tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81126369938630338792024-03-05T12:52:42.735-08:00The Mad Adventures of Zach and RobynnZach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-62259071003704021162017-11-21T01:18:00.001-08:002017-11-21T01:18:21.548-08:00Nepal Y'all<div dir="ltr">
Getting into Nepal could be easy, depending on how you do it. Most people go with the flying option, which means arriving, filling out a form, avoiding the kids playing soccer in the terminal, paying your visa fee, and moving on. Sounds easy, right? That's not how I went about it though, cuz where's the fun in that?</div>
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So we ended the last post near Jaigaon, India. We spent a night with the local brothers, then hopped in a taxi and headed to Siliguri. Siliguri is fairly close to the border with Nepal, and has a mall with a KFC. This time we managed to avoid it though, and you should be proud of us. It was really hard, guys.</div>
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In Siliguri, we stayed at a sketchy little hotel that totally wasn't covered in mold and the bath mat definitely wasn't already soaked before we got there. I also didn't get horribly confused when they started asking if my roomie and I were family and did we have husbands. They did randomly give us samosas wrapped in newspaper though, so I'd count that as a win.</div>
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The next day, we caught another taxi to the actual border. The taxis can only go so far, at which point you have to hop in a rickshaw. So we sat in rickshaws on the India side, got out to do our formalities, and they started asking for our father's info. Dad, if random Indian men start sending you letters, I'm sorry. I'm not 100% clear on why they needed the info, and considering the hotels all wanted to know about Zach, I really thought his info would suffice, but according to the customs guy, husbands can change and parents rarely do.</div>
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Back into the rickshaw we go and now we get to cross a bridge that's a sort of no man's land. We aren't in India, cuz my passport stamp says so, but we aren't in Nepal yet cuz we haven't passed any signs. </div>
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After we get to a place that actually exists, there's thirteen thousand forms to fill out for Nepal. They even wanted the serial number of my camera. And a passport photo, which I didn't have. Dude, my passport photo is in my passport. Seriously, it's the first page, and it's a new passport so it even looks like me for once. Can we let it slide?</div>
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Ok, full disclaimer, I was well aware of this requirement but could never find a photo center that was open, including the one right at the border, which is probably a really good one to have open during daylight hours. So, that hold up was kinda on me, but also, come on, why are you closed in the middle of the day? </div>
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Then they didn't like the way my money looked. Fun fact, at the land crossing, they want cash. But it has to be pristine. That teeny tiny, not at all noticeable little pink spot on the edge? Means you have to find another bill to use. We persevered however, and finally got stamped in all legal-like. Now to hop into a taxi for a few hours. </div>
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I desperately needed a local sim card so I can contact the sister we're supposed to be staying with, but guess what? To get a sim card in Nepal, you need a passport photo. Thankfully, we had made friends with the taxi driver at that point, so he registered for the card instead, and I'm pretty sure he only tried to call me twice in the next few weeks.</div>
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So we're off to Dharan, where we catch a bus to Dhankuta, where the sister is staying with some friends. About three hours into the ride, we begin to have have a few concerns. First, our bags are on the top of this bus that's flying around these corners and over these bumps, and I'm pretty sure I just heard a thump of something hitting the road behind us, and second, we don't actually know where this town is or when to get off the bus since Dhankuta isn't the final destination. Oops.</div>
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Passing my phone to random strangers on the bus to talk to the sister sorta helps, but these Nepali people apparently don't speak Nepali either, because they don't seem to know if we've passed the town or not. To our relief, about five minutes later, I manage to read a sign that has the name of the town on it, so we decide to get off the bus since most everyone else is too. Sometimes in life we make good decisions. </div>
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And now to meet a couple of complete strangers.</div>
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So my favorite thing about travel is that my appreciation for the brotherhood always grows. No matter where we are, and where we come from, we can always find someone and have an instant connection. In El Salvador, we met the family we were staying with for the first time at the airport and were able to be friends right away. In Nepal, a friend we met in Honduras somehow hears about a random need greater who lives in a random town and says "You should totally go meet this person I've never met before" and we can do that with no worries. It was a bit confusing since none of us ever figured out how the Honduras connection became aware of the sister in Nepal, but it really didn't matter. We just showed up, hung out for a few days, went in service together and it was great. It's so nice to be able to do that.</div>
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A few days later, Donna and I decide we really would like to stop moving around so much and maybe even sleep in the same bed for more than a night or two, so we take an overnight bus from Dharan to Pokhara, a super cute little lakeside town. That was a dark time that we've vowed to never talk about again, other than to say that what should have been a twelve hour ride was closer to twenty and I will never get some of those stains out of my backpack. </div>
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My first glimpse of Nepal</div>
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It's been an interesting few months. Nepal is amazing, stuff happened. There's pics.<br />
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So after the Taj Mahal, we thought "Hey, you know what's fun? A safari." So off we flew to Guwahati, which is in the North East of India, above Bangladesh.<br />
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We arrived in the evening, and loaded into another super tiny taxi to get to our hotel. Only there was a little problem. The hotel didn't exist. We drove around for what felt like hours and hours but was probably only two, asked a million people, nothing. We even found the building the place was supposed to be in, and still, no hotel. The location is a mystery even now. <br />
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From Guwahati we took a train. I was really looking forward to this, because I've seen tons of photos of completely full trains and people riding on the roof and hanging out the door, and I wanted to know if it's an actual common thing. Turns out the answer is yes.<br />
