Small steps

This week has been amazing. Full of visiting old friend, meeting new people and new places. My children have quickly adapted to doing and having less.  There are no requests for using the iPad.  Tv is also kept to a minimum (although fun to watch in Spanish.) They have made new friends and played on playgrounds that look like only sticks and poles. They have adapted to hopping on and off busses. They have shared their needs in both languages. We are blessed beyond measure. 

Yesterday our kids played. All day running around with friends. While they did that I had the chance to sit and talk with friends. Catch up on what ten years of life looks like.  What does being an adult now look like? What does life look like when you make 2.10 per hour at your job? How about when you support 4 people on that? Most of our friends are doing well. They had a hand up because they weren't afraid to practice English and now have good stable jobs in the tourist industry. That isn't to say that there are not struggles.  Faith is still young with many outside influences. Jobs prevent people from going to church and how does the church respond.  Each place is different and yet the struggles are the same.  Those that read or have the bible available in their native language have an advantage to read and study on their own. As Americans do we see that as an advantage or do we just squander the opportunity? Today I am blessed to have the bible written in languages that I can understand.