Due to the Christmas and New Years holidays I have been very
slow with this update. Sorry. Last week we were in Fortaleza so I told my
builder to use the week to complete other projects. Since the work had already slowed down on my
house and I didn’t want anything done while I was not there, I thought that it
would be a good idea to take a break and start afresh this week. It seems to have worked because they have
given my house more attention and we are getting closer to completing some of
the major projects. The interior of the
house is almost complete and today I hired a painter that will work on priming,
smoothing with a plaster-type mud, and painting the interior and exterior. They said that it may take up to three weeks
to complete. The pictures above are of
the main room tile and the bathroom granite divider. I have many “visitors” every day because the
kids are on winter break right now and many have nothing to do but “help” me at
the house.
Yesterday the men completed the
front porch roof and today was connecting the sewer line to the house and completing
some little finishing work. We hope to
install the front gate and door on the entrance wall as soon as they are
finished being built and painted at the metalworker’s place. This will make the place more secure, which
is needed now more than ever. Today, the
big news in our state is that the police are on strike. Fortaleza is having great difficulties and
every crook looking for their piece of the pie while the authorities are
fighting amongst themselves. Please pray
for our safety and the security of our new house. Also, in two days a rodeo will be held two
doors down from our house. These events are
ALWAYS LOUD and sometimes they go past midnight. Rodeos always bring in some rough characters,
mainly the workers. So we will not get
much sleep from Thursday to Saturday night.
Two blessings for us are: the US dollar is UP and there is a new bank in town where I can withdraw international funds. This is a huge blessing when you consider that we were driving 35 minutes to get out money. Praise the Lord for His provision!!!!
Two blessings for us are: the US dollar is UP and there is a new bank in town where I can withdraw international funds. This is a huge blessing when you consider that we were driving 35 minutes to get out money. Praise the Lord for His provision!!!!