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When our train arrived at the station, it hadn't even stopped before people were prying open the doors and climbing through the windows to get a seat. It was a madhouse. You'll be happy to know that we managed to get seats without going anywhere near the roof. You'll also be thrilled to know that the 4 hour trip cost 25 cents, which makes it the cheapest transportation I've ever taken.<br />
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And off to Manas National Park for our safari, where we'll ride elephants and see tigers and bears and... a pig. Oh, just the pig. No wait, there's a deer too. So maybe we got there a bit late in the day. The elephants were napping so we took a jeep instead. It was nice though, lots of trees and bushes, man with gun in the jeep to protect us from nonexistent tigers, and what may have been an elephant or a rhino or a large moving rock reallllllllllly far in the distance.<br />
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After that, we had this great plan to go to Darjeeling and ride the train up to the tea plantations and it was gonna be amazing. Instead, there was a little skirmish near the border and the locals decided to go on strike for some reason I'm not sure of, so we decided to skip the area since we couldn't get in anyway. Our cup overfloweth with practicality and common sense. So we headed to Nepal a bit early. And you'll have to read all about that later.<br />
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Bet you thought I was kidding about the man with the gun.</div>
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And we're off to Agra, home of the Taj Majal, Agra Fort, and....not much else really. We took a taxi there, because why not? Trains are slow and the Taj is closed on Friday, so when you leave mid day on Thursday, you might be in a rush. </div>
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The place was packed. The Taj Majal gets 8 million visitors a year, and half of them decided to come on the same day as us. And oh my, were we a spectacle. Every few minutes, someone would approach to take a photo with us. And those that didn't want to take a photo with us, just took photos of us. Gotta say, that part of the tour wasn't in the guidebook. </div>
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The Taj Majal is set in a very nice park like area, with a few other similarly styled buildings around it. It butts up to a river, so there's great views from every angle. Unfortunately, this year they are doing some restoration work, so there was scaffolding around the front, but it was still nice. I'd recommend waiting to visit until the work is done, I hear the white marble looks amazing when it's freshly restored.</div>
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The place is actually a tomb that a ruler built for his wife, so inside the Taj itself is a room with marble caskets? Sarcophagi? I don't know the proper term. It's dark inside, and everyone goes around the coffin thing in a circle. It's the only way to see the inside. The problem is, everyone is cramped and pushing along together, and officials are blowing whistles every few seconds at people who had the nerve to stop so they could actually look around. So that part wasn't great. But the outside is cool.</div>
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In Agra, we stayed at the best hostel ever. For $1.50, we got a place to sleep and decent breakfast. Can't beat that. One of us even got the added bonus of part of her pillow having been chewed off by who knows what at some point prior to our stay. I mean, that actually happened, but otherwise it really was fun. And maybe we had KFC for dinner that night, maybe we didn't. You'll never know. Hint: we totally did. </div>
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And because it's India, here's a cow. They really are everywhere, and really do just hang out in the middle of the road.</div>
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Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-89670897014907935382017-07-29T11:37:00.001-07:002017-07-29T11:38:31.254-07:00On the road again<p dir="ltr">It's very hot. Maybe monsoon season isnt the best time to travel to a country for the first time.  Then again, I was freezing in Colorado, so it's a nice change.</p>
<p dir="ltr">So here I am, in India. Those of you who follow instagram will be aware of this, if you're just tuning in, surprise! Believe me, I'm as shocked as you. </p>
<p dir="ltr">This plan hatched months ago when a sister we met in Honduras called up to see if we wanted to hike to Everest Base Camp. Yes, THE Everest. You can't say no to that. Well, you might be able to, we couldn't. I don't know if anyone remembers this, but we ended up in Honduras with dreams of Nepal one day. And here we are, about to finally realize that dream. Wow, that sounded super cheesy.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Anyway, stay tuned. We are traveling nonstop until February, hoping to find our new home. Let's see what happens. First up, India!!!</p>
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There have been some visitors to our congregation. They have been here since before we got back, so it kinda feels like we are newbies. There is a sister from South Africa, and a couple and a brother from Italy. Unfortunately, the other awesome people went home while we were gone, but it's nice to have new faces.<br />
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A family from Colorado came to visit for a week to check Ceiba out, and they are moving here mid next year, which is exciting. They went out in service with us a few days, and their youngest son (7) started TWO studies! Ok, he may have had some help...<br />
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We recently had the Circuit Overseer visit. We have a new CO, their last circuit was in Mexico and they started out as need-greaters themselves. It was really encouraging to spend time with them and hear their experiences.<br />
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The last couple of weeks we've been heading further out of town to see where there might be English speakers. We've gone towards two communities called Sambo Creek and Corozal. The people in these areas are mostly Garifuna, but we also found a number of English speakers.<br />
One day we went to a call of Zach's and another brother was out at his car, when we came back he was surrounded by all the neighborhood children asking him for books. They actually started going through his literature box themselves to find ones. This brought over some adults, who then wanted books for themselves. Unfortunately, we didn't really have a lot of literature in the right language, so not all the kids got something and when we left a little boy was throwing a legit tantrum because he didn't get one. It was really sad and really cute at the same time. The best part though, was that Zach had to go back out there about an hour later, and a lot of the people were still sitting around the same area reading the literature. Sometimes you don't know if someone really wants what you are offering, or if they just want something because everyone else got one. So that was really nice to see.<br />
