is like, and helping prepare Guata, a traditional Ecuadorian meal made with intestines.
Today is one of those interesting days. What will I be doing?
Well, I am going to start off in a normal boring manner and get all my emails written, then I am going to progress into preparing my house for someone else to live in (We leave for furlough in exactly 2 weeks), and then... (exciting stuff)
I will teach a lesson to a young Ecuadorian man getting ready to enter, as a missionary, a closed country. He must be proficient in English before he leaves and so, I spend several hours a week teaching him English.
At some point today I must practice my "cutting a woman in half" skills. I found out last week that this week's Awanas (oansa) falls on the Day of the Child and we will be holding a circus. The following conversation was overheard.
woman in charge: Karine, you will be a juggler.
Karine: I can't. I don't know how to juggle.
woman in charge: Not important. It doesn't matter.
Karine: But I can't juggle.
woman in charge: Okay, well, just spin some plates on a pole then.
I was laughing my head off at Karine's predicament until the woman in charge turned to tell me that I was a magician and she would like me to cut my assistant in half. Yeh, bet that wouldn't happen where you live.
So today, after I practice the three magic skills I found online (including cutting a woman in half) (a paper woman mind you), we will celebrate my birthday.
Dustan and my friend Vivi have planned an evening out for myself and her husband Luis who celebrates his birthday at the same time as I do. Conveniently for them the plan is that Luis and I will cook Dustan and Vivi a special meal.
Don't worry though, it will actually be a spectacular gift for Luis and me. Luis is quite a chef and he will be teaching me to make a fantastic Peruvian dish. I will be sure to take pictures and write down the recipe so I can share the yumminess with all of you.
So, that's my day today. As we have wrapped up the majority of our ministry work, our days will consist more and more of getting ready to go. Saying goodbye, passing on ministries to others, and packing our bags. My to-do list was far longer than the hours I have left here, so I threw it away. My to-do list looks like this.
Revel in the joy of the work God gave me for the past 2.5 years.
Hug every person I see.
Avoid making any decisions.
Only speak of positive things.
Soak up the mountain scenes and splash in a puddle.
Drink coffee on the roof.
Pray. Pray some more. Grab someone to pray with me.
As the security guard I pass every day what his name is. (I really want to know this man's name. We have greeted each other every single day for the last year and it seems shameful that I don't know his name. However, for some reason I am overcome with nervousness everytime I think about interrupting his work to ask him his name.
I think it's a pretty good list.
So, what is on your to-do list today?
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Posted by Becka | Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2012 5:51 AM
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