Tim Here

This picture is from the Sept. 15 Liberations day at the William Cornelius Vocational Training Center. I am off today to take some pictures for the Trees for Global Renewal Web site and to practice Spanish with a local friend who will be accompaning me. Car was damaged a little yesterday and the guy gave me his name and number that did not work and then disappeared. I filed a complaint with the police and fully expect to have to pay for the damage myself. He has no drivers license and no insurance but his father is a doctor so perhaps I can get reinbursed for the repairs. I will not be holding my breath on that one.

Have a Blessed Day

Key Financial Principals:

Give to God first
Learn to be a saver
Learn to spend less than you earn
Have cash in an emergency fund
Don't finance pleasure items
Protect the family with adequate life insurance
Have a retirement plan in place by 40
Own your own home by 65 or retirement.

Hi Tim here
Two pictures, one of a hard worker and one of a couple of students at the William Cornelius Vocational Training Centre.
Boy, time flies when you are having fun. September is moving at a rapid rate. The elk are bugling in Grande Cache and things will be hot in the Crowsnest Pass anytime now. I am very aware of what I am not able to have of do at this time. Dying to self is what this is all about and it is not that much fun!

Things are moving along for both the coffee fund raiser and tree planting project called Trees for Global Renewal. I visited a company on Friday that grows trees. Some good leads and discussion on the formulation of a Forestry Program that would ensure work for the kids at the end of the education.

The weather here is wet in the afternoons and hot in the mornings. Hovers around 22 everyday. Not too hard to take.

We have decided that we will have to begin attending an English speaking church at least part time starting tomorrow. We held out as long as possible and are learning Spanish but when you are on the 10 year learning curve that makes for a long time talking baby words and having shallow conversations.... entonces (so), we will strike out at 7:45 to find the English Church.

We travelled into Mexico to renew our visas. Mexico was beautiful and we stayed in 2 different motel rooms for about 150 pesos or 15 dollars US. Nice rooms with TV's and very secure. We then passed back into Guatemala and paid a lot more for a room the third night. Then we travelled back from Huehuetenango and drove through some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen. We did not stop enough to take the magic pictures because we were guests in the vehicles of another couple. Oh but the corn must have been 20 feet tall with houses hidden except for the tin roofs. We will definitely be going back there. At one point the highway was at 3020 meters high with corn everywhere. In this area there was also a lot of pine so I was in my glory.

In Mexico we ordered a hamburger and pop. We also wanted fries. A half hour went by and we saw buns passing by us. Ten minutes later some ham arrived. Finally a kind of burger arrived. The bun had within it ham cheese and french fries. Yes french fries all squashed into the burger. And the drink was a local thing which I refused to drink and gave to one of the people we travelled with. Ha ha Sheila drank hers and paid the price after we were home. Threading needles so to speak!

Well as soon as we download the pictures I will post them.

Tim

Well this weekend we spent our time close to home. The big election was on Sunday and in some cases there has been violence. We hear about it on CBC but hear very little down here. So I guess the election is narrowed down to a couple of men and they will revote Nov. 2. Too bad they did not go to the ballot system tht was used in Alberta where second choices are marked. If they had this circus could be over.

Had a good meeting with the Nature Defenders and it looks like we can continue moving forward on Trees for Global Renewal. We will give a full update on the next newsletter scheduled for the end of the Month.
I can't remember if I showed the new gate into the Vocational Center however this picture covers it.

All the Best Tim

Tim Here
Scorpion attack on Sheila

Sheila was drying dishes and felt a sting on her hand. There, clinging to the towel, was a scorpion. She shook it into a bowl and drowned it without saying a word to me. Then she found me studying and asked for a kiss on the hand. Ask her how it felt. If I had been bitten, no doubt it would have been to the bone and I could have worked that for good loves for some time. Sheila was sure civil about the whole matter. We don't put our fingers under anything without looking and now check our shoes before pulling them on in the morning.