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Zach and I now have the privilege of working in maintenance at the Translation Office. We've really missed RBC (LDC) so this is fun. I've been going about once a week and his first day is Monday. It's nice to get to associate with Bethelites and lots of brothers and sisters from different areas on a regular basis. It's amazing to see how much work goes into everything so that our brothers can have publications in their own language. It really makes me appreciate everything so much more.<br />
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It *may* have been raining a little this day. Or Manuel was still traumatized from being chased by geese, I don't know.</div>
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Our congregation as of last week. It's shrunk a little since. :(</div>
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But....We are going back to Honduras!!!!<br />
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We have been back in the States for almost five months. It's been a loooooong time since we've really spent much time here, and it's weird. Culture shock is weird. There's an interesting phenomenon that seems to happen to most of us- you live somewhere forever, then leave for a little while and when you come back, it's scary. It took me a few months of going out in service here before I stopped having a mini-panic attack every time we drove up to a door in service. I still get a little freaked out on the freeway- that's just embarrassing.<br />
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We've been keeping pretty busy here. Zach has been working for a brother in the congregation, and I've been trying to clear out all the stuff we still have. I thought we'd gotten rid of pretty much everything...nope. This is also why there haven't been any posts- you are not interested in that.<br />
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But we go back in just over a month, and then there will be all sorts of exciting things to talk about.<br />
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In the meantime, have a photo from the assembly right before we left for the States. We had a nice surprise- a brother and sister from Pioneer School who live in El Salvador came just to give a talk.<br />
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<br />Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-57897089898380681202015-05-14T23:33:00.001-07:002015-05-14T23:33:27.886-07:00We're alive!!!!<p dir="ltr">It has been three months since my last post and I know some of you probably have been thinking we died, so you'll be relieved to hear that is not the case. <br>
We have been so so busy lately I just haven't had time,  and now it's been so long I can't remember most of what's happened.  Oops. So, an abbreviated version of events. </p>
<p dir="ltr">We left off with all the visitors coming. Well, they came and it was awesome. Some are planning to come back, we're excited about that. Most have gone home now,  but we will get some more in the next month or so. Right now our congregation is looking a little small again.</p>
<p dir="ltr">A small experience to share.  A family that was visiting was able to come because the husband got a work hiatus, which in itself was totally unexpected.  But he had to be back by a specific date (to keep the job, I think), so they could only stay two months.  Well, two months are coming to an end and they are really enjoying it here and no one wants them to go, so we are all praying if there is a way they can stay. He gets an email from his boss, we don't need you back yet, stay a bit longer. Okay, if you insist. I think Jehovah answers prayers, don't you?</p>
<p dir="ltr">They also said something that I found really interesting and encouraging. They have always wanted to do something like need-greating, but felt they had to wait until the right time. Due to the work situation, they had the opportunity but didn't feel like they were ready and weren't sure if they should. Obviously they did come, and they were definitely blessed for that decision. I think a lot of us can feel that way, we might have a perception of what a (fill in the blank) should be like or what our circumstances should be, and therefore we might not reach out for the experiences and privileges that we could. Even if we don't think we are in the ideal situation or ready, that's okay, try anyway. In this system, you probably won't ever have perfect circumstances, and if you wait, you'll miss out. </p>
<p dir="ltr">You guys know who you are, and come back quickly!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ok, so in March, we finally made it to Belize. We did our visa run there for a week. A week that was supposed to be super relaxing. It was not. The town was really small and cute and quiet, and we got to see Zach's cousins who live there, so that was nice. But basically everything that could go wrong did, including getting puked on a bit by a total stranger and losing Zach's wallet with all his cards and license in it. You'd be surprised how many shops and policemen are willing to take photocopies of identification here. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The congregation in Placencia is really big for such a small area, they had around 50 at the midweek meeting. There was a number of visitors from Honduras that week, so we got to meet sisters in our country that we might not have met otherwise. Plus, we got to hear our first bit of Kriol, which is just fun. </p>
<p dir="ltr">After that, we had our CO visit and the Memorial. We had about 50 in attendance, which was really impressive considering the timing. In April, there is a celebration called Semana Santa. It's supposed to be religious, but is basically like Carnival or Marti Gras. On Friday (the day of the Memorial) is a specific holiday, and nobody works, including the busses, which are the main mode of transportation for many. It's generally a crazy day where no one goes out unless they are partaking in the festivities, so to have that many come out after dark for the Memorial really impressed me.</p>
<p dir="ltr">We then took a road trip where nothing bad happened. That was the first one ever. We loaded up and drove out to Copan for a week and really got to explore this time. If they ever get an English group started, we may have to move. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Recently, the brother who normally goes to the prisons each week went on vacation, so Zach went to fill in for him. Normally he takes other brothers so Zach hasn't been to the prison for a very long time. Well, when he gets there, he sees an old study of his from the first time we came down in 2012. We thought he had been released since before we went back to the States he was expecting to get out soon and go home to the islands, but unfortunately that's not the case. He was very happy to see Zach, and has started studying again. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Since then, it's been service and work and repeat. </p>
<p dir="ltr">One of my favorite things about being here is all the people you get to meet. People come from all over the world, so you get to see how international the brotherhood is, and you get to meet many missionaries, special pioneers, bethelites, etc. This week we got a phone call, hey a couple are visiting from the Central America Branch, can you show them around? Okay! We'd never met this couple before, had some language difficulties, and yet now we have new friends in another country, and a new place to visit. Where else can you have that kind of bond after only a few hours? </p>
