Sick Kiddos, part II and then some

So after our last post, Ty came down with dengue as well. His wasn't as severe a case as what Georgia had, but he did spike a fever of 103.5. Thankful for Tylenol!!! He missed 2 days of school and then it was Easter Break. Happy to report that he is doing fine now. OUr next adventure began last Wednesday when Sam fell and hurt his wrist. We were thinking it was just a sprain so iced it and gave him ibuprofen, but the next morning he woke up at 5:30 with it really hurting. So...off to the ER where we found out that he broke his wrist! So now he has a cast almost all the way up to his shoulder for 3 weeks, then they will change it to a smaller one. It doesn't hurt him anymore, it's just more of an annoyance. That and he has to miss playing in his violin concert tomorrow night. He was going to play a solo and play Vivaldi's 4 Seasons Winter in the orchestra. Oh well......Praying for no more accidents or sickness!

This past Sunday, Easter Sunday, was voting day here in Bolivia. Up for election were governor and mayor. Since we have resident visas, we were required by law to vote. On election day here, they have what is called a "paro". What that means is that no one can drive anywhere unless they have special permission. Also, public gatherings are not allowed, so no church for Easter Sunday. I have to say it was definitely a different Easter, but a memorable one. We voted in a third world country, marking our paper ballot with a pen, standing at a table with a piece of cardboard propped up around it, then deposited our ballot in a cardboard box. Oh, and they had me registered under "Freeman" instead of Massey b/c here women don't take the name of their husband when they marry. So.....after having to explain why my name was listed under Freeman instead of Massey as my ID card states, they let me vote.

We are continuing to be involved in both the professional class ministry and ministry to the Ayore. English Bible Study continues to meet in our home with new people coming every week. It is a blessing to have fellow missionary Chelsea Kautz teaching this class in our home. Also, the church service continues to meet once a month with between 25 and 30 Bolivians each time. And we are blessed to be able to meet with Bolivians one on one over coffee to fellowship and encourage them in their life and in their faith. Their issues are the same as ours, jobs, marriages, family, kids. We're praying that God will continue to use us here to point our friends to Him, the only one who can truly bring comfort and peace.

We ate lunch one Sunday at a place outside of town that also had pony rides :)