Tidbits

• Our shipment is already mostly taken care of. Everything is either unpacked and being used or re-packed and in storage for some future date. It feels like we are living in luxury with so many things after a year of "camping out" in Costa Rica! Our year in Costa Rica did teach us how much we don't need to live. Then again, I really like my coffee maker!
• Have you heard about the flooding in Suriname? I guess it is really bad. There is a national-run MAF program in Suriname doing their best to help with relief efforts. They are desperate for experienced pilots and mechanics to help get their planes flying.
• The house we are currently living in belongs to another MAF family that is actually on their way to Suriname to help out for several months. They were going anyway but now it looks like their help will be even more valuable. By the looks of things we could be in this house for as long as a year before they return. It's a nice house, so we don't mind!
• We got our censos yesterday. That is basically our Ecuadorian ID. It was a very painless process - one of our Ecuadorian hangar workers did the whole thing for us. Now, if only the driver's license would be so simple. The last foreigner to get her license had to take 3 weeks of daily driving lessons, pass a test, and pay lots of money. Ugh.
• Our cat is getting a big belly - anybody want a kitten?
• We've been enjoying getting to know more of our MAF team mates. What a fun crew!
• The meeting with government officials last week went okay but they still aren't ready to give Sean a license. Some paperwork needs to be turned in and then they will hopefully give Sean the go ahead. Keep praying!