HOMEWARD BOUND !!!!

   Yesterday the three and a half month trial for Alfred and Gladys Huston is coming to an end. They arrived at our house on January 4th and planned on joining The Carpenters Crew on mission building houses in Mexico and enjoying the warm South Texas winters until the end of February. As many of you know, Alfred ending up in the hospital having part of his colon removed followed by weeks of recovery and therapy. When they could see the light of opportunity to possibly head home, a hernia was discovered in Alfreds abdomen and another surgery was scheduled. Well yesterday, their Son Rex and his wife Theresa flew in to drive them back home. We were all teary eyed, happy- sad at their leaving, but they have endured this trial with a smile and a heart of thanksgiving for all the opportunities the Lord gave them to be His witnesses. We will miss them dearly.
    A few days ago, our partner in crime and ministry Rick Caywood called and asked for a favor for one of his supporters. Go over to Harlingen and dis assemble a big walk in cooler, take up towards Waco Tx, and reassemble it. Hey I can take things apart pretty easy, but putting it back together will be a whole different story. Luckily, a good friend Isaac from Canada is still around here and he knows everything about everything and came with me and we took it apart the "right way". I would have cut all the wires and did the best I could have, but Ike and I got it all apart in three hours. I'll be heading up North just as soon as I can to put it back together , except for the cooler and electrical part, I know nothing about that. I'm looking forward to meeting Gary and his wife, they have been great supporters of Ricks ministry for years and are Gods hands in helping the poor around the world, especially in Haiti.
   Her's a first!!!!! Lobster in the colonia. Yea that's right, we dinned on lobster the other day when Carmelos sister Lucy came by with several whole lobsters that someone gave them. So I guess poverty has taken on a whole new meaning when you eat lobster where there is no running water or electricity.
   We fixed up Amalias house last week, She has cancer and needs our prayers and help. We gave her a new cement floor, windows, screens. There is more to do, but I didn't have a door on hand. We put a new roof on a families house Friday that was leaking, and have three foundations going in this week, and four more planned. We have been so blessed by all of you that support us, that we have the funds to build several houses, but no U.S. teams to build them. Carmelo and us are making the families getting houses to help build three other houses in return. We'll see how that goes.