Our First Day and Night...

Dana's perspective.

Well I now know why they say don't fly with a cold, I feel like my head is in a fish tank. To clear Belizian customs I had to stick my head into the kiosk and say "What, What?". The flight was good, had to switch three planes to get here, but we made it. I can still see MacKay's face as he got of the plane in Belize, eyes open wide jaw dropped. The jungle, the heat, even though it was raining. Clearly he was........worried, at least a little overwhelmed. To be honest I'm not sure if one can prepare themselves for such a culture difference, you have to see it to believe it. Or as Mackay says," see it to Belize it".

Well we met an amazing brother at the airport, a loving elder in a local congregation,   Steve Bradley. Just to see our brother and the way he helped us made us feel so much better. We decided to take a three hour taxi to our final stop, boy did we see some amazing country, banana, orange, grapefruit, bamboo and mahogany just to name a few.

Finally we arrived at our new home.......Well let's just say it is truly one of the best places in the area. That being said though it is very modest. The brothers and sister worked so hard to prepare things for us I can't say enough, they gave out of their want. They really don't have much financialy. They invested much time too painting and cleaning, wow what love. Time for them to head home for the night and us to hunker down.

Our first house guest was a tarantula, I named him dead because that is what I made him. Later four lizards began running around the walls and I believe all the termites in Belize have come to say hi in single file in and out of our bedroom. We will keep you posted, to be honest it is overwhelming. We are resolved to get busy in the ministry and the congregation, thanks for your support back home I'll send you a tarantula soon.