Dreaded Packing

We finally decided it's time to get serious about packing...this morning we're off to hunt for more boxes and we're hoping to get a good chuck done today.

Happy May Long Weekend!!!

Friday it snowed...and snowed...and snowed. This picture was taken on Saturday afternoon after lots had already melted. Thankfully it is all gone now!!!!

Friends

Joelle, Amanda and Kassy. I'm really going to miss them!!!!

Honduras pics

The Honduras team (the picture was taken when they got back - hense the dark tans!)

The kids were in love with Dan :)

This little girl had Dan wrapped around her little finger...who can say no to those beautiful eyes?

They had/got to sleep under mosquito nets to keep the bugs/spiders/ghekos etc. out

Helping make the foundation to a new house

yes, that's a tarantula!

Movie night :) The kids loved it

The team brought these old farmer hats to the kids - they loved them!

A refreshing dip on their mountain hike

Snorkeling

This was their mode of transportation - fit as many people in the back of the truck as possible!

26 weeks

Here's my belly at 26 weeks. It's really starting to feel big now (especially when I bend over!). Usually in the evening it feels really tight and like it's stretching...especially after a walk. Sleeping is still going pretty good which I'm thankful for. I wake up pretty stiff in my lower back but once I walk around a bit it goes away. Overall - I'm feeling great...can't complain a bit!! :)

I still can't resist putting my hand on my belly every time the baby moves...it does such funny things these days. I'm glad Dan's finally home again to experience it too.

Dan in Honduras

Here are some tidbits from the emails I've received from Dan. For those of you who didn't know - Dan's been in Honduras since April 18th for a missions trip with 4 students from NBC. They seem to be doing really good. They come home on May 9th (yay!). Be sure to check the blog again when he gets back - we'll post some pictures!


...part of an email from May 1st...they got to go to Roatan Island for a couple days for some time off.
"We took a water taxi down the ocean and stay at the beach all afternoon. Snokeling was amazing. I've never seen so many fish in my life and the coral was awesome too. Tyler and I made it a long way out, until it just dropped off and we couldn't see anything, but blue. Crazy! I got really burnt today though. My back is red."

...April 21....
"We are now just in our second full day here in Honduras and things are going great. We had a long couple of days flying, but no problems, just a few scares. Tyler left his wallet in the hotel, but we had lots of time so Gord just took a cab back to the hotel to grab it. We also can all say we have been in four different countries on this trip. The USA, Belize, El Salvador and Honduras. Actually all in one day. Crazy.

Now in Honduras, I am over joyed by how friendly the people our. I have met and hugged so many people I will not remember them all and its only day two. The people have very little and yet are so happy and loving and caring. It blows me away. They know what it makes to love one another. I believe they are going to teach us so much.

Friday, we got up and did a little walk around to get our bearings. I had the opportunity to go into town and help do the grocery shopping. The people are crazy drivers here. All over the place. Then in the afternoon we organized the mission House a bit and organized our supplies. Then we went swimming in the Caribbean Sea. It was just what we all needed to cool off. Then in the evening we went to Pastor Marianos Church for a prayer service. It was awesome. We sang a little and then Tyler played his guitar and we sang God of Wonders. Its crazy how we all can praise the God of the Universe in different languages. Then we held hands and prayed in a circle all taking turns. WOW! God is so amazing! I feel so blessed by the people.

Then today, we went and help lay the foundation of a new house the mission is building. We all helped as much as we could. The Honduran people really know how to work. They has so little, but make do with what they have. It was hard work, but I trust that the people were grateful for our efforts. It is very hot here. 30C and no wind and humidity. I think most of us hard burnt a bit already. It makes it very hard to work, but God is giving us the strength. When you so the Honduran people work it motivates you.

Well, hats what we have been up to as a team. We will do some town stuff the rest of the afternoon and rest tonight. One thing that is very different from Canada is the Sun. Up everyday at 5am and down a 6pm. So we are learning to change our sleep schedule or at least trying.

Please pray for us. Pray for:

- Us to handle the heat
- For our VBS
- For team Unity
- For safety
- For the people that we impact for Christ
- For people to come to know our Lord Jesus Christ"

Easter morning

On Easter Sunday, Kyle and Kassy, Ivan and Jessica and us went for a sunrise walk...it was a time we took aside to refect on the resurrection of Jesus and then we went back to Kyle & Kassy's house for breakfast. It's amazing how much you can get out of a day when you get up so early!!

Our Baby!

Here's our little active one. We got to get the ultrasound today and the ultrasound tech was laughing at how active he/she was. Dan said it looked like he was sucking his thumb. This was really a tease because I only got to see the screen for about 30 seconds and I could have watched it for hours. I'm glad for Dan though because he got to watch it the whole time the tech was doing his thing. He doesn't get to feel it move like I do so at least he got to see it move for longer.

I can feel It!

I can finally for real feel the baby move now. The movements aren't just flutters like before but they are stronger and feel more like an actual living thing in there. They are still too spurratic and quick to be able to get Dan to try and feel them though. Every time I feel it move I smile and wait for it again but it doesn't usually move alot at once.

Now it's becoming more real that there's actually a baby in there. Dan and I just can't fathom that there is a human growing inside of me - a human that is part Dan, part Laura! Very cool.

We're Moving!

Yes, you read it right, we're moving. Dan is going to be the Program Director at a place called Galilean Bible Camp (a CSSM camp) in Blind River, Ontario. The goal is for his job to turn into the Assistant Director of the camp, which is a year-round position. We are very excited about this because the job seems so "Dan". He's always loved working with youth, organizing events, being outdoors, developing his and others' outdoor pursuits skills, and the list goes on. Not to mention raising a kid at a Bible camp. Lucky kid!

While we are excited about our new adventure, it is also going to be hard for us to leave NBI! The community here within NBI has been amazing for us. There's nothing like living on a Bible School campus...surrounded by fellow staff who love God and know how to laugh, students who are eager to grow and who become part of our lives, neighbors in the 4plex that are always so kind to lend a cup of sugar or a few eggs :)....

Our venture begins in June when we pack up a bigger U-HAUL (I know, U-HAUL's are scarey) than we came with and make the 22 hour drive to Blind River. By then I'll be big and round :) By the way, today I for sure felt the baby move. Other days I thought I did, but today I was sure. It was the coolest thing. I waited for it to happen again but I didn't yet. From what I hear though I should enjoy not getting poked in the ribs while it lasts. :) If you want to check out the place we're going, go to www.cssm.ca/galilean