Good Morning class

Sorry its been so long for an update, we've been really busy down here with my sisters visiting. But they are sleeping in at the moment (lazy), Braeden is at a men's breakfast and Miles is trying to eat the nose off of winnie the pooh so everyone is occupied. The biggest and most exciting news for us is that we have another family down here, The Ross's, who will be taking over orphanage administration, a huge part of the ministry. They have six kids who are all adorable and it has been so nice having another family around. With the Ross's that brings the number of people on our team to twenty four! it's so crazy for Braeden and i that five months ago it was just us running the ministry all alone while our parents were in the states and now we have two other families that will be taking on a lot more responsibility.

Besides being really busy with Miles, getting the new families settled, and everything else going on around here, i decided to add even more and volunteer to teach at my sisters' school. So Monday through Friday for two class periods a day i will be teaching 7th and 8th grade English. i'm okay with the teaching students part, its the homework, tests, quizzes, projects, working at my old school, getting up early, being away from Braeden and Miles every morning part that worries me. But they desperately needed teachers so i just keep reminding myself that being able to talk about books for two hours a day is a plus. And the school was really great about giving me the hours i asked for, Miles is an angel in the morning and he will probably still be asleep when i get home . . . maybe Braeden too . . .

Braeden has started making Mission Moments every week, a short video about something we are doing down here like babywashing or cutting down trees. They are posted on our Bolivia's Best facebook page so check them out.

Miles is getting huge! Well, to us he looks huge, i think he's still pretty skinny for an almost four month old. He already thinks he's a grown up. He hates laying down, is always trying to sit up on his own or roll over. He loves to stand and try to walk while we are holding him and he tries to hold his bottle on his own. He loves to lay in between us and watch whatever movie we are watching, and his favorite part about books is not the pictures but the words. We really can't wait for everyone back home to meet him. And speaking of back home, we have been discussing when we will be leaving and going back to the states and we could really use prayers on this. Since i am teaching it won't be before June but considering the fact that we can't afford another visa for another year, loans, jobs and the fact that our team here has grown so much, we are thinking it is going to be around summertime. We are going to get Miles' american birth certificate and passport in La Paz on the 27th of January. Please pray for that as well. i am dreading it because you never know what they will do here and i am so worried that something will go wrong. Miles is yelling right now so i have to wrap it up. Thanks for all of your prayers and encouragement.