Showering in the Rain-Honduras Style

So this last week has been pretty interesting. Because of all the heavy rainfall i spoke of in the last post a giant mudslide occurred on a mountain nearby and we didn´t have water come in for almost 2 weeks(it normally comes in every third day). So we had to do many things to conserve the water that we did have in the cistern. Me and AJ decided to use the heavy rainfall to our advantage and shower outside like some true Hondurans. We also started peeing outside to save water on flushes and using water from our pila to flush the toilets. It was rough for the last week and I was almost out of clean clothes but God is good and we received water yesterday and now my clothes are clean. The boys schooling went well in the last week. Wes is getting into the chemistry and I love helping him with it. Last week we went to the ministry to help rearrange the room which they hold church in and then we all had a little football game afterward(American football not the sissy futbol) it was so much fun even though were playing with another missionary family with a bunch of young girls. It really made me miss America and watching football all day on Sundays. Saturday I didn't go to the ministry because I was a little sick(probably from showering outside). Ed and Wes went to help build a house for a struggling family and I was going to go with but I missed out. I wish I hadn´t been sick because I would have truly enjoyed that experience. I´m sure the Lord will provide plenty more opportunities to serve. On Sunday we went to church at the local ministry because we are trying to limit our trips to the city. I laughed when the kids were in their Sunday school class and the teacher mentioned manzanas and many of the kids turned around at me and I had to flex. I have been trying to work on my Spanish more each day but its still pretty overwhelming. I know enough to understand a lot and to get by but I don´t feel super comfortable speaking yet. I´m sure I will get there. Tuesday´s have become my body guard day as I come into the city with Val. She usually drops me off at the mall to do internet while she attends a ladies small group and then we run errands together. Today we went to the other ministry called casa de luz in the city and Val talked to the teachers and left me with the 6 or 7 kids there. I couldn't really talk well to them but they somehow knew I was a human jungle gym and they were soon all over me. they pretended to beat me up and shoot me with fake guns and then we played a little soccer. I love that kids can tell whether a person is kid friendly or not and they pick up on that right away. The kids were adorable and I can´t wait til we get internet at the house so i can post some of their pictures on the internet. At the local ministry they are also starting English classes for the community members and I think I am going to try to teach one because I can minister to the community and improve my Spanish at the same time. In a week Val is leaving for a while to head to the States for some ministry stuff in Chicago and it will be a man pad at the Schubert house. Hopefully we don´t starve and the house is in one piece when she returns. Well not much else is new. I think I kicked the little cold that I had and I am thankful that we have water so I can now shower inside. The electricity still goes in and out so it is frustrating at times, especially when the boys are trying to complete school on their labtops. It is humbling though to live like many people of the world who don´t have many of the things that we normally take for granted. Rejoice in what the Lord has blessed you with no matter how small or how important because there are many without much. God bless you all.