Where does the time go

Where does the time go? We have almost completed another month here in Chile. This coming tuesday we will travel back to Puerto Montt and house sit for Mike and Nancy while they go on vacation. The following week, bekii and I are leaving for our vacation to renew our visas (three months already gone) in Argentina, where I hope to ski the Andy´s.
The sun has returned for a least one day and I took advantage of it by chopping the rest of our wood, to help speed up the drying and burning process. I worked for a few hours in the wonderful sun light with my shorts and T -shirt. We have nice little pieces of wood and a front yard that looks terrible, if only I could figure out how to borrow the rake from the land lord that is in the locked cage in the shed.
Last night we had some friends come over for coffee cito. It´s supposed to be tea, coffee, cookies, bread, ham and cheese a light snack. However, we bought lots of food and nobody ate anything. This happens each time we invited people over to the house. We buy lots of goodies and then are forced to eat them by ourselves for the next few days.
Tonight we are going to celebrate the 22nd birthday of our friend Paulina at her parents house. It should be a good time of eating lots of chocolate (least that was the rumor last night in their store)

This past week June 24-July 3 Bekii and I spent the week in one of the smaller islands, the island on Butachaques. Our goal was to teach english in the small country school for five days, and meet with the small house church on sunday and generally just get to know some of the people on the island. We managed to teach for two days, we didn´t get to meet anyone new, and because of the weather we didn´t really get to explore the island at all. It was a slightly disappointing trip. Not all was lost. One day while sitting on the shore of the ocean watching a group of dolphin feeding on some tasty little fish I got to hear them speaking to each other. It was the first time in my life that I have ever heard dolphin in the wild speaking to each other. That was pretty awesome.
I also got my share of soccer watching in, during the week. Copa America started last week and continues this week and into next week. For anyone not aware the beloved USA did terribly and has been eliminated. However, Chile also did pretty terrible and was eliminated by Brazil 6-1 last night.
July 4-today we have been enjoying some down time trying to get reorganized and ready for some more time in the school. I am meeting with two different people that are going to help teach me Spanish. I meet with Roger and Noami Friday mornings in Castro, they are a YWAM couple, then Tuesday evening I meet with Carlos who teaches lit in the school were we are working.
Life is good, but difficult. We are daily reminded of God´s promise that He has brought us here to serve. I have seen more rainbows in the month than I have in a year back in PA. Here is the latest one that appeared out of our front window.