by Melissa Konetchy
As I drove around in the late afternoon, I wondered where I was going. My destination was the Alabama State Fair. I was lost and each wrong turn bothered me more, but I continued on, frustrated, confused.
"What is a California girl, like myself, doing? Driving around without a map or co-pilot in Alabama? I should just turn my car around and drive home. It may take a week, or so, but I need to go home."
by Keith Wommack
Quite a few years ago, my brother, Kevin, and I had just finished a musical performance. The hall our band had just performed in was located in the Bible belt, near Ruston, Louisiana. The manager of the hall came up to us and was very adamant. “Just leave the equipment. You can pick it up in the morning,” he demanded. A law stated anyone after midnight inside a building where alcohol was sold would be subject to arrest.
by Melissa Konetchy
Still in disbelief, I sat in my car, facing downhill, after spinning and flipping the vehicle on a mountain pass. My driver window had smashed completely, and I had broken glass shards in my hair. My glasses, which flew off my face in the commotion, had been located by the tow truck driver, and were back on my face.
by Richardson Family
After spending a relaxing week at our wonderful rental house in Santa Cruz de Laguna, Camille, Holland and I (Phillip) decided we’d take a short 3 day trip to see something outside of the Lake Atitlan area. We’d be taking a much longer trip to some famous Mayan ruins up north in the Yucatan towards the end of our time in Guatemala, and thought it would be a good idea to start out with a slightly less ambitious adventure first.
Since Shelly was staying at the Santa Cruz house and was the only one of us four who spoke decent Spanish, we knew that we’d be stretching our communication abilities.
Of all the places that we could get to and return in a few days, Monterrico interested us the most.
by David Evans
Another hurricane season is upon us, and Dean, a Category 5 storm—the strongest there is—hit Jamaica and Mexico. Reports in The Christian Science Monitor (Readiness pays off as Hurricane Dean passes over Yucatán Peninsula; In Yucatán Peninsula, battening down for hurricane Dean) indicate damage is minimal—good news indeed.
During hurricane season a few years ago, the Monitor reported on a study done at Duke University that contained this interesting conclusion: “If human activities can cause or aggravate the destructive effects of natural phenomena, they can also eliminate or reduce them.”
by Richardson Family
Hi. We’re the Richardson family—Philip, Shelly, Rachel (10), and Camille (14)—and we’re writing this from an internet cafe in Antigua, Guatemala.
We’ve just finished our first week in this beautiful country. We´ve all been studying intensive Spanish in the colonial city of Anitigua. Built in the 1500 by the Spanish as a capital of Guatemala, Antigua is a precious friendly city with active volcanos, ruins, and small cobble streets. Every day has been filled with surprises, new friends, and opportunities to witness how God is loving all of His creation, including us. (more…)
