We found out tonight that Holly's grandmother has had a heart attack and is in congestive heart failure. Please pray that the Lord touches her body and brings healing and touches her mind and brings peace. Thank you all for your loving support.
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
I Can't Believe March is Over!
Hello all, and I just want to say, I can't believe March is over already! We had a great time in the United States this month. We were able to spend some time with all of our family and friends. We also had our ministry's annual banquet which was awesome. Things went well, and the ministry continues to raise money for all the projects we are doing. Holly and I were able to spend a day in Houston, a week and a half in Atlanta, and a weekend in Boston. We were some busy travelers, but we had a great time. We always look forward to our visits. I stayed an extra week because I was given a free ticket to fly back to Peru, which saved us a thousand dollars!
Once Holly returned to Peru, she hired a friend of ours, Pamela, to start working with us in the English classes and translating for me when needed. She has been a great asset, and we are so lucky that she was able to come and work for us. We do not treat her like an employee. The great part is that Pamela was already helping Holly twice a week, so we did not have to show her that much in order for her to come on full time.
The week I got back was Holy Week, so Peruvians didn't work on Thursday and Friday, but they did work on Saturday and Sunday (go figure). That being said, I had a couple of days off when I got back. This week has been really busy, as I have been working with my contractor to buy a bull dozer for the property. That was an experience. We drove 30 minutes by car to the center of Lima, purchased the huge bull dozer in 30 minutes, and then we drove it all the way to the property. When I say drive, I mean drive. There was no transport truck involved. We were driving this thing on the freeway and all. I was laughing the whole time. Yesterday I used the bull dozer to dig the first hole on the property for the medical clinic, and today I dug the hole for the new water tank. I thought I was a kid again playing with my Tonka toys.
Holly has spent the past couple weeks getting back into the groove of teaching. When she returned from the U.S. she took on another class. Holly is now teaching 7 girls from Hope House (our orphanage) on Saturday afternoons. The girls are loving the class and are so grateful that Holly is taking the time to teach them. It also gives the girls a chance to get out of the house on Saturdays and for them to attend Youth Group at the church. The orphanage is an hour away from the church, and if they were not coming for class, they would only go to Youth Group once a month. Now they get to go every week!
We pray all is well with all of you, and we can't wait to see you again.
Love,
Alex and Holly
Once Holly returned to Peru, she hired a friend of ours, Pamela, to start working with us in the English classes and translating for me when needed. She has been a great asset, and we are so lucky that she was able to come and work for us. We do not treat her like an employee. The great part is that Pamela was already helping Holly twice a week, so we did not have to show her that much in order for her to come on full time.
The week I got back was Holy Week, so Peruvians didn't work on Thursday and Friday, but they did work on Saturday and Sunday (go figure). That being said, I had a couple of days off when I got back. This week has been really busy, as I have been working with my contractor to buy a bull dozer for the property. That was an experience. We drove 30 minutes by car to the center of Lima, purchased the huge bull dozer in 30 minutes, and then we drove it all the way to the property. When I say drive, I mean drive. There was no transport truck involved. We were driving this thing on the freeway and all. I was laughing the whole time. Yesterday I used the bull dozer to dig the first hole on the property for the medical clinic, and today I dug the hole for the new water tank. I thought I was a kid again playing with my Tonka toys.
Holly has spent the past couple weeks getting back into the groove of teaching. When she returned from the U.S. she took on another class. Holly is now teaching 7 girls from Hope House (our orphanage) on Saturday afternoons. The girls are loving the class and are so grateful that Holly is taking the time to teach them. It also gives the girls a chance to get out of the house on Saturdays and for them to attend Youth Group at the church. The orphanage is an hour away from the church, and if they were not coming for class, they would only go to Youth Group once a month. Now they get to go every week!
We pray all is well with all of you, and we can't wait to see you again.
Love,
Alex and Holly
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
February Newsletter
Here is our February newsletter. It's a little late because we have been so busy in the States, where we still are. Click on the newsletter pages to enlarge them for easier reading. Let us know how you are doing too at hollyjcompton@gmail.com!
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Time for Work & Time for Play
It's always good to get away and have a little time off. Since Sunday was the Super Bowl, and Holly's from Boston, we had to find a way to watch the game. We have some other missionary friends in Lima, and they invited us to a Super Bowl Party. It was a first to watch the game in Spanish--definitely an interesting time. Holly was unhappy because her team lost, but we had a great time.
Monday was even better for me, as I went hiking in the mountains with Greg and Bridget from our orphanage. They are going to the U.S. next week to spend 9 days on the Appalachian Trail and wanted to get some training. We hiked along four or five different mountain tops. It was a nice hike and took about eight hours. We started at 8am and got back about 5:30pm or so. It was so beautiful at the tops of these mountains. There were no cars honking or dogs barking, and the air was great. We hiked about eight kilometers or so, which wasn't bad considering we hiked up to a height of 1700 meters at the peak of the highest mountain. I am hoping that in March when we all get back from the U.S., Greg and I can go out for a weekend trip to hike some of the higher mountains around. Along the hike, we did find two intact human skeletons. I will send pictures once I get them from Bridget. Apparently, these two skeletons have been there for a while, because they are nothing but bones now. Greg had reported it to the police here a couple of months ago, but they could care less.
While I was out on the mountain, Holly was at home working on this week's classes. The students have now finished one month of classes and have their four-week test this week. She has been busy, but hopefully with some help she is receiving in the classroom, things will get a little easier for her. We have hired two of the older girls from the orphanage to help us out with a couple things. One of the girls, Valeria, really wants to learn English, so she will be helping Holly on Wednesday and Friday mornings with her classes. The other one, Yessenia, will be taking care of our apartment twice a week. It is nice to have someone help us clean and get some things done around the house, and it allows us to bless her for her work as well.
We hope everyone is doing well, and we can't wait to see many of you in a couple weeks. ~Alex
Monday was even better for me, as I went hiking in the mountains with Greg and Bridget from our orphanage. They are going to the U.S. next week to spend 9 days on the Appalachian Trail and wanted to get some training. We hiked along four or five different mountain tops. It was a nice hike and took about eight hours. We started at 8am and got back about 5:30pm or so. It was so beautiful at the tops of these mountains. There were no cars honking or dogs barking, and the air was great. We hiked about eight kilometers or so, which wasn't bad considering we hiked up to a height of 1700 meters at the peak of the highest mountain. I am hoping that in March when we all get back from the U.S., Greg and I can go out for a weekend trip to hike some of the higher mountains around. Along the hike, we did find two intact human skeletons. I will send pictures once I get them from Bridget. Apparently, these two skeletons have been there for a while, because they are nothing but bones now. Greg had reported it to the police here a couple of months ago, but they could care less.
While I was out on the mountain, Holly was at home working on this week's classes. The students have now finished one month of classes and have their four-week test this week. She has been busy, but hopefully with some help she is receiving in the classroom, things will get a little easier for her. We have hired two of the older girls from the orphanage to help us out with a couple things. One of the girls, Valeria, really wants to learn English, so she will be helping Holly on Wednesday and Friday mornings with her classes. The other one, Yessenia, will be taking care of our apartment twice a week. It is nice to have someone help us clean and get some things done around the house, and it allows us to bless her for her work as well.
We hope everyone is doing well, and we can't wait to see many of you in a couple weeks. ~Alex
Sunday, February 3, 2008
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