December 2004 Adventures

December 2004 Adventures

We were very blessed in December to be able to finish all our current projects before heading to the states for our mini-furlough. If you will remember, we began the well at the Primera Linea Church in October, with a group of 4 guys from Firebaugh UMC in California. Below are some pictures for you to see how Primera Linea was completed

Tank behind Sunday school building

Tower with new tank

Pastor Felipe’s new bathroom

Andresa’s new kitchen sink – strange to see the stainless steel sink in front of the burning wood which is her “stove”

The project at the Indian Reservation at Y’Apy was also completed. This project has been more extensive than other projects as we installed a 3 room bathroom for the school located on the Reservation, in addition to our normal plumbing of the pastor’s home and a bathroom for the church. We also added a few more spigots around the area for use on the soccer field and within the village area and a triple-sink clothes washing station.

Bathroom at the school, 2 toilets with sinks and a shower in the middle

Bathroom bedside Pastor Augustine’s house

This boy was getting water from the spigot as soon as the spigot was installed

New 3 sink wash station, no more taking laundry to the creek!

After checking on everything in Paraguay, we headed for Atlanta on December 13^th, arriving on the 14^th in good ol’ Atlanta. We spent Christmas with our 2 wonderful daughters, Rhian & Kara. We also had the opportunity to visit with Ed’s 2 brothers and their families, as well as with Ed’s Dad. During our time in the states, we will be visiting Linda’s family as well as many of our supporters.

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas, and were able to celebrate the birth of our Savior with family and friends. While in the states, we will continue to send you monthly updates about where we have been and who we have seen – maybe YOU!