<p dir="ltr">We have our assembly coming up at the end of the month, and then right after, we are heading back to the States for the summer. I'm a little excited because it's really, really hot here -not as hot as Nicaragua tho, aren't you guys jealous- and this week it snowed in Colorado. Also, Trader Joe's. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm sorry for the lack of photos in this post, I know that's what you really wanted, but I'm writing this in an app which doesn't seem to want me to upload pics. So we will have to do a strictly pic post or three later to make up for the last few months of nothing. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Also, I did update the job resources page, so if you are looking for a way to support yourself from a country far, far away, see what's new.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Okay. Hasta luego, buenas noches, see you later, or soon for some of you. </p>
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<br />Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-34277181358239287102015-01-06T16:39:00.001-08:002015-01-09T20:34:28.309-08:00Busy Busy<p dir="ltr">Hello everybody! Thanks for all your concern, I'm all recuperated.<br>
We've been really busy lately. Lots of new people have come to visit and we've had lots of things happening with our studies.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This weekend we have the Assembly, and Zach's parents are coming to visit. Very excited!</p>
<p dir="ltr">We have three sisters that came in this week, one from Germany and two from England. In a few weeks, families from New Zealand, Oregon, and a brother from Los Angeles are coming. I think there might be others, I'm not sure. Everyone is staying between a month and a year. All in our extra bedroom. Ok, maybe not.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The sisters all have return visits or studies already. One didn't even have to go out in service to get it! </p>
<p dir="ltr">We had a funny experience the other day. Zach took me to see a lady he had met before, and she right away says "O I'm sorry,  I haven't read the magazines you gave me, I gave them to my son.  But you can come in and we'll have a little study." Used those actual words. So we went in and indeed had a little study.  </p>
<p dir="ltr">Here's some recent photos. You may have seen them on IG already.</p>
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What do I have? Excellent question, I'm glad you asked. First, I'd like to point out that we have done extremely well when it comes to the whole "catching tropical diseases" thing up til now. Second, we aren't 100% sure what it is cause I never went to the doctor. But when everyone and their sister has had dengue before, you kinda don't need a doctor to tell you what you have. So it's either that or Chikungunya, which is another mosquito-based illness which is basically the same exact thing with the same exact treatment- there is none. Besides acetaminophen anyway. So you don't have to go google the symptoms, it's essentially pain. Lots and lots of super fun pain. And fevers. And that brain fog I mentioned. </div>
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But I'm getting better, and it's not contagious so Zach doesn't have it. Moving on. Here's some service experiences I do remember.</div>
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Zach has a really cool study with an older gentleman. He gave him starfruit last week, but that's not the experience. He has done a lot of his own studying in the Bible and talked to people of other religions before, so he has a pretty decent knowledge base. He has asked Zach some questions that he says he asked others and never got a satisfactory answer, but Zach has been able to do research and give him the answers. So one of the last times he was there, they were talking about the last days, and the man says that according to his personal research, all the prophecies in regards to that topic have been fulfilled except one- <a href="http://www.jw.org/en/publications/bible/nwt/books/matthew/24/#v40024014" target="_blank">Matthew 24:14</a>. Well funny you should say that....He made the comment that we can't know when it will be fulfilled, so Zach told him that it would be helpful to associate the with the group that is doing that work. Gave him some food for thought. </div>
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This is a story about perseverance. A few weeks ago, a couple in a Spanish congregation were doing public witnessing and talked to a young woman who speaks English. She asked for a <a href="http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/bible-stories/" target="_blank">My Book of Bible Stories</a> in English as she has a child and she was familiar with the book from her youth. So the couple passed her address onto a sister in our hall to visit her. Well, we haven't been to the area that she lives in before, just looked at it on Google Maps a few times, so we didn't really know where it was. And of course there aren't really street names or addresses here, although she did give us a house number- D26. So we went to the barrio and drove up and down the streets, stopping and asking if anyone knew her or the house numbers, no one did. They could tell us which block was D, but not which house was 26, and we couldn't just count 26 houses without knowing where to actually start the count. We weren't able to find her that first time, after probably close to an hour of driving around what was actually a very small area. </div>
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So we went back another week. This time, we thought maybe the letter of the house address was wrong, could it be a B instead of a D? So we tried to find Block B. Then we tried to find house 26. We found someone who sorta spoke English and they told us to try a certain pulperia, because they might know who she was or the numbers. Curtis walks up the street to the pulperia and they don't know, so they holler over to the house across from them- hey that's actually B26. But she doesn't live there, well maybe it was actually 28, so he goes down a few doors. No, she doesn't live there either- but the person who does actually knows her! Apparently, there's two D blocks. What we thought was the furthest edge of the housing area isn't- there's a little creek and some more houses on the other side. So we drive over there, now to figure out which one of these is right. We count what we think is A, B, C, D, but once again, no numbers. So we try to ask someone else- they speak English too! He tells us she lives right next to the creek, it's like the 5th house down the right side. So we go there- the 5th house is a pulperia. Nope, that's not her. </div>
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We are about to give up because we have another appointment and this has taken a long time and it feels like a wild goose chase, everyone tells us to go somewhere else, but maybe he meant the right side, let's try it just to see. We back up and go over there, nope, but hey- could it be? That's an address on the house, now we can count to the right one. So we back up again and count...count....count.....D26! Curtis jumps out of the car, "Are you so-and-so? We've been looking for you!" </div>
