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This week we had some missionary friends visiting from near Asuncion.  It's always fun to have friends come over.  We went to the new beach in Bella Vista and had a summer cookout. 

We purchased our tickets for our furlough this summer!!  We'll be traveling through and spending time in Florida, Virginia, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and possibly Colorado and a few other stops.  Phew.  Looking so, so, SO forward to being with family and friends.  If we're heading your way and you'd like us to visit, give us a holler!

Norberto is attending the annual youth camp in Santa Rita.  There are 250 youth present from Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Please pray for the youth and their passion for God.

My mom is here visiting us and we will be privileged that she is staying two months to spend time with the kids and help with several projects.

We saw a toucan in our avocado tree twice this week.  Hopefully she's here to stay...I can't seem to get a pic to prove she's legit.  
 
We're working on our geothermal system.  We started it three years ago and are now trying to finish it before summer is over.  We currently don't have a cooling system and it's been over 100 degrees almost every day this week.  This will be a huge help for our family when it's finished.
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  1. Ken Hagerman(The Barba)January 14, 2012 at 12:47 PM

    What a great time we had visiting with y'all. Tell Grammy hello. We have to do that more often. The river was so pretty and the time relaxing with friends was much needed.

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  2. SuzyJanuary 15, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    I know your trip through Indiana will be jam-packed, but if there's a convenient time for you to swing by and meet "los cuatri," you know we'd love it!!! :)

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