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Sebastiao The Explorer

Got Summer Plans?

We are very excited to announce that we get to help out with the summer intern program this year in Ghana!  We are looking forward to working alongside new, young missionaries and getting to know Ghana and the amazing HCJB missionaries who already serve there. 

If you or someone you know is interested in missions, healthcare, engineering, community development, media, communication, business,or radio ,  and serving for a month this summer as a Summer Intern, please follow this link.  There are opportunities in South America, North America, Europe, and Africa- but if you want real adventure....of course you will want to come with the Martins to Ghana! As you can tell, we are looking forward to this. We have always wanted to work in Africa and what a better time than during the coolest time of the year there. It will be quite the summer for us with the Parkview Baptist Youth group coming in June, July in Ghana and then the USA in August for Home Mission Assignment. Don't worry (small smirk), I will be writing plenty more about Ghana and the Summer Intern Program.

Sundays are For More than Just Football

When I first met Joe, 15 years ago, he didn't strike me as the "preacher" type.  Don't get me wrong, he was a Godly man and great physician, but to picture him preparing a sermon and then standing in front of people would have been a wild notion.  Gracias a Dios, Joe is an amazing Bible teacher and he has gotten the chance to really shine the last few months.  He has been preaching most Sundays at the hospital service.  The hospital doesn't really have a church, but they do hold services every Sunday morning for the patients who are hospitalized as well as the staff on-call.  The service can vary from 4 to 20 depending on the week.  Joe has been teaching from Thessalonians the last few weeks and I have learned so much.  While we miss being in our church in Puyo each Sunday, I am grateful that God has blessed Joe to preach as well as be a doctor.   Sorry I don't have any pictures, but it just never seemed appropriate during the services. 

Granadillas and Costumes and Children..... Oh My!

Here in Shell, we don't have boring old pumpkin jack-o'lanterns at our house, we make GRANADILLA-LANTERNS.  Fun, yummy and portable for snack at school! 

 

My mom sent Halloween Peeps, so we made them into Peep Pops and even roasted a few over the stove.

The kids where very excited about dressing up for Halloween this year so they had their costume ideas ready early- unfortunately we didn't have their costumes ready early.... but as long as they are finished before dark on October 31st it all OK- right?

Isabella was a vampire bat and posed like this all night. 

 

Isa

 Sebastiao was a gold Lego Brick.

This year's trick-or-treating group was the largest I think we have had in the last 3 years.  There were about 27 children.

Birthday Party for Old People

Thank you all so much for sending Joe wonderful birthday wishes.  We have had a lot happen in the last few days, so Joe had a very low key birthday day, so we have decided he is going to enjoy a birthday week. 

We had dinner at home, a little pumpkin cake and the children for entertainment.  Evidently Joe has gotten to the age when the kids are just excited he can blow out all of his candles by himself.

 

Happy Birthday Joseph

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband.  Today is Joe's Birthday!   Please join Sebastiao, Isabella and I as we honor the best husband and father a family could be blessed with.  Thank you Lord for this amazing man.  If you get a chance today, either leave a comment for him here or email him your birthday wishes.

Sebastiao's Update

Just to let you guys know, Sebastiao posted yesterday on his blog.  We have been terrible (read that busy) parents and haven't helped him update it in way, way, way too long.  But as part of his writing assignment this week for home-school, he has written a piece.  We hope to make this a common part of writing assignments, so hop on over there when you get a chance.

Sebastiao The Explorer