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It was kinda sad, after all that, it turned out the book she wanted didn't make it into any of the service bags that day, so the sister had to make arrangements to bring it back the next week. But you know what other arrangement she made at the same time? Starting a Bible study. Was it worth all that time trying to find her? I think so. </div>
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And now for a funny story...as we were leaving, we had to get a picture on this "bridge" just down from her house. What we are standing on in this picture are just nice round logs, there is a thin cable on the one side, but nothing else to hold on to. So we take the picture and I start walking back, at which point I lose my balance. Instead of going into the river, I decide the best option is to lean towards the log Zach is standing on and put my other foot on it. Well, it's a bit further than it looks in the photo and my legs aren't as long as I thought. I got stuck. Couldn't move without risking a swim. And to make it even better, there was an old couple sitting outside their house watching the whole thing. I'm not really sure what they thought about all that, but I think they were laughing. Seems like the appropriate thing to do. </div>
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Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-63034679327534784132014-11-06T17:22:00.000-08:002014-11-06T17:26:11.723-08:00CopanAs I mentioned in the last post, we are going to discuss Copan further. Don't worry, this is also mostly pictures.<br />
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We planned to take the same bus home from Salvador, and indeed, Monday morning, we did just that. Well, unfortunately Zach decided this would be a good time to get sick, so when the bus stopped for a lunch break in Copan, we decided to hop off and stay at a hotel. This worked out really well because that meant once he felt better the next day, we got to play tourist before coming home.<br />
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The actual name of Copan is "Copan Ruinas." I assume this is because of the Mayan ruins just outside the city, but I could be wrong. The three of us had never been to any ruins before that we could remember so we couldn't pass it up. We hopped in a tuk tuk (which for reference of anyone who visits there is totally unnecessary since it's a 10 minute walk if you are awake enough to remember to ask for directions) and then we were there (in about 2 minutes). I do have to say though, tuk tuks are a ton of fun, especially with 3-5 people in them, so you should try that at least once.<br />
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This is a miniature of the layout, we walked around for 2 hours and still didn't see the whole thing!</div>
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This tree is actually at the top of on of the pyramids. I don't know how it's even possible.</div>
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<br />Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-38440237565188318252014-10-28T15:56:00.000-07:002014-10-28T16:03:26.852-07:002014 Convention in El Salvador *Spoiler Free*We had the best week in El Salvador. So many good stories, I don't think I can tell them all. Anyway, I'm going to try to keep from posting any spoilers, just in case someone hasn't had their Convention yet.<br />
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So we picked up a bus in Ceiba with the friends from Roatan on Wednesday. The original plan was that we would spend the night in Santa Rosa and then cross the Salvador border the next day. Well....earlier that week, there was a lovely little 7.4 earthquake in Salvador that may have completely broke the road we were supposed to take. So instead we got to take a slightly different route, staying in Copan Ruinas and going through Guatemala. </div>
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Copan is really cute, it's built into a steep hill and has cobblestone roads. There are lots of little restaurants and there is a great view. The only taxis are tuk tuks, which are really fun to ride, especially with three people, three large suitcases, the driver and hills you don't believe you can get up.<br />
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Early the next morning, we headed to the border at Guatemala. We almost had a slight mishap when Honduras didn't want to let a brother out, but that got worked out.</div>
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Now we had to go through the border into Salvador. When you check out of Guatemala, you have to cross a bridge of no-mans-land. Salvador has guards on the other side of the bridge that check your information and have to let you cross before you can even get to the <i>Migracion. </i>Well, now they didn't want to let a sister through. She had a flight leaving San Salvador on Monday, so it was kinda important to get there. I think she was held on the bridge for an hour before they decided she could come through. But thankfully, everyone made it this year.</div>
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Anyway. When we got to San Salvador, there were friends from a local congregation there to greet us with sandwiches. I was so excited. We stayed with a local friend from Pioneer School- the same one we stayed with back in March. Yay second mom!</div>
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There were at least 18 countries represented at our convention- the four in the Circuit: El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua- PLUS: USA, Canada, Scotland, England, Denmark, Austria, Australia, Sweden, France, Belize, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and Malawi- there may have been others as well. So it really was a mini-international. </div>
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One of the best parts of going was that we finally got to see everyone from Pioneer School again. It's been over two years, so a reunion was definitely overdue. </div>
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On Sunday, many of the friends wore the native dress of their home. This brother is from El Salvador, he matched the sisters we were staying with. I don't know how it happened but I never got a photo of all of them together. As you can see, I am in the native dress of my people. </div>
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Proof that we live in a super small world. I started randomly talking to this one sister, she is visiting from California and going to Nicaragua to spy out the land etc. Hey, what part of California? Northern- in this tiny little town that you would have to live there to know about. Hey, that's where my uncle lives! Great, so picture, talking, how cool is this. We go to exchange info and I tell her my maiden name cause it's in my email. Wait a second...are you so and so's daughter? Turns out when I was super little we were in the same congregation.</div>
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My twin!</div>
