Long live the "King"

Fishing on the Petrohue River in Puerto Varas, Chile provided a lot of fun and excitement. The first King Salmon I landed was over 40 inches long and put up a great fight. The next one was a bit smaller, but just as much fun. I had to keep pinching myself to think of what I was doing (fishing for King Salmon) and where I was doing it (Puerto Varas, Chile).

Moving on to the Maullin River was just as exciting as we changed from spin fishing for King Salmon to flyfishing for Rainbow and Brown Trout. What a blast! They were not nearly as big as the Kings, but there were a lot of them and flyfishing adds a great dimension to the challenge. It indeed is an art form that I truly enjoy. I hope to make another adventure to the rivers of Chile in the future to try my luck again. What a time!

"A Chile Reception"

What a reception we had in Temuco, Chile. It was great to establish such a wonderful relationship with 21 young girls in the Baptist Home there. Their ages ranged from 5 to 17 years old and all were precious in the Lords' sight as well as ours. The language was definitely a barrier, but not one that hindered expressions of love and appreciation on every one's part. The obvious love of Christ overshadowed anything that would have prevented us from having a wonderful time with them.

Much work was accomplished as we painted the roofs of the different buildings at the home as well as the inside of the girls living cottages. The girls chose a beautiful shade of lavender for their bedrooms and champion gold was the color selected for the roofs.

The true sense of accomplishment came not from the painting, but from the smiles that graced the faces of each of these special children. The joy that was expressed needed no translation.

Now my prayer is that the Lord will continue to bless not only these precious girls in Chile, but also the hearts and memories of the 13 volunteers that took time from their busy schedules to travel from Waco, Texas to Temuco, Chile. It was time well spent to touch the lives of others many, many miles away. The Lord does, indeed, have a long reach. All praise to Him.