This is Saturday morning, one week before Independence Day for Guatemala and most of the other Central American countries as well, so for this reason, there is a marching band on our street practicing for the upcoming parades. This is a marching band for a private school located about 4 blocks from our house. They sure look spiffy in their uniforms and don't sound too bad either. Joshua enjoys the drums the most. Have you ever seen a marching band that included a marimba/xylophone? Well, they have it here! Not easy to march with!
We've had a good week with the highlight being the open house for Joshua's secondary school. We got to meet all his teachers and see his classrooms and walk through part of his daily schedule. He is in an advanced math class, band, Spanish and drama. All his other classes are your normal stuff, English, science and the like. He really enjoys his classmates and has made good friends here. It will be hard for him to leave this school and these kids, but we keep reminding him he'll make more great friends in Costa Rica.
We were supposed to be in training all this next week, but the schedule has changed a bit. We'll be in language school for Monday and Tuesday, but then we'll attend trainings for the rest of the week. Shelley will begin to learn about the computer program for finaces and David will be attending a 3 day event at the seminary for youth training. The kids will not have school on Friday as it's a national holiday. Yeah!
After missing last Sunday at our church plant in Colinas, we are excited to return in the morning. There were three new people last Sunday and we hope they return this week so we can meet them.
We keep plugging away at Spanish. A friend and former missionary emailed and said that the subjunctive mood does exist in English, but from what I can tell it is only a fraction of what it entails in Spanish. So we continue to learn more about Spanish...and English! (Actually, as I learn more Spanish, I seem to be losing my English...is this normal? I can't spell anymore!)
God bless your week, wherever you are! A special Hi to our missionary friends in the Far East, the Ukraine and in South Africa. Miss you guys!
Oh, and welcome home 101st!!!! We appreciate you! (We missed our July 4th, so to us, this week is our Independence celebration too!)
Love from the Webb Family
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