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So, there's the highlights of Convention- spoiler free, which was super hard. We are so glad we *finally* made it to Salvador for this. It was such an incredible experience, all the friends are so awesome. Everyone is either a missionary, graduate of one of the schools, need-greater, learning a foreign language, or considering one of those options. That means that we get to hear amazing experiences both on the platform and off. I'm not saying "best life ever" but....<a href="http://tv.jw.org/#video/VODTeenagers/docid-502014231_E_1_VIDEO" target="_blank">Best Life Ever</a>!<br />
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Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-43658626727730592292014-10-03T11:42:00.001-07:002014-10-03T11:42:55.589-07:00I'm a Terrible PersonDid you miss us? We missed you. I've been horribly lazy about writing lately. Sorry :(<br />
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So... what have we been up to in the last month?<br />
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When we left off, I was going to Colorado. Well, I did that. It was awesome. I had been a little sad to go in September when it wasn't going to actually be cold, because I miss the snow. Well, somehow there was a freak storm and we actually got a tiny bit of snow. I think it's because my Grandma came out to see me, and every time she comes to Colorado it snows.<br />
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So, I came back from Colorado. We moved apartments. Our new place is pretty awesome, we have two bedrooms, so we have room for guests. I'm excited about that. Of course, it felt really silly to be moving literally around the corner, we are still on the same block. And Zach's <i>primo </i>Curtis moved down here. For one of his first service experiences, cows tried to interrupt the call he was on. Also, they may have considered climbing over the truck to get to him, but that's unrelated.<br />
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Two weeks ago, Zach's study came to the meeting with his mom and sister. The mom already studies with another sister in the hall, and another son studies with a brother in a Spanish congregation. We didn't even know he was coming, so that was a nice surprise. Then, his sister, who has been on the island for a while, said that she would like a study as well. So last Saturday she sat in on her brother's study and tomorrow I am going to start studying with her.<br />
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We also started our invitation campaign for the Convention last week. We have the Convention in El Salvador in two weeks. In the meantime, Zach is currently in California. He had to renew his visa before heading to Salvador so he doesn't get turned away at the border, which actually happened to a lot of friends last year.<br />
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So..convention in two weeks, CO visit in November, and we have visitors coming in December and January from Germany, Warwick and New Zealand. It's going to be very busy, I think.<br />
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<br />Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-78811066217495183582014-08-31T10:58:00.001-07:002014-08-31T10:58:29.310-07:00Surprise!Hey, another surprise trip! This time... Colorado. And it's just me. Zach is staying here to hold down the fort, and hopefully get us moved into our new apartment.<br />
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So.... anyone in Colorado, if you want to hang out, let me know. I'll be there tomorrow.Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-12721108450043901552014-08-20T13:00:00.000-07:002014-08-20T13:00:14.998-07:00Well This Has Never Happened Before....Today we were doing public witnessing at a local supermarket when we had a new experience.<br />
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Although we are in the English congregation, when we have the cart out, the majority of people who are interested and take literature speak/read only Spanish. Even when we are doing the search work in the territory, we start our presentations in Spanish. However, as you all know, Zach and I don't speak much Spanish, and quite obviously are not locals.<br />
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Well today, I was practicing reading the Watchtower in Spanish while we sat there and maybe that was part of what this lady picked up on, but she was looking at the cart and starts talking to us in Spanish, Zach replied and told her everything was <i>gratis (free) </i>so she picks up one of the books and notices it's in English. So in perfect English she says "Oh, you speak English too?" in a very surprised voice. Then goes on to ask us where we are from, etc. But her first inclination was to speak to us in Spanish, <span style="font-size: large; font-style: italic;">she didn't think we knew English, </span>and our Spanish wasn't bad enough to give us away.<br />
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That totally made my day. Almost a year and we are starting to fit in. Speaking of, we have been back in Honduras for almost a whole year! Time goes by so fast.Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-59358852287409815092014-08-19T18:21:00.002-07:002014-08-19T18:21:36.028-07:00Funny Experiences<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Two funny things happened this week. One was service related, the other just gives a glimpse into the way things go here. We'll start with that one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We went through Wendy's drive-thru for lunch the other day. We ordered a burger meal and a 5 pc. nugget meal. Seems pretty easy, right? So we get the drinks...one is significantly smaller than the other hmmmm. Then we get the bags. That's interesting, there's a pie in here. I don't remember ordering that. So I look at the receipt. Apparently we ordered and paid for: 1 burger meal. 2 pies. 1 3 pc. econo-menu nugget meal. What did we actually receive? 1 burger meal. 1 pie. The drink and fry from the econo-menu, but with a 5 pc. nugget. Ok, well, we already paid and left so not much I can do at this point (plus, don't ever try to return anything or fix anything here, it just makes them shut down and stare blankly) (or they accuse you of stealing even though they gave it to you- did I ever tell the fan story?) So alright, I get an unexpected dessert. And it proclaims itself to be blueberry cheesecake, now I'm super excited. I bite into it....Apple. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This morning we were out in service, and took a moment to sit in some shade. So there's four of us just sitting on a bench by a <i>pulperia, </i>minding our own, when this guy on a bike rides up to us and stops to talk. Apparently, he fixes umbrellas. His shop is just down the road. A sister was having him fix her umbrella, but she hasn't come back to get it. Do we know her? Can we tell her to come pick up her umbrella?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He didn't even ask us who we were, just came up and said a <i>Testigo de Jehova </i>needed her umbrella. He didn't know who she was either, but did know she was a sister.</span><br />
