Catching up

A sister told us that there were sloths that lived in the trees on the property. We were walking back to our rooms on Wednesday evening and saw three, one had a baby on her front and was climbing up the tree. So look closely at the picture to see the baby peeking out. Thursday, Feb. 4th we woke up and attended morning worship with the Bethel Family and had a great breakfast. Then Brother Marshall in the Espino English congregation took us into town for service. We met four young sisters from Minnesota who were there for three months to help in English. They took us to lunch and helped us get on the city bus back to the branch. The locals call the bus the spanish word for "the regret." It only cost a 25c. We were so impressed by the interest the brothers and sisters showed us, even the brothers in the overseer departments, made a point to talk to us and give us encouragement. Their kindness and self-sacrificing spirit is something we will not soon forget.

The next morning we waited for Casey, Jordan and Taylor (CJT) to arrive at the branch. When they did the brothers took us to the bus station and helped us buy the right ticket for a bus to David. This leg of the trip took about 6 hours. The bus was comfortable but not the smoothest ride. This did not sit well with Dave, who couldn't find a seat in the front and waited too long to take his dramamine. After about an hour he decided to make his own seat in the front of the bus. Eventually, after stopping for lunch and more dramamine he was able to take a real seat for the rest of the trip.

We finally made it to David and then after renting cars, continued on to Volcan. Some friends met us in town and showed us the house we could rent. The brother had just bought it and spent all week renovating it. It was perfect. One block fromthe Kingdom Hall, A spanish brother beside and behind us and two more witness families down the road. We even have fruit trees in the back yard, bananna, orange and lime. Everything is great, except for the roosters that every neighbor has. Maybe it's because we are close to the equator, but these roosters seem to think the best time to crow is when the sun goes down. Needless to say one thing we bought today was earplugs. The weather is wonderful though and the brothers are even better. We got to eat tonight with a group of 20+ including 2 missionary couples. You can't help but be encouraged and excited about being here. Oh and the food has been great so far. Some of the best fried chicken we've ever had at "Loco Pollo" and the Thai food tonight was out of this world. That's all for now. Adios!