These trees grow abundantly in this part of the country and produce a gourd type fruit which grow right out of the trunk of the tree. When dried they are often cut in half, painted and used as cups or bowls.
Monday, we drove to the coastal city of Puerto Barrios, Guatemala and took a water taxi (passenger boat) across the Gulf of Honduras for about 1 and 1/2 hours to Punta Gorda, Belice. At Guatemala immigration, we disovered a small snagfu...we were illegal...our visas had expired on September 22nd. WOW! What do you do? Pay a fine of course - Q10 for each day past the 22nd, leave the country for 72 hours (which our visit was to be), re-enter the country and have the passport restamped for 90 more days during which time our two-year visa should be processed by the mission attorney.
I think this picture of Miss Fran is one of my favorites.
In Punta Gorda, we stayed at The Sea Front Inn. We visited with special friends from language school, Cohen and Amie Ezelle and their family - Samuel, Iva, Levi, and Nathaniel whom we had not seen before.
We had lots of good hugs and special time together. Cohen and Amie are missionaries with Global Outreach. Cohen is developing an English-speaking Bible Institute in Punta Gorda. The official language in Belize is English, but Creole, Spanish and K'ekchi are also spoken. They were honored to meet Miss Fran who with her Wycliffe partner, Ruth Carlson, translated the entire Bible, a major concordance, and other books into the K'ekchi language. In addition we spent time with their ministry partners, the Farleys and learned much about the indigenous population of Belice.
We arrived home Wednesday night about 9:00 very tired but refreshed in spirit. It is always a blessing to travel and fellowship with God's annointed - veterans and future veterans of His work.
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Love all of your pics and stories. We are looking forward to seeing you guys in April!
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