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<i><br /></i>Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-51086179596603431332014-07-30T13:45:00.003-07:002014-07-30T13:45:31.132-07:00Not All The Tarantulas I See Are Dead, Part IIOnce again, we have come across a tarantula that wasn't quite as squished as Zach would like. Well, specifically, Zach came across it. As in, it fell out of the pile of clothes he had just picked up. In our apartment. We're really hoping it didn't sneak in through the hole in the window by the bed cause between that and the millipede in the sheets, we may never sleep again.<br />
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<br />Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-74262229027861426372014-07-28T13:13:00.000-07:002014-07-28T13:13:11.137-07:00BelizeSo we got our passport stamps. We are legal for another 3 months which will get us through the convention- just- and we'll figure it out from there. At least now we know the new rules on visas.<br />
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We ended up leaving super early Saturday for Belize and got back Friday. Airline miles are a lifesaver. Plus, we flew Avianca, which has great in-flight service. We had to take two flights each way- San Pedro Sula to San Salvador to Belize and reverse- and each flight was less than 45 minutes, but we still got drinks and food on each leg. I don't mean peanuts either. We got sandwiches with cookies and cake, burritos, all sorts of things. I think I'll fly Avianca from now on.<br />
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Belize is nice. We stayed in Belize City and really didn't do much since I was sick (plus our hotel room had a/c and cable which was a treat in of itself) but it basically reminded us of Honduras- the weather, the houses, the shops, the flowers and ocean and all that. Which makes sense since the two countries aren't exactly far from each other. The one main difference is that all the signs were in English and Chinese instead of Spanish. Since we were basically at home, I didn't take a ton of pictures, but here's some anyway.<br />
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These guys are loading a tree trunk from inside a bus to the boat.</div>
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I don't know why, but I found this sign hysterical.</div>
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This river leads to the ocean. We asked our taxi driver about swimming in it and if the water is clean, because there really isn't any beach in the city. He told us a story about when he used to be a prison guard and they were transferring prisoners by bus. One prisoner managed to get off the bus and swam across the river to escape, where they watched as he was taken by a large crocodile. They found his body down river three days later with a huge bite. So no, they don't swim in the river here. </div>
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Funny story- People in Belize primarily speak English. So I was all excited to get a chance to rest my brain from trying to speak Spanish all the time. Well as soon as we got on the plane to head there, a switch flipped and all I could do was think and speak Spanish. That definitely limited my conversing ability.</div>
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That's all for now. This weekend is the Spanish convention in town. We are going to go to part of it, although I don't know how much we will understand. My study asked me to go because she is going. That was a surprise! And of course, we have the campaign coming up in a few days. I'm sure everyone is going to have great experiences with that. Can't wait to hear some of them!<br />
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We're going to <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Belize</span>. <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Tomorrow</span>. Or Sunday, I don't know. Haven't actually booked the tickets yet.<br />
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I'm sure you're asking why. Us too. Well, actually we know. We just don't understand.<br />
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So our visa expired last month. We went to immigration and got a 30 day extension instead of the 90 day extension we were able to get before. They told us we could come back and get another 30 days. So we went to do that yesterday. Nope. Denied. Apparently, you can't actually get an extension more than once.<br />
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Now we have to leave the country for 72 hours. By Sunday. And because of the four country pact that is great and annoying at the same time, we can't just run to Guatemala or El Salvador. We have to go further. But of course, because of said pact, we can't go through Guatemala or Nicaragua to get to another country while on an extension. We have to fly, which is quicker, but you know, not as convenient as hopping on a bus or a boat.<br />
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Yay new passport stamp!<br />
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We have been seeing all these great photos from the regional and international conventions going on right now. They make me a little homesick, and jealous- our convention is in October. I love how big the conventions are in the States, and some of the stats we have seen are amazing! (Ex: Over 30,000 in attendance, 200 baptized at one convention) That is so encouraging to see!<br />
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A couple from our congregation are at an international in Texas right now. We made these cute little magnets for them to take as gifts. This is the picture we used.<br />
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We hear that the construction at the Norco Assembly Hall is complete, or nearly there. I would love to see the finished product, if anyone has pictures. Also, for those of you who have been busy working there the last several months, if you are wondering what to do next- <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>Come to Honduras! </b></span></div>
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On a cable bridge up the river.</div>
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This is a lobster hiding under a rock. He didn't hide so well though, he became dinner.</div>
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Lionfish. They are an invasive species here, and poisonous to the touch on some spots, I don't know which. But you can eat them, so figure that out. </div>
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So my parents made it home to cold Colorado safely, which for Dad is a big accomplishment. (Just kidding, I love you!) We might be slightly jealous of that right now though- it's really hot here. </div>
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Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-72197731120556290312014-06-08T10:11:00.000-07:002014-06-08T10:11:25.011-07:00Service ExperiencesI know you were probably expecting the new post to be about Roatan or the Assembly or something, but we're going to go in a slightly different direction today. We had a couple of cool experiences in service lately that I wanted to share.<br />
