The Eberline's Third Week in Montevideo
Our team leaders for Uruguay have now been in the country for 3 weeks! Here is a note from them to get a taste of what their experience has been like so far. . .ENJOY!
In preparation for our journey we thought we needed some snacks. On the way home from furniture shopping on Monday evening we stopped in a small grocery store. Jim has eaten mixed nuts for YEARS as we travel so I thought we should buy two bags of peeled walnuts….he did not like the idea but never said why (and they DID cost $4 dollars a SMALL bag). He also bought some peanuts! When I opened one bag of walnuts during the transfer between bus and boat, Jim politely commented, “I don’t care for walnuts!” It reminded me of back 23 years ago in 1982 in Honduras. That was the last time Jim ever told me he did not like something to eat. Back then Jim shared with me he did not care for cantaloupe juice!!! We laughed and I ate the walnuts!
On the boat ride home there was a storm coming in from the southeast Atlantic Ocean and so the bay was really ROUGH!!! Everyone of the 75 or so passengers filled their vomit vouches (puke pouches, barf bags, whatever) EXCEPT Jim and a teenage girl who were laughing together. On the bus ride after the horrible boat ride, they carried on a good conversation. We hope to meet this young lady’s family tomorrow at a concert where she will be singing.
Thursday found us walking all day in the sprinkling rain to do government paper work. In the “Registro Civil” building Jim went to 9 different windows in the 45 minutes we were in their offices. He has been so KIND and to let me sit whenever possible. Oh, by the way…. I used that same “historic” restroom again! Before leaving the “Registro Civil” building we were instructed to walk “ONLY” another 6 blocks to the Interior Affairs office. A very helpful lady in the Interior Affairs office corrected us and sent us “just around the corner” (yeah, right) another 6 blocks to the Immigration. After a lengthy visit, we were given an appointment for Feb 19th for an interview to begin our residency process. HOWEVER, ….before that date we have to gather and compile about 12 different documents, including a doctor’s certificate of our health!!!!
We have been able to talk to our daughter Judi and granddaughter Hayden on Skype quite often---even with the 6 hour time difference. The MOST fun part is when Hayden kisses us by opening her mouth and kissing the camera on Judi’s laptop!!! Jim sings to Hayden and we get to even watch her playing in the living room while Judi and I talk! It is another gift from GOD!
TODAY we signed the contract for one year for the apartment on the Rambla….”our target area.” We met the landlady, a young woman who has moved back to Paraguay with her husband and two children. We are so thankful for the Youngs, missionaries here with Baptist General Conference, who co-signed for us (they own a home here in Montevideo). And our realtor was so helpful. He wants to meet with Jim again next week in order to just talk!!!
After the formal hour and one half signing process, we took Dick and Bev Young to see the apartment and pray. While checking out the apartment Cheryl thought she was going to have a heart attack. Yesterday we purchased a refrigerator which is 1 meter and 70 cm tall. In attempting to measure in the dark, she measured the spot for the refrigerator as only 1 meter and 7 cm. After calling the appliance store, she realized she made a mistake….the spot was 170 cm not 107 cm!!! (Ddaaaaa!).
To show our appreciation to the Youngs, we took them to lunch in a large mall (“Shopping”) just up the hill from our new apartment. While in the mall, we made extra house keys, made photocopies of the contract and changed the telephone line to Jim’s name.
Rather than walking, we took a bus (and then walked some more) to sign contracts to have the Internet and Cable TV connected to the apartment. By the time we had finished talking with the young man who helped us, I got the giggles and had a hard time stopping (I was so tired yet happy)!
We still have to change the contracts for gas, water, electricity, etc as well as gather those documents (and see a doctor) for our residency! But we are definitely feeling more at home here!
We are eager to move into our apartment but will wait until it is livable!!! On Monday with the help of a Biblical Ministries Worldwide family, we hope to haul our various suitcases out of storage and up to the apartment.
On Tuesday we will be receiving a new CAM family (the Parkers...Bill, Linda, and Matthew) at the airport at 5AM and helping them get settled in their home at an SIM camp just outside Montevideo. On Wednesday our furniture and appliances are to be delivered.
We thank God for you all often. We could not be here reaching out to people without you! THANK YOU!!!
Cheryl and Jim
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It has been an INCREDIBLE week . . . what a ride ! !! !!!
