We have been extremely busy the
past few weeks, so apologies for not getting a post sooner! May was a month of transition for us. We went from Shaun going to Spanish School for
4 weeks while the girls and I tried to wrap up homeschooling for the school year! I might add Shaun’s Spanish amazes me
everytime! He is doing very well, and
the girls and I are slowly learning! I
am super proud of Madison and Makaylee for being so brave and trying to adjust
daily to a new “normal” for them. I
would like to say finishing out the school year was easy for them, but I’d be
lying. It was difficult on all of
us. The daily “missing their friends and
wanting to move back” was sometimes emotionally exhausting. We spent much of May just trying to simply
adjust. We are finally feeling a little
more at home and trying to realize and accept what our new “normal” is.
Shaun, our Spanish teacher! J
Shaun, our Spanish teacher! J
Since being here, we have felt
extremely safe in our environment. For
the most part, we feel safe to allow the girls to run around and play
outside. However, our peace was robbed
when someone came into our yard at 8am one day and stole the extension ladder
from the backyard. The unfortunate thing
is, we know as quick as they went without a trace, it was someone close
by. Needless to say, we spent a few nights
together in one room. As we know, they
hopefully wouldn’t hurt us, just some petty theft, it still shook our
peace.
Finding time to play at the park.
(Shaun’s storyJ) When I first arrived here, God had put a person
upon my heart that I felt as though I was suppose to disciple. But I felt in no way would I be able to
communicate. At least, I could not
communicate beyond saying hello.
Although God had placed a burden upon my heart to disciple this person,
I had no idea how to get past the language barrier. So I sat on my hands and did nothing,
somewhat frustrated at the fact that I was convicted. One day when talking with our neighbors (whom
speak English J), we were introduced and
found out that the very man I was convicted to speak to spoke English! God always convicts for a reason. We should never limit God or the holy spirit
when convicted. All we need to do is
follow thru. And in the end, we get to
see God’s divine power and Glory at work.
If I had went down and spoke to him, I would have found out how God had
already prepared him to receive. If only
I would have had enough faith to put it in God’s hands and allow God to work
thru me instead of making excuses, God would be glorified! So this is a lesson, that I am the one
getting in the way of God, and I need to step aside and let God use this body
for his glory!
The end of May, the Sanchezs’ had
a team from Miami come. Their goal was
to build a school in Jobo. If you
remember, we had a post earlier with a bunch of sand. Now there is a beautiful building there. We weren’t able to go with this team, because
Shaun was still in school, but we were told it was quite the experience! The locals had cut down a tree in the jungle
and staked the wood to dry. So after the
3 mile hike, they hiked another ½ mile to haul the wood out and begin forming
up the building to pour concrete. After
4 days in Jobo, there is now a beautiful school room. This team also begin construction on a green
house at the Sanchezs’ house. A big
thanks to Jose, Adrian, and Cory for their hard work and accomplishments while
they were here!
Girls trying to be a big help
hauling rock for the concrete.
Please begin praying or continue
praying for:
-the village of Jobo
-the ladies making and selling
items to help their families
-closing our language barrier
-Our house to sell in the states
-the teams that have come or are
coming this summer
-Kim’s dad
We have had several ask about
sending mail to us. As of now, we still
don’t have a PO box. The best thing to
do is mail it to us at 1107 Eagle Crest Rd. Centralia, IL 62801 and my parents
will send it with a team. Those wishing
to support financially can either mail it to the above address or send to Feed
The Crave 2511 Veterans Drive Effingham,
IL 62401 marked for Kim and Shaun Splechter Family. We want to thank all of you who are supporting
us by keeping us in your prayers or financially. We appreciate it more than you could imagine!
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