New Mexicans, at least for a while.. .

As many of you know, we are now in Farmington, NM. God worked it out for us to be able to work here for the next few months. Today I went in for orientation and God sure does know what he is doing. I did not know a whole lot about this clinic but come to find out the people I will be taking care of are all underserved (non/under-insured, indigent, etc), which is exactly where my heart is. So not only are we able to earn a living and save up some money, but I am also able to show the love of Jesus to the "least of these" of northwest New Mexico.

This part of the country is absolutely beautiful! We are very near the "four corners" (New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado) and we are looking forward to seeing more of the area and maybe seeing a bit of the white stuff before our time here is complete. We are staying in a very nice fully furnished apartment that is close to most everything, and we are getting to know the town. As of now, we will be here through mid January, and then we'll see...

Goodbye Belize

What an experience Belize was for us. So many people have asked us what single thing was most memorable about this experience. After some thought no doubt the answer is the people we met. One of my favorite sayings that is quoted often by Dave Ramsey is that "the only difference between you and you in 10 years is made by the people you meet and the books you read". People make all the difference in this word, and we met so many great folks while in Belize. Saying goodbye to them was not easy and came with tears of sadness and joy. Here are some pics of some of the many goodbyes we made in our last week in Belize:

Mrs. Rose was one of our very favorite patients. Lily and Aidan loved her! Sweet rose died less than 2 weeks after this picture was taken shortly after we returned home. We will see this beautiful lady once again...

This little girl was just born when we arrived in Belize, and look at how big she has gotten! They went to church with us.

Mrs. Coleman will turn 94 this December. The kids loved visiting her every month.

Mr. and Mrs. Villafranco have been married for 50+ years and have 12 children!

Tears of sadness and joy...

This dear 97 year old lady loved Hannah and oranges (which we brought her often)!

Hard to let go....

Pastor Gideon and family...

All smiles...

Hillside staff and volunteers

Texas

Quick update: We're in Texas visiting my family for the week. I intend on blogging more later on this week. I have a lot to catch up on. I am writing this on my new iTouch (which is so cool) so I am keeping this short. More to come...