Monthly Archives: June 2012

by Colleen

Say your praise of thanks to God if you practice good simple hygeine…washing your hands…having soap in all bathrooms.  Today I witnessed not one, but two people (IN THE SAME DAY!!) come out of a nasty public restroom and not wash their hands! The second was the most appalling. Not only did she not was her hands after exiting the bathroom stall, but yes I caught her lick her finger as she was viewing herself in the mirror! Ahhhhh! Please pray for the people in Panama. Please pray for our health (as well as mental sanity as this has become one of my biggest pet peeves and concern, rightly so!)

Please encourage your children (and other peoples´ children) to always wash their hands after using the restroom and before meals, etc. etc., and please be thankful for education. God bless you!

Our little neighbor Luris helping Kalea wash her hands.

by Colleen

So I´ve had several people ask me while I was home how hot the weather is in Panama. I always start with a laugh and say, ¨there is no temperature to gauge because it is the hottest hot you will ever feel.¨ Here´s some perspective… we safely arrived to Panama on the 9th of June, once we stepped out the front door of the air-conditioned airport building, in less than one minute of time we were all sweating. A large smile took over my face… welcome home I thought.

Kalea seems to have quickly adjusted back to the weather. One thing is for certain, she likes her cold water baths. In the states, it was like torture to get her into the luke warm bath… now as she sweats throughout the day, she is as content as a pig in mud to stay and play in the cold water (and even asks to bathe), at least 2 to 3 times in the day. She also was glad to get back into a hammock and take a snooze.

Kalea enjoying her cold water bath.

As for the past day, we have been enjoying the cool air that the rain brought on. The cool damp air certainly makes the day more bearable, although clothes take a lot longer to line dry (up to a week). I will try to avoid  putting my underwear in the oven to get it dry!

Thank God for the awesome time we shared with friends and family back in Florida, South Carolina, and Canada! Thanks for safe travel! Thanks for smiling familiar faces to greet us at the airport!

Love to you all!

Even our friend´s dogs try to keep their feet dry after the rain.