Things I'm missing from Bolivia today? Passion fruit juice, yucca (I’m serious—although my guys here wouldn’t side with me on that one), saltenas (breakfast pastries, kind of like chicken pot pie to go), warmer weather (but not too much), wearing sleeveless tops and sandals, our dog— Turbo, church friends, and being at prayer meeting with the missionaries. Surprises? Hmmm . . . How many spiders there are in Eureka . . . how many churches there are in Atlanta. . . that the previous tenants here planted a great garden . . . How cold my toes are getting—and it’s still August. . . how gracious and loving people are here. . . how unconcerned they are about the swine flu “pandemic” that has closed our Bolivian school (by government order). . . how many cool new gadgets and food products there are now. . . that I haven't been to the beach OR Jalisco's cafe yet. . . and that there are about a gazillion (rounding off) movies at the rental store that I've never even heard of! Seriously, we have had SO MUCH fun here, visiting with family and friends and visiting churches who we love so much. We've had a great 6 weeks or so. . . sorry to you all that the blogging and updates have been so lacking. I'll try to work on that now that we have internet. As Beth Moore says, you wouldn't waste a prayer on our family today. We are traveling this weekend to central CA (about 8 hours) and back, again the following weekend as well. In the midst of this, we are setting things up for our first week of school, where Tom and I are both on staff! Exciting news. So, thanks for your prayers! Love, Janine