The Hastings Family

Hello all,

Well, we have a new experience to tell you about. While Robin and the girls were in the states in July, we had a few very violent storms. During one of them, our friends and neighbors called me to say that there was a few lightning strikes very close to us. When I got home that night our phones were dead and several items were "fried" including two phones, a phone charger, our DVD player and a few light fixtures. Our little dog, Chica, was very glad to see me that night! I'm surprised she wasn't "fried" from fright!

Anyway, I replaced a few items and went on with things. After the girls returned from their trip, Bethany took me out on our upstairs patio one afternoon and showed me a hole in the side of our house. Evidently it was our house that was struck by lightning! There were little pieces of cement all over our patio from the strike. I guess we are fortunate that more things were not wrecked that day...and that no one was hurt!

We are all back together as a family now, a much better arrangement! Melody is in her 4th week of classes at the music institute that she is attending and is learning a lot! Studying in Spanish is a bit of a challenge but so far she is doing very well. Bethany will start the 8th grade one week from today. Where has the summer gone?
Robin is on the school board this year at the Christian Academy of Guatemala where Bethany attends, is helping here at the mission in the English classes and will begin helping next week in the Child Sponsorship department as well.

Thank you for all your continued prayers and support.

Much love from all the Hastings