I’ve said this over and over in this blog, so I though
t I’d write it again. Things we’ve prayed about that we are thankful for:
Safety in travelling- we covered more than 1600km without a scratch to the new hire car we were given! And Mum and Dad Gilmour had safe flights to Tenerife and back. And Kim, Rachel’s sister and her boyfriend, Chris, got to Buenos Aires safely, to start their trip round S.America
A good rest- on the return leg of the journey we were able to reflect on the difference 7 nights of camping in fresh air can made to our mental states! I don’t remember hearing the letters PhD once!
For new challenges- we discovered that swimming in anything except a swimming pool was a shared fear, but decided to conquer it, swimming in a plunge pool of a waterfall, in the sea, in a lake in the middle of the Andes. In fact, once in, you couldn’t really stop us!
For new friends in Santiago- we met a fun, feisty young American girl last week and enjoyed a particularly “western” night out with her- pizza, lager and stories of ignorance/stupidity/ineptitude or all three together.
For the marriage of our friends Richard and Emma! Congratulations! We hope they are now enjoying a well deserved honeymoon break after finishing two PhDs and wedding planning!
New prayer pointers:
For Rachel as she starts at Paranal for another 8 day shift
For guidance and wisdom regarding purchasing a car here in Chile, or importing one.
That our chilean bank account might finally be opened and that we will be able to use it! It has taken over 1 month so far.
For the exchange rate! It has just hit an all time low, making things more expensive for us without a Chilean bank account.
For our friends Mark and Karen, who were recently engaged to be married and are searching for translation/interpretation jobs in France. They have several interviews coming up.
We were disappointed to hear of the separation of two christian couples that are good friendsof ours: Tim and Sarah, and Steve and Ana. Pray that they would know God’s peace at this time, that they would not let anger and bitterness overcome clear communication. Pray that God would re-assure them of His love for them and His plans for their lives.
For Doug, as he makes two job applications, enrols on a spanish course for a month and meets with two lecturers at the Catholic University of Chile to discuss research into the economic evaluation of environmental impacts of transport in Chile.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
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