I had to add a picture to show you the little pirate girl that we assisted. Her mom and big sister were in the last 2 weeks of the adoption process so they ended up staying with us so they could be closer to the American Embassy for the purpose of completing paper work. Her name is Esther. Then we have a picture of Sheila staying out of the sun with the ocean and a bellybutton in the background. The picture of us together was taken in port at Livingstone. Livingstone is a wretchedly hot port on the coast.

Here are some pictures of our 6 day trip on the ocean. This is not ministry related but everyone needs to take a break sometimes. Well the pictures will not load so I will try again tomorrow.
Good Night

Hi Everyone

Sorry for not writing for so long. We moved from Antigua language training and began life as house-sitters. We started working at the William Cornelius School. I am working on a project called Hope Co.fe -Responsible Coffee sales. This could affect your life in the near future if you thought that you would like to market some coffee as a fund raiser. I have also started modifying the Trees for Global Renewal business plan. Poco a Poco (little by little) as they say down here. Sheila will be involved in teaching some of the staff English three days a week, and helping in the classroom as well.

I planted a garden, however half of the seeds did not germinate. The peas, squash,zucchini, melons and green beans germinated however, the lettuce, onions, corn, and brussel sprouts were a no show.

Sheila and I moved our 30th wedding celebrations to June 22 and enjoyed something we would never have done living in Canada. We lived with 13 others on a catamaran for 6 days. We went snorkeling however realize that this activity was on the edge of our abilities and noted that most of the others were younger, in the 28 to 34 range. It was a good time with a little fishing (I caught a barracuda) swimming and great meals. A highly recommended trip if you are a strong swimmer. I was not sea sick until back on shore. Now the cruise is over but the ground keeps moving. Sheila feels it worse than I do. Pictures of this trip will be posted as soon as we can down load them.

We are preparing for a little Canada Day celebration on Sunday. We will have a small group because some of our team are now in Canada.

OK well I will try downloading the pictures and return!

Tim

Hi Everyone
Well we moved into our Casa on Wednesday. We are struggling to get the internet working. All was well the first day, then a big electrical storm came through, dumping inches of rain. Since then the internet has not worked, so I am writing this from a friend's place.

I worked for 2 mornings on a water filter project and was able to visit the hill gardens above Antigua. It was beautiful, however I forgot the camera.

We introduced a couple of Missionaries from the USA to the William Cornelius Center who may be able to contribute some time to the construction that is ongoing on the 3rd floor.

Our computer seemed to have made it down here okay with only the CD writer flap broken on one hinge, so I think that's good considering how baggage is handled in the airports.

We have been providing some help to a women and her daughter down here who are adopting a beautiful Guatemalan girl of 6 months. They flew down here for a week to see little Esther, the dad had to go home to the business and they have been here for 9 weeks. They may be able to leave on June 20. We just have to hope that another problem is not encountered.

I am 2 days away from starting at the William Cornelius so will let you know how that is going in the next week.

Salut
Tim