May 8, 2022

Our work is slowing down. The surge of missionaries coming after Covid has finished so our head count is pretty flat.  That means fewer new apartments are needed.  We  still have missionaries doubled up in some apartments and need some in new areas.  Jackie is busy going through the contracts based on the consumer price index.  It is written in to most of the contracts.  Now that inflation is high I think more land lords are paying attention and asking for their increases. 

The weather has cooled off. It is getting down into the 40s at night.  We did have a good rain about a week ago.  It is the first decent rain since we arrived.  

Here are my 2 home improvement projects.  A coat rack and a shoe rack/bench.  The bunk beds we buy have rails and ladders that we don't normally use so it leaves me with wood and bolts 

for projects.  

My cousin Ross and his wife Satcheco came over for dinner.  Jackie made Tom Kha Gai soup.  It turned out well as usual. This picture shows our entire kitchen.  The fridge is between Jackie and the door.  

After the Tom Kha Gai soup and sushi we roasted marshmellows over the gas stove and made smores.

We said good bye to a great missionary yesterday.  It is hard to see them go. 

We went to this apartment and did some improvements.  Jackie hung a curtin, we tossed out a worn out couch and chair. 

The chair is hiding under the clothes in the center of the picture.  

This is the same wall after the makeover.  We hung a rod to hang hangers on, put up shelves for underware etc.  

These are 2 long Completos, Chilean hot dogs.  They put some good stuff on top but in the end they are still hot dogs.