Musings...

Worldwide recession? The paper here today says that unemployment in San Pedro Sula is hovering around 40% and that among youths it is at 70%! That's the figures for here in the city, so you know it has to be much higher in the rural areas where illiteracy abounds.

Mini-vacation: Today is the first time in 2-1/2 years that we will have the chance to go to the beach. A young man in our church is getting married on the beach at Tela at a beautiful resort and Joyce, Fabiola, and myself are invited. We are going BUT... Tropical Storm Harvey with winds of 60 miles per hour and torrential rains is directly over Tela as we speak and is moving westward at only 9 miles per hour. Doesn't sound like much of a beach day, does it?

Minor illnesses: It started with Angel and now has spread to Antonio, Pedro, Cesar, & Mauricio...the coughs, runny noses, etc. Coupled with that Angel is on medication for a urinary tract infection and the medicine is giving him diarrhea. Will's going to have a good day watching the rest of the kids while we go to the wedding!