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First, my study. Her mom gave her permission to go to the meetings when we first started studying, and in fact, she had come to the meeting to ask for a study- that was how I met her. But she hadn't actually come to a meeting since then. A couple weeks ago, the Spanish Special Day was in Tela, and her aunt- who is studying as well- took her to that. They didn't even tell me until after! Then last Sunday, as I was getting ready to head over to her house, she texted me and said she wasn't going to be able to study that morning, but could I pick her up to go to the meeting that afternoon? Ok! Her aunt came with her and since she is going to be in town for a few months, she asked for a sister in the Spanish to study with her while she is here. There's a very good chance that my study will be able to come to the meetings fairly regularly now.</div>
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A brother from a Spanish congregation passed a call with a teenage boy onto Zach last week. Zach arranged a time to go see him and bring him the <a href="http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/bible-teach/" target="_blank">Bible Teach</a> book, the first question in it he wanted to discuss was Chapter 8- What Is God's Kingdom? So we went over that, then he had two more questions for us. 1- Where did Adam and Eve go when they died- Heaven or Hell? and 2- Is the Devil a God? I'll admit, I did not expect those questions from a 15 year old. It was really impressive though. We find a lot of young people here have really deep spiritual questions and spend more time thinking about spiritual matters than many we meet in the States.<br />
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I am cultivating a new study (I guess that's the phrase to use) right now. She is a young mom with two kids and her husband works on the islands, but when he comes home they like to read the Bible together. I have been calling on her for a few weeks, and she made the comment that she likes to study about the Bible, well ok, I would be more than happy to help you do that. So the last two weeks we have been looking at the book and she seems to enjoy it so far. The blue intro pages were very helpful, when we got to the scripture in <a href="http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001061123/15082" target="_blank">Psalm 72:16</a>, she was really affected by that. Down here we see so many people going hungry, that the idea of there being enough food for everyone doesn't seem possible, but we know that Jehovah's promises are true. She told me this week that she wants to learn all she can about the Bible so that she can teach her daughter, so I mentioned the <a href="http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/?contentLanguageFilter=en&pubFilter=lr&sortBy=1" target="_blank">Learn From the Great Teacher</a> book that she can use to help her daughter, and she was very excited. I will be bringing that back next week.<br />
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Last Saturday we drove up to San Pedro Sula to pick up some very special visitors and a new roommate.</div>
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Yes, my Mom and Dad! And what is my mom holding in her arms? Could it be? I think it could! My Kitty!</div>
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The weather has not been very kind to them so far though. When they left Colorado, it was snowing. Yes, in May. So far we have had massive amounts of rain and very hot sun. Bit of a change.</div>
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We have gone out in service the last few days, which has been fun. We're still trying to get them comfortable with yelling at the doors, but they have the Spanish presentation down pretty well. Here's some pictures.</div>
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You could see the ocean from the top of this hill.</div>
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Next week we are taking off to Roatan, then we have the Special Assembly. More pictures to come later.<br />
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PS- The new roommate is the cat.</div>
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We were driving from Granada to the Honduras border on our way home. At this point, we had been let into Nicaragua, out of Nicaragua and back in again. That meant crossing the border and dealing with officials three times. As you might remember, we had some difficulty at those stops and had to get lots of paperwork.<br />
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So we are about twenty miles from the Honduran border when we come across a police checkpoint. That's a pretty common thing in Central America, every so often you go through a checkpoint and depending on your license plates, the tinting of your windows and other various factors you may or may not be pulled over. Since we had Honduras plates in Nicaragua, we got pulled over. This was not the first time that happened in that country.<br />
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The officer walks over to the car and we give him our paperwork. He then starts asking us a bunch of questions, including asking if we had the car fumigated when leaving Costa Rica. Of course, we don't speak that much Spanish, so he is pantomiming the act complete with whooshing sounds. Yes, we had that done. No, we don't have the receipt since it was a week ago. Ok, no problem. Then he starts asking for something else. Um.....<br />
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Finally it clicks. He is asking for our insurance papers. Well, we don't have those. In Honduras, you can only get insurance if a car is less than 10 years old or something like. In Costa Rica, they made us buy insurance, and we would not have been able to leave the border crossing without it. In the three times at the Nicaragua border, no one said anything about insurance, and they had previously sent us back for not having all the paperwork. Well, this could be a problem.<br />
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So the officer has Zach step out of the car and go over to the police car with his partner. Then they show him what the insurance paperwork looks like, and hey, it comes with handy dandy road cones. Where are our road cones? What do you mean you don't have those? So Zach says ok, you have a stack of those insurance papers right there, give me one to fill out and I'll go back to the closest town and a bank to pay for it. No no, that's not necessary. Um ok, you're giving me a hard time for not having insurance, but now you're telling me I don't need to buy it?<br />
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<br />Zach and Robynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17749641461014272989noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8112636993863033879.post-30436741161174016022014-04-23T18:12:00.000-07:002014-04-23T18:12:46.541-07:00A Kingdom Hall Is A Kingdom Hall Is A Kingdom Hall....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On our latest adventure, I was struck by how we could be driving along and randomly go "There's a Kingdom Hall!" This made me think of all the other times we could spot one in areas we had never been before, while driving down the road at ludicrous speed. (Bonus points if you get the reference!) There's something about a Kingdom Hall that always stands out. Personally, I think it's the modesty and cleanliness of the building and property.<br />
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So, I bring to you: Kingdom Halls from our various travels. Maybe you will see it too.<br />
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