THEY'RE HERE!!!!!

The Shongs arrived safely Sunday night and brought many blessings with them from back home. A full trailer of diapers, clothes, shoes, a generator and a portable air conditioner that will come in handy next summer. They had also collected some financial gifts to spread the love of God into our lives and the lives of the people in Mexico. Monday we spent the day in the colonia wrapping Christmas presents and painting the ministry house. What a joyfull day we had.We grilled hot dogs and enjoyed the fellowship with Ron, Michelle, Faith, Major and our friends in the colonia. When we arrived back home we got a call to come and get hundreds of pairs of shoes from another missionary with a truck load of donated shoes and clothes. When God decides to pour out His blessings, you had better get a bigger boat! The garage is now full of many different things to share with the families in Mexico. Paula made a great meatloaf dinner and we talked and laughed until Midnight. Today was a cold rainy day and we spent the day making the rounds in the colonia visiting everyone and eating floutas and drinking hot coffee. We divided up large sacks of rice and beans to be given out. We also went to the market and bought gifts and some blankets to give out. We ate dinner at La Differente' in Reynosa and after enjoying the best darn Fajitas we ever had, save the Guacamole that Ron thru back and then realized it was not guacamole and was jalapeno salsa. The resturante manager then took us to her house to leave all the blankets we bought so we didn't have to take them home and then back tommorrow. What a blessing that God bring us to eat at a place with a Christian manager and willing to help us. We will probably have dinner there on New Years Eve with the Moraine group. We have laughed a lot in the last few days and can't wait till the Shongs come and join us here forever. But we told them they will have to find thier own poor people.( just kidding) ADIOS.