A few things to know about living in Belize.

Some critters are good and some not so good.  Almost all the critters that you find on or under the ground are really scary and ugly.  Tarantulas can be considered ugly or kinda cute.  And they are our friend because they are the eaters of the scorpions.  Scorpians have no redeeming value in my book.  They are not seen too often but they are here sneaking around and being all pinchy-snappy like.  People do get bit by them here and they say it’s like a bad bee sting.  I only hope that I can always take their word for that.  Geckos are funny and chirp a lot.  John says they poo all over the place but I haven’t seen it yet.  Apparently they fall from roofs and doorways on occasion and scare the begeebers out of who ever they land on.  Yesterday as I was walking around the corner of the dorm I heard a hollow ploppy sound next to me.  I looked down and there was a 3 inch gecko.  They are an ugly grey and I found out later that they are poisonous.   I was just wondering if they don’t jump down on humans on purpose.  Maybe they sit up there and dare each other to do it. 

Looks kind of small until he wants to stretch...or run after you.

Dennis scooped him up and we set him free to run and play and eat scorpians!

I am currently trying to make friends with the iguana that lives in the front yard of the women’s dorm.  I see him watching me and then he dashes into his little burrow.  I think he is a scardy-cat.  I think that it is Daniel Priddy’s fault because he teased him when he was here in July.  I think iguanas remember and know that we are all from the same church family.  I think maybe I shouldn’t try to be his friend after all.

There are many other kinds of lizards here, but my favorite so far is a little green one that lives on the steps up to the men’s dorm.  The green is really bright.  After I started taking pictures of him I do believe that he started to pose for me. 

Danielle Warren, I would like for you and the GLK to pick out a name for the green lizard on the steps.  Let me know on facebook and I will report it back here on the blog.

Digging a trench for electrical wires!

Hurray, there is sheet rock going in!

This is Billy helping Dennis

Dennis and the guys have been working very hard on our house.  All the power is off because they are hooking it up to the house.  They are doing this in between down-pours.  This is the start of the rainy season and almost every afternoon a storm comes over and blesses us with copious quantities of precipitation.  Last night we all ate dinner in the main building and there was lightening all around us!  The heat has been a real challenge.  Poor Dennis is a mess, but he doesn’t let it slow him down.

(The power just came back on!  This is good cause now the fan can run again.  I am sweating like crazy!)

Dennis and I spent some time out at the school in Buena Vista.  Went to a staff meeting and met all the teachers.  Next week I offically get to start being in the school with the kids.  Dennis has his work cut out for him as far as maintenance work.  There is no school janitor or maintenance man here.  The students clean the rooms every afternoon.  There are a lot of cultural differences that could separate us but I am believing that God can bring us together.  We could have more in common than we think!

Friends of John and Beate

This butterfly looks like it was designed by an artist...wait, it was!!!!

Bear, the best Security this place has.  He is awesome!!

These are the apple-bananas that we talk about when we come home from our short tearm missions trip.
We can eat them all day...

Any one who stayed at Mr. Leslie's knows what this is.
It is called a noni and this is beside our driveway.
John says it is a cure for diabetes.
Mr. Leslie says he will live to 110 because he drinks the juice everyday.
Ask Jake Warren how it tastes!

Much going on here.  We miss all of you very much.  I wanted to tell Katie that we saw a bat the other night.  She is really missing out here!

Be back soon!  Love to all.