The dangers in life...

Let's see...in the last two weeks, we've had a bike accident, Spanish lessons five days a week, an adventure in the city, and yesterday we received word that a missionary and her son were killed in Paraguay. I'm not going to rehash the bike accident, other than to say that we are healing well. Bill needs to do more rehab on his shoulder, but he's working on it.

Our Spanish teacher is coming up to the house, rather than us going to Antigua, because of the fuel cost and also the fact that her husband is doing some roof work for us. Yeah, I know. I will say that I am a klutz of the first water (as those of you who love me know) and Bill doesn't do heights. The spans between the beams are about four feet, and I'm not sure that the lamina (corrugated tin) would hold either of us. Cesar is much smaller than we are, and also can use the money!

Julie and Norberto Kurrle worked for Missionary Ventures, International in Paraguay. I wasn't able to meet her before she and her son went to live with Jesus Christ, but from everything I've read, she was a woman of God who touched all who knew her. I have read probably five different blog posts, and several more tributes to Julie's character and love for all. It's really impacting me, especially as I read how the accident happened. In the US, if a vehicle doesn't have taillights, it's ticketed and pulled off the road until it is fixed. In Central and South America, if it's running, it's driveable, whether or not it has lights. We have come across many vehicles who don't have taillights, and may not have brake lights. It's scary. All of a sudden, there's a vehicle in front of you that you didn't realize was there because there were no lights. This is what happened to the Kurrles. The truck in front of them had no taillights. Norberto went to swerve around it as he realized it was there, and a car in the oncoming lane hit Julie's side of the car. Norberto and their newly adopted daughter survived, but Julie and Timmy did not. Please pray for healing, and for peace for Julie's family. They know she and Timmy are in Heaven, and now they will have to rebuild a life without them.

I love you all, and I'm glad you're a part of my life, and I know I don't say that and "thank you" nearly enough!

God Bless y'all!

Lisa and Bill