One of my new year's resolutions: Blog better. More frequently, less sporadically.

That being said, I'm not going to bore you with a post that drags on forever to recap the past month (longer, I guess) that I haven't blogged about.

Jesus (the preacher in San Ignacio, calm down, people.) has been working with us, and we've started a couple new ministries for the new year. On Tuesdays, we will be making visits throughout San Ignacio to the members and visitors from the church there. We got to do that with my grandparents last week while they were visiting, which was a great experience for all of us.

Another ministry we'll be doing with him this year is in Chuntrun. You may have read some of my past posts about Chuntrun, the little "village", if you can even call it that, up in the mountains. I have had the opportunity to visit the school there twice. But in regards to the people's homes there, I've only seen them through the trees from far away. I've wanted to visit the sisters there, it's just a matter of the right time and transportation. This year, though, we will be visiting a house there once a week for a Bible study! I'm really excited about this chance. The first visit for us took place last week, as well.
Natividad and Maria's house is where it took place, and it was an amazing experience. They have no electricity in their home, no running water, not even an out-house or anything. (Just don't even ask how I found that out.) They live very close to the river; you may remember the pictures of the swinging bridge you have to cross to get to the school. There are also several natural springs very close to their house, and they have hoses that carry the water from the springs to their yard. Maria said that they always have water, every time of year.