Kati's Meeting

Just a note and something for you guys to be praying about....Kati has gotten the opportunity to speak to a high school English class in a local public school. The professor wants Kati to just encourage the students about learning a new language and answer some of their questions about her life and life in the States. If she is asked why she is living here, it is our understanding that she is free to share whatever she wants about her faith. So, please be in prayer for this situation. If we are able to get the Branded group from CHC down here, this could be our foot in the door at this particular school. God is up to something down here and we just want to be obedient to every opportunity that He gives us.

One week of school down!

We have completed one whole week of school now and life is completely hectic, but in a good way. It was a wonderful week and everything worked very smoothly. I thank you for your continued prayers for us in this area. Preston really likes the DVD's, but won't admit it out loud! Our schedule that we seem to be establishing is wake up at 7:00 and get breakfast ready. Wake everyone up at 8:00, eat breakfast and then have our family Bible time. We start school at 9:00. Kati has a rhythm of her own and doesn't need me as much as she used to. Preston and I start with his Bible class and then Math. These are the two that take the most time. Once we finish with these which has been around 11:00, we take a break and get a snack with Kati, Peyton and Pierce. Then the babies go down for their nap and Preston and I try to get through language class before lunch and before the little guys wake up. We then stop for lunch and then get right back to it. We have been finishing up by 2:30 or 3:00, so things are moving along nicely. Kati is normally finished by 1:00 or so and she takes the babies so Preston and I can finish the rest of his day in quiet. We are still fine tuning things, but are very encouraged that everyone is doing so well. Thank you again for praying for us as we work through this process.

Funny Portuguese Confusion

This is Keri and I have a funny Portuguese story. When we arrived in PoA two months ago, we had wonderful missionary friends that made this house feel like our home. Larry and Marla Green worked to have our house completely set up and ready for us when we arrived. They did such a great job and we are so thankful to them. Well, Marla left me what I thought was body lotion. I didn't really pay much attention to the bottle except that it said, in Portuguese of course, intensive hydration creme. So, I didn't think anything else other than lotion. I started using it that day and it was wonderful. I felt soft and smooth and it smelled wonderful. Ok, so I've been using this stuff for 2 months now and last night I was putting it on my feet before bed and when I was done I put the bottle on my night stand. I then went and tucked kiddos into their beds and when I got back to my room, I sat on the edge of the bed and that bottle caught my eye. I saw on the back that it said, "After you wash your hair....". I thought what in the world does this stuff have to do with your hair. So, as I read more I figured out that I have been putting a hair conditioner all over my body for two months. I sat there and laughed and laughed and couldn't believe that I hadn't noticed that before now. But Paul told me that the hair on my arms is really soft!