Pictures from May

Hebert and I in "La Puerta", a little mountain town, outside of his aunt's house. 

This is Lori she is one of the missionaries that I became friends with during the week in Menegrande. 

This is the site of the first oil well they dug in Venezuela its called Zumaque and its in Menegrande the city that Hebert and I spent the first part of May in.  Its about 2 and a half hours outside of Maracaibo.  Venezuela is so blessed with oil that they pay to fill up their tanks with pocket change and use gasoline to wash their hands. 

I've been praying a long time for some good girl friends to share with and God has placed in my life two awesome girls from our church.  One of them Yesiree is here in this picture, With Charles her fiancee, Jennifer and her daughter Valeria, and Pastor Javier.  We were celebrating Yesiree's birthday and we bought ice cream at a local supermarket.  Some guy gave us a table in the middle of the supermarket and we were eating ice cream as the people around us were grocery shopping (see the lady in the back).  It was a funny experience.

We just got a new washer!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The picture is kind of dark, but it still shows my super excitement!  I have a new appreciation for washing machines :) 

I live near John Deere.  A little bit of Hickory is always with me, even if I'm in Venezuela.  Also people in Maracaibo are obsessed with Bass Pro Shop merchandise.  Its on cars, hats, clothing.  I mean its a pretty awesome store my favorite is always watching the fish tank. 

This is my mother-in-law, Yoleida, and my sister-in-law, Yoilen.  We are celebrating Yoilen's 23rd birthday.  I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful family here in Venezuela and of course for my family in the United States as well :)  I never forget you guys!

This is my hubby with his brother Eduardo.  We went to the movies with Eduardo and his girlfriend for his birthday.  We saw Iron Man 2.

FBCA is coming!!!

I know its been a while since I last posted, so I have a lot to catch up on.  It has been a busy month for Hebert and I.  Early May we spent about a week and a half in a town two hours outside of Maracaibo called, Menegrande.  It reminded me a lot of home, it had beautiful mountain views and it was a little bit cooler than Maracaibo most days.  We were asked to intrepret for a team coming from Tennessee to work with several churches there.  Overall, it was a great trip and I met some life-long friends.  I loved working with the team.  They were a lot of fun and it was amazing to be able to talk with other Americans.  I learned a lot about guns and hunting that week.  I mentioned to one of my best friends that after that trip I felt like I had learned even more about my Southern culture here in Latin America :)  No matter how far away I am, the South is always with me.   There were two boys on the trip Matthew and Michael, if I remember correctly they're 9 and 11 years old.  I was just speechless to see how enthusiastic and passionate these young boys were about missions, God's word, and loving on people.  Matthew, who is nine years old, is already writing and preaching sermons.  They are probably the most amazing gringo kids I have ever met, thanks to their awesome mom who I was always blessed to meet.  It was such an encouragement to spend time with her.  God knew that was what I needed, to spend time with a woman truly after His heart. 

After the trip to Menegrande we have been working on preparations for a mission team from First Baptist Church of Alpharetta.  They will be working in Venezuela from June 5th to the 12th.  Please be praying for this team and for the communities we will be working with.  We will be working on construction, finishing a community building near our church as well as a water plant.  We hope to finish our pastor's office.  As far as I know he has never had an office in all of his years as pastor and he is the most humble man I have ever met in my life, so he more than deserves this.  In the evenings we will be having carnivals and we will be distributing bags of groceries to families living around the city landfill. 

I hope that you are all doing well.  If you have the time send me an e-mail and let me know how you are doing or if there's anything that Hebert and I can be praying for.  Love you all and miss you too :)  Dios les bendiga!