First day is...

Crazy.

We are hot and we are absolutely pooped. I don't think anything could've prepared us for this. It is overwhelming. But we're doing fine. As much as we are extremely tired, and not sure how we'll get through 2 months, we know that God has placed us here for a reason. The kids are really great, although we need to break through some of those attitudes and teach them to respect others. I don't think they have ever really been respected as well, I don't think respect has really ever been reinforced.

When we arrived I don't think there was a lot of time where Meliss and I had less than 2 kids hanging onto us. It is been a really really tiring day. There were 6 kids when we first got there, but more are expected to come soon. To make matters more complicated, Leslie Mendez is on holidays in Guatemala with a couple of kids as well. So it feels more like we are on our own than we had originally thought. Another lady has helped us get used to the home as well which is good. Overall I think we are doing okay. Its just getting past these few days at the beginning when the kids are getting used to us and we are getting used to the kids.

Praise items...
-We arrived safely!
-We're still alive!
-God is giving us strength, we can feel that we aren't doing this on our own strength.

Prayer for...
-Continued peace that we are in the right place, strength for the long hot days, courage to teach these kids the gospel, wisdom that we would be structured as well as fun for the kids.
-Pray that the children would respect us.

Thank you for praying already. We really appreciate it and need it! We love you and look forward to hearing from you!

God bless,
Blaine & Melissa Dueck