Tuesday, March 24, 2009

A Day in Our Life

So for this blog we have taken a photo of almost everything we have done today just to show you what our everyday life is like here on Corn Island - enjoy
8:00 Danielle makes toast for breakfast

8:02 getting our stove ready

8:10 Yummy coconut bread toast...add a little peanutbutter and its so yummy and healthy!


8:11 our new thing here is shakes. all kinds this morning it is a coffee chocolate soy shake...it does the body good and wakes us up - just add some nescafe....


8:13 .....and a little hersheys syrup to taste


8:16 and blend it all up.....

8:18 and look at the effect it has :BEFORE
8:17 AFTER: an amazing awakening!

8:18 - Yum, just can't get enough!

8:19 so i have 2 glasses which is very dangerous considering there is no public restrooms on the island...

8:40 after our service meeting we write a few invitations in Miskito

8:41 Danielle writing in her best penmanship
8:55 Miskito men reading thier invites

9:18 Danielle and Laura preaching

9:30 Danielle really is talking to someone...although it doesnt look like it

9:37 and I am really paying attention...

9:40 another door, another invitation


9:46 me talking now

10:30ish Boli break - its like a homemade popsicle in a plastic bag - very refreshing!

10:30ish cold on a hot day

10:30ish - I must say i do love them

10:30ish Danielle like it so much she has a 2nd one

12:00 on our way home we hit a horriable Corn Island traffic jam

12:07 thank goodness it is cleared up pretty fast

12:15 to the store on our way home to buy ice so we can make more shakes tomorrow and the nice owner gave us yet another boli - probably because we looked to hot and sweaty. So that was 3 for Danielle in one morning - recored high

1:00 Miskito study with Xiomara

1:57 walk by Isaac and Laura having a study with Jaqualine

2:13 Miskito study with Madregal and Sara

3:37 quick break - crackers and fresca

4:15 study with Elena


5:27 study with Cari


6:13 almost dark and almost home, just crossing the pista ( airport runway) to get home


6:30ish it was a long day and our feet felt it - and looked it.... they are shod with the goodnews and dust
Well thats all for today folks - good night, LF

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Fun in the sun

Well for this post we thought we would upload some photos of fun times at the beach. Even though we see the beach everyday we dont really go to play to often, but when we do really enjoy it! It is beautiful...

I love this one of Emily and Ambrosia


Emily really excited to be at the beach!!



Ambrosia, Emily and I on a lazy monday afternoon



Ambrosia looking cute at the playa



Emily and Alicia getting ready to go snorkeling






Emily and I on our way to the beach


Little Abel drawing another one of his famous self portraits


Abelito digging in the sand


Zaid, Emily and Abel


Zaid and Emily as sand mummies


Playing frisbee in the water


- The end of a good sunday afternoon playing at the beach


Thanks for looking at our photos and leaving little messages, it means alot and helps us keep going here on the island! We think of you all often - Lynette and the girls