A few photos

We have been using taxis a lot lately, but today we all walked down to the Plaza de Armas, or the town square.
It has been perfect weather here, with a cool breeze and mostly sunshine. They say the weather should be
continually getting warmer though. Still a few weeks away from moving into our house, so we are having some school with the kids and I am going one flight downstairs and "working" some in the Peru Mission office.
To see all our photos, usually when we get a weekend away, go to this website
www.picasaweb.google.com/daleinperu
Here are photos of Zachary at the square, a shot from our balcony looking at the traffic,
and one from the inside.

Peruanas?

I am updating from an apartment in downtown Trujillo while we wait for our house to be ready.
Thanks to Brad Ball for securing a place for us and other folks who plan to come here and need some housing during
the transition. We arrived in Peru late Tuesday night and spent Wedneday and Thursday finishing the process of getting our resident visas and green cards. So now we are official. Hence the title "peruana" the word for peruvian.
After several years and another child it is strange to finally be here. But again just a testimony to God's faithfulness and sovereignty. Maybe in a few days I'll post some photos of Trujillo and such.
But enough of this English, where did I put that spanish grammar??......

Fall Fun

Today, Saturday the 27th of October, we spent at my mom's to celebrate my 38th birthday.
It was a good day, watching the kids play with their cousins, and watching MSU beat
Kentucky in Lexington. I am graying more in my hair lately, possibly due to
some stress or just genetics. We are now planning to leave for Peru November 27.
Our support has grown enough to leave and we are hoping for some more these next
few months. This coming Thursday we will ship our container.
I will be glad to get that behind me.

We are thankful that God has blessed us with a place to stay, more financial support,
lots of medical equipment to take, and spiritual refreshment.
Pray this next month as we continue to home school our kids and make final
plans to move. Happy thanksgiving to all

Change of plans, again

It seems like we are always getting ready for Peru, but never quite getting there.
Once again we are in Mississippi and not leaving for Peru when we thought we would.
A few weeks ago I found out our account was lower than expected, so we have put off
departing until November. We need to raise about $10,000 quickly, and also get about $1000 more in monthly support. I am most to blame, or all to blame, for not paying attention to our finances enough. Please be in prayer that God will move in the hearts of his people to supply our lack.
Meanwhile we are in a guest home the Jackson area and Susan has started homeschool.
Last week someone donated 5 kidney dialysis machines to the mission! What a tremendous blessing.
We seem to be slowly but surely filling up our container with medical supplies to make our clinics in Peru top notch.
It is great being home, but we kind of miss the routine of language school, and our friends we made. Thankfully MS is cooling off now; so we missed most of the brutal summer heat.
I am visiting churches and making more phone calls, mailing out letters, and getting our container ready to ship ( which is a big ordeal).
We trust God to lead us in his perfect will, and for the grace to follow.
dale

Leaving Los Ticos

It's over now, all but the crying.
We have our graduation ceremony in two days, and then fly back to
Mississippi for a month. It has been a great time here in
San Jose learning a lot of Spanish and making some great friends.
God has helped and blessed and provided for us and our children,
but we are ready for the next step. These next few months will be hectic and stressful,
moving around a lot and making a lot of visits with friends and churches.
We hope we don't loose too much Spanish while away from latinos.
Remember to pray for us and keep us posted on your lives also.
hasta luego
dale

Watch this slide show about Peru Mission

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpQAj5Z4hRA

hope it works
dale

Graduation time

Rebekah graduated from kindergarten and is now ready for first grade. She has a ceremony at our school's chapel. The boys
did not have a ceremony but are glad to be finished with school, and now they are in summer camp. The schedule is much the same, but classes are different; less homework, more playtime, and more games. Susan and I are being tested weekly, and learning as much as we can until we finish in August. Last month we had our 15th wedding anniversary and three birthdays. Lauren is climbing now and has a big fat lip to show for it; she tipped over in a small chair Sunday and lost a little blood on our back porch.
more later,
dale and family

Zachary's cake

Susan made a cake and put some animals on it, representing Noah's ark.
Notice how Zachary refuses to look at the camera.
Notice also how Rebekah is always looking at the camera.

Birthdays galore!

Lauren started us off on April 19 when she turned one.
She seems to be the only Ellison who doesn't like chocolate cake.
Jacob followed May 7, and then Zachary on the 13th.
Susan will finish the month with a birthday on the 24th.
We had a 10 day visit home to MS a few weeks ago and we enjoyed it much.
Now we are back at language school, hard at work, and staying very busy.
We have had a lot of sickness recently, but praise the Lord today we are feeling
pretty well. I hope we can stay healthy for a while.

For those praying please pray that our studies go well, that we all work hard and
encourage each other, and grow as a family in the knowledge of the Lord.
dale

the first is over

It has been a while,
but we have been studying hard and learning much.
Next week we return to the states for a short visit between the semesters,
and start school again May 9th. We have seen our support grow some these past few months and
rejoice to see God working. Pray for our continued growth spiritually, and with the Spanish language.
Next September we will be in Peru, ojala, y si Dios quiere.
dale

a day in the life

This week at ILE we are taking a little break from Spanish class and focusing on
worship. We have no homework and classes are a little shorter. The school has
brought in an evangelist from Texas and everyday we have chapel instead of just on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. Also we meet at night and there is childcare provided. We are focusing on
worship and hearing a lot of encouraging words about how to be prepared for the struggles
we will face when we leave here and move on to our fields of service. The man is a Southern
Baptist, so I feel right at home in a lot of ways, having grown up in that denomination.

Our language is coming along fairly well and we are not tired of school! Thankfully.
Many of our classmates seem to be struggling right now with the language and culture, but
God is helping us and we are enjoying it very much.
Pray for our progress, and pray for our spiritual encouragement.
Leaving our home church is difficult, but we know God will meet all our needs.
All you bloggers our there, please write and remind me of your blog address.
I have changed computers and no longer have bookmarks.
Hasta luego
dale

a photo

I will try to post a photo on this site.
Here goes.
This is Caleb getting ready for morning
assembly at school.

where is my old blog?

I can't figure out how to attach our old blog to the new one.
Also sometimes it is in English and sometimes in Spanish.
but I guess that will be good for me to practice using both.

new blog?

this new blog is driving me crazy!
we are in san jose and in language school
so I really don't have time to learn a new blog
pray for me, and pray for us
dale

new blog?

Blogspot changed and I seem unable to post on the old site.
So anyway, we are in San Jose now in language school.
The kidos are with us in Sojourn Academy, just down the hill from our school.
They are doing well with adjusting, but having to work hard to keep up
with their classes. Susan and I are studying a lot also.
I have put some photos on this site
www.picasaweb.google.com/daleinperu

try it
dale