Hi everyone,

　　 Thank you so much for all your prayers and your notes of encouragement. We have really felt the prayers. We want you to know that everything here is pretty much back to normal...at least for the missionaries. We again have all the supplies in the stores, fuel at the stations and propane. There have been no more storms, just a few showers. We praise God for His provision and His protection in all this. Stan and I are going out this morning to visit some families that we have previously not been able to check on because of the mud and also to visit the family that Promontory church will be building for in Feb. Then I have Spanish class in the afternoon and company for dinner. Going to be a busy but good day.

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Hi everyone,

　　 Praise the Lord, we are seeing the roads open...the group was finally able to go back today...albeit very slowly as there was a double lane of semi trailers a few miles long waiting to cross the bridge as well as many cars and trucks. We were out today at a church about 30 minutes south, (San Simone)doing a feed and dispensing food, blankets and toiletries. The water was at least three feet deep in this tiny palapa roofed church when the river went through and the floor is still slippery with mud. We are so thankful that the rain that was forecast for yesterday and today so far has only been a shower or two. Right now it is beautiful and sunny!
　We are also seeing supplies come through and there is fuel at some of the service stations and also some propane. We are so thankful for the lessons we have learned through this whole experience and pray that we will be better prepared in the future.
　There are still many people with many needs that are coming to the base and the local churches looking　 mainly for food and blankets and the possibility of receiving a home or help with rebuilding their current structure. There is very little work in the fields at the moment. We pray that God will give us wisdom and discernment, as we make decisions and hand out supplies.

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Hi everyone,

　 Thanks for your prayers! Sounds like the group may be able to leave today. They are pulling vehicles through the river with a tractor, we will see if the water is still too deep for the vans.
　Stan and I are on our way to check out a community next to a river about 30 minutes south of here that we are told had 1000 people loose their homes. They were just swept away. Don't know if any lives were lost. So far we were not able to get to them. Rumours are rampant here right now....so it may not be as bad as we have been told. We want to check and then regardless of the number, put a group together tomorrow and take supplies out to them.　 We are all rationing our water, as many pipes are washed out and we don't know when we will be able to get more.　 Also there is no fuel at all. The stores are out of toilet paper (hey, there are always paper napkins, etc, and when they run out well....leaves ha, ha)and many food staples. The banks are out of money. We however are just fine and just want to be able to get to those in need.
　God is so good,....in all this we are blessed with sunshine for three days now....and the storm washed huge amounts of wood onto the beach..so we can warm with fires and the poor people can cook with it. It is very wet...but a blessing! We are planning to go gather as much as possible this afternoon. They are predicting another storm

January 23

Hi everyone,

　　 Just wanted to send a quick note, as many are wondering how we are. The internet is working today finally, and may not be for long. Praise the Lord we are fine, although cut off from the rest of the world. The only road out of town, well the bridge and 5 others between here and Enscenada are washed out. This means we are cut off from supplies. Many roads are washed out, roofs missing etc. We didn't have internet or even cell　 phone service or power for a few days. It is a strange feeling, but we know that God is in control. We spent 4 hours in line for propane yesterday only to have them run out before we could get everyone's tanks filled. The service stations are completely out of fuel. There is no bread or eggs or　 many other items left in the stores. Please pray as we are all rationing everything and trying to help all the local people that are coming for help. The bank machines don't work when there is no internet, so those that don't have cash on hand are out of luck.　 The local authorities are helping people rappel across the river in emergency situations. So far there are many stories going around about when the roads will re-open. Apparently the last time they had this much rain in such a short time was 17 years ago and it took 4 days before anyone started working on it and then it took several weeks.
　We have a group of 50 here that were trying to build 5 houses this week. Did not get done,...and the poor group is stuck here. We are trying to keep them busy and fed and make sure we have enough water and propane for them. There are many needs, but we cant get to most of the communities that need the help the most. We hear that we are in for more of the same weather on Tuesday or Wednesday. If this comes to be true...it will be awhile before the water recedes enough for the bridges to be fixed and the group is able to leave.
　 Please pray for all of us here and for the many people whose little cardboard and wood shacks got washed or blown away.
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