On the Move .. and Getting Settled

We made it! We are now living in Barra do Corda!

Praise the Lord for a safe trip - 978 km. There were some dangers en route!

But we arrived safely, praise the Lord!

Our friends Ruth and Irene welcomed us and gave us meals for most of 6 days!

The house across the road, prepared for us, had been painted up - inside and out.

It was very full of our baggage already when we arrived. The movers arrived before we did.

We have worked all week to begin to get things in order.

I think we have made good progress considering that it took us over a month to pack up!

The humidity is much less than in Belem, so we do not sweat nearly as much. Some days we hardly use a fan! It was 90 degrees F in the kitchen today, and the thermometer went over the top (120) when I took it outside in direct sunlight! No wonder our water is warm!

The water comes directly from the river to a 500 L tank over the roof.

The pressure is poor and won't put water through our filter (gravity). For now we are buying water to drink :).

We have a reguilar visitor that comes nightly to help decrease our mosquito and ant population.

Today we had a chick in the yard all day, too. We hear the neighbours' chickens, roosters, cows, etc. - just like living on a farm! We are actually located 2 km outside of the rural city of Barra do Corda in Maranhao - the Corda River is just across the road along the property which Robert will soon be responsible to care for.

One major change had to be made. Robert began to look over the electrical installation at the house. The neutral wire was hooked up where a hot wire should have been.When one thought that the power was turned off, it was not. 220 volts! What a mistake!

There are many adjustments to be made. As soon as we get a better internet connection, I will add more photos and info.
Thanks for your prayers.