Great news!

Yesterday was supposed to be the final inspection of our clinic by the ministry of health. Early in the morning I arrived at the offices and awaited Dr. Raul our chief doctor. When he arrived the secretary in charge of inspections said that a final inspection was not necessary and that she could sign the papers that day! So hopefully by the next two week we will officially receive our license to operate as a clinic and be completely legal! It really is miraculous seeing that this lady told a few weeks ago that she did not know when we would have our final inspection since the inspection team is not functioning right now...the previous delay between inspections was a year and a half/! But we feel God intervened and moved this lady to sign the papers..

time for some rest

 
 
 
 
Being back in the states for two months was very encouraging for us, and refreshing. We saw many of our family and friends, made some visits and relaxed quite a bit, especially since it was so cold, we stayed inside a lot and took it easy. Glad to be back here again in Peru, though, working and keeping busy. Susan is teaching the kids, and they now spend afternoons at the pool, since it is summer here. I am at the clinic or Casa San Agustin a lot, catching up with my admin stuff or plotting out the future for our medical ministry. The photos are our kids at grandparents, us in Starkville for a basketball game, and finally back in our house in Peru.

christmas 2009

 
here in MS, we've had snow, and time to visit some friends and other folks,
a special time in Corinth with the Bradfords was nice for us and our kids
see our picasa photo page for more!

back in Pearl, MS

 
 
 

Last night after visiting with Paul Adams and family we came back to Pearl, to our mission house, and the kids played out back in the snow. We are having a nice break and enjoying our time with family and friends.

some recent photos

 

 

 

 

headin home

Not for good, just a vacation of sorts with family and friends.
We depart Peru Nov. 16 and return Jan. 21 or 2010. That makes two years here without a visit back to dear ole Mississippi. We hope to visit some supporting churches, spend the holidays with family, and raise some more money. We have lost some support due to the economy and such. Our last team left last week, so I am ready for a break for a while. But even now we are thinking about the big Memphis IPC group coming next Feb. Things are well at the clinic, but my partner of a year and a half, Lora Karraker, just left, so I have to stand on my own two feet now. She was a great help in the admin side of things. Our kids are almost ready to start a new year in home school, but probably we won't start until we get back in January. Hope to see some of you then.....

Winter in Peru

Winter is almost over here, and Spring is just around the corner, according to the locals.
We are ready to see the sun again, because winter here generally means cool temps and lots of cloudy days when we rarely see the sun. It is calmer here now as the "summer team" season is over and we are just business as usual. That means we are focusing mostly on the clinic operations and I even managed to find time to buy a car. Lora Karraker will be leaving at the end of Sepember, and lately she has been cranking out the ideas and policy changes to help make the running of the clinic top notch. Susan and I are still searching for cheap tickets to get us back home this November. We plan to stay 2 or 3 months to visit family and friends, and also raise more money, as our support level has fallen lately. We hope to visit some new churches and old, giving reports and raising more support. The kids are very excited, as November will mark our 2 year anniversary in coming to Peru.
Hope to see most of you there!