Another Day, Another Week

We are praising God for His grace and love showered down on us, that we can be called His children and that He has united our lives together to serve and live for Him.  Thank you to all who have prayed and are still praying for us.  God is faithful and our prayers don't fall on deaf ears, our lives are evidence of that. 

It is hard to believe that another week has gone by.  We have been here in Ixtlan now for two weeks.  After the wedding we spent a week in Zihuatanejo and then arrived here on Saturday October 30th.  The past two weeks have been spent mostly adjusting to life here in Ixtlan.  Thankfully, I (Regg) had the next Monday and Tuesday off, so without having to teach, we were able to spend the days getting the groceries that we needed and settling in at the guest house (referred to here as Bethesda).  We will be living in Bethesda through the end of the year and then moving into the house that we will be renting.  Thankfully, there is a large city, Zamora, located just a half an hour from Ixtlan where we are able to purchase a lot of our groceries.  Although we still can't find a lot of basic foods and ingredients that are so common in the states, we are able to find enough to fudge our way through most recipes (maybe I shouldn't be talking about 'us' cooking - I may like to cook, but Bev is the one doing the work.)

Having settled in a little, we are about to have our first guests here in Bethesda since we were married.  Loren and Betsy Schrenk will be arriving tomorrow (Saturday) for an eye clinic.   Loren does consultations on Monday and the 12-13 eye surgeries on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  It is a busy week, as we have to take all the patients to Zamora for surgeries.   The surgeries are usually for cataracts, but sometimes vary.  The elevation here in Ixtlan is a little over 5,000 feet, so the sun is a little harder on the eyes than the flat Midwest.  It will be different having more people in the house (there will be a total of 6 extras), but the fellowship is always great.  We will give you an update about the clinic and the week next Friday (We hope!!).  The clinic has been an enormous blessing for the church here in Ixtlan as it has softened hearts to its presence and to the Truth.  We pray that each person that comes for the clinic feels the love of Christ. 

As a final note:

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