Things I am Thankful For on This Thanksgiving Day

My children love God.

My older boys are working hard to be who God wants them to be.

My younger children ask us to pray for God to use them.

My wife is unbelievably good-looking.

My health is better than it has been in years.

There are frozen turkeys in Quito.

My kids do not know what boxed stuffing is.

They have not eaten green bean casserole with canned beans.

Baked choclo casserole grows on you.

Purple sweet potatoes taste better.

Sometimes You Learn Spanish in Latin America!

It should come as no surprise, but when Bryan took is Clep test yesterday, he recieved 16 credit hours of Spanish. The person at the desk said they had never seen such a high score! Thanks to Colegio Cristiano Eliot in Trujillo, Peru.

I Have Run The Race

For the past 2 months I have been getting up 3 days a week at 5:30. I walk 5+k to the Magic Bean, drink a cup of coffee and taxi back home. Recently, another missionary has joined me and made it a lot more enjoyable. I entered the Quito Nike 10k. I did it this morning and finished. Not real fast, but I finished. The VP of Ecuador was at the finish line (the man in the wheelchair). I have been joking that I would win if they had a Super Heavyweight division and I think I did! Not bad for 9000 feet above sea level.

On a related note, my baby brother completed his first triathalon yesterday. Brad, we rock!

Too Cute

We took Woody and Indiana Jones to McDonald's last night. They met up with our friends from Peru who now live in Quito, as well. They included Darth Vader, a flamenco dancer some sort of bug and a soccer player.