Gas Affects Update

PRAISE THE LORD!!! You all have been praying!!! I can tell because our pastor switched to a different gas company. This company uses less extra stuff in their gas tanks and therefore, the gas doesn't affect my eyes!! Praise the LORD!! Yesterday I got to worship the Lord on 3 different occasions in the church and I get to go back again on Thursday nights!!! YAHOOO!!

Just how cold is it down here??

Hot pads, or hot mits, aren't they for the heat??? Well Doug chose to use one so that his hand wouldn't get too cold touching his cereal bowl. Just one of the ways to "beat the cold" while many of you in the US are trying to "beat the heat!"

How can....

How can...
Such a "little" thing cause SOOO MUCH TROUBLE?!?!?!

Here in Chile, there is no such thing as insolation! Yeah the people are VERY smart, the hospitals are top notch, and we have all the modern conveniences that many in the US have, but when it comes to insolation, it just isn't something that really exsists down here.

When I say this you may think, no big deal, just use your central heat, right? Well, that is almost non-existant here too! So, in order to stay warm in the winter here, people have individual stoves around the house, church, store, or whatever structure to heat the area immediately around the stove. This is usually done with natural gas. Below is an example of one of these stoves. We purchased this one shortly after getting here last year.

So, here's my problem. When I'm in a room with the gas being used, my eyes start to HURT!! And I mean HURT! Then they water a little bit, but not too much. I'm fine here at home because we have a kerosene heater in the living area and of course the kitchen stove. However, when I'm out, especially at church, my eyes BURN! So, what do I do? Please pray that God would remove this reaction so that I can once again participate full time in the ministry at Good News Baptist Church!