Two Days and Counting!

Do you ever feel as though all the stars and constellations are lining up against you or, as a friend told me, that God is trying to tell you something? As we enter these last few days of preparation we sometime have those moments of discouragement. Although most things necessary for a successful departure are in place there have been a few wrinkles in the road to give us pause. The refrigerator, which we thought we had all fixed, has quit working temporarily twice in the last three days. So we dash madly to the downstairs freezer with the ice cream dripping, wipe out the inside, and it starts to work again. Thank goodness we haven't recycled the avocado green refrigerator in the basement as we plan to unplug the "new" one to avoid accidents while we're gone and use the trustworthy old green GE to store things. And while the painful knee that had me worried that I might not be able to make the trip continues to do well, I have now discovered that I have a sore on the top of my head that may - or may not - be skin cancer. A two week treatment with antibiotics will be the first test of the lesion with possible further treatment to follow. And to round out the three worries - things always come in threes, right? - we have found out that two of the possibly four classes we will be teaching each day will be filled with elementary children. Whereas there is great joy to be had in teaching children, the Pimsleur method we had hoped to use is probably not appropriate with that age group so we are busily creating elementary lesson plans.

Much of our preparation has gone smoothly...even miraculously. A friend in San Salvador has found a reasonably priced place for us to stay our first few days in the country and this morning in church we were commissioned and sent out with prayers. So with the good wishes of friends and prayers of support we go hopefully on our way...knowing the positive will far outweigh the challenging and we will grow and learn from all our adventures. Our next post should be from El Salvador!