We have shopped for HOURS looking at furniture and appliances. We searched for the best prices and purchased scratched and dented furniture since it was so much cheaper. We have bought everything on sale. When you pay with cash here we get at least a 10% discount! Yesterday had to get lots of money out of the bank. Yes, it made us nervous to be carrying cash around that day in Jim’s little “safety pouch” he wears on his belt & tucks inside his jeans!
On Tuesday & Wednesday we had the thrill of going across the river to Buenos Aires to see our kids and grandkids!!! What a JOY!!! It is truly a gift from GOD to be able to live so close (relatively speaking). The trip took us 4 hours…2 hour bus ride, transfer time, and 1 hour boat ride! Once we got off the boat we walked about 3 miles to meet them at a specified spot. Have any of you figured out yet that Jim LIKES to walk?!
It has been an INCREDIBLE week . . . what a ride ! !! !!!
We have shopped for HOURS looking at furniture and appliances. We searched for the best prices and purchased scratched and dented furniture since it was so much cheaper. We have bought everything on sale. When you pay with cash here we get at least a 10% discount! Yesterday had to get lots of money out of the bank. Yes, it made us nervous to be carrying cash around that day in Jim’s little “safety pouch” he wears on his belt & tucks inside his jeans!
On Tuesday & Wednesday we had the thrill of going across the river to Buenos Aires to see our kids and grandkids!!! What a JOY!!! It is truly a gift from GOD to be able to live so close (relatively speaking). The trip took us 4 hours…2 hour bus ride, transfer time, and 1 hour boat ride! Once we got off the boat we walked about 3 miles to meet them at a specified spot. Have any of you figured out yet that Jim LIKES to walk?!
In preparation for our journey we thought we needed some snacks. On the way home from furniture shopping on Monday evening we stopped in a small grocery store. Jim has eaten mixed nuts for YEARS as we travel so I thought we should buy two bags of peeled walnuts….he did not like the idea but never said why (and they DID cost $4 dollars a SMALL bag). He also bought some peanuts! When I opened one bag of walnuts during the transfer between bus and boat, Jim politely commented, “I don’t care for walnuts!” It reminded me of back 23 years ago in 1982 in Honduras. That was the last time Jim ever told me he did not like something to eat. Back then Jim shared with me he did not care for cantaloupe juice!!! We laughed and I ate the walnuts!
On the boat ride home there was a storm coming in from the southeast Atlantic Ocean and so the bay was really ROUGH!!! Everyone of the 75 or so passengers filled their vomit vouches (puke pouches, barf bags, whatever) EXCEPT Jim and a teenage girl who were laughing together. On the bus ride after the horrible boat ride, they carried on a good conversation. We hope to meet this young lady’s family tomorrow at a concert where she will be singing.
Thursday found us walking all day in the sprinkling rain to do government paper work. In the “Registro Civil” building Jim went to 9 different windows in the 45 minutes we were in their offices. He has been so KIND and to let me sit whenever possible. Oh, by the way…. I used that same “historic” restroom again! Before leaving the “Registro Civil” building we were instructed to walk “ONLY” another 6 blocks to the Interior Affairs office. A very helpful lady in the Interior Affairs office corrected us and sent us “just around the corner” (yeah, right) another 6 blocks to the Immigration. After a lengthy visit, we were given an appointment for Feb 19th for an interview to begin our residency process. HOWEVER, ….before that date we have to gather and compile about 12 different documents, including a doctor’s certificate of our health!!!!
We have been able to talk to our daughter Judi and granddaughter Hayden on Skype quite often---even with the 6 hour time difference. The MOST fun part is when Hayden kisses us by opening her mouth and kissing the camera on Judi’s laptop!!! Jim sings to Hayden and we get to even watch her playing in the living room while Judi and I talk! It is another gift from GOD!
TODAY we signed the contract for one year for the apartment on the Rambla….”our target area.” We met the landlady, a young woman who has moved back to Paraguay with her husband and two children. We are so thankful for the Youngs, missionaries here with Baptist General Conference, who co-signed for us (they own a home here in Montevideo). And our realtor was so helpful. He wants to meet with Jim again next week in order to just talk!!!
After the formal hour and one half signing process, we took Dick and Bev Young to see the apartment and pray. While checking out the apartment Cheryl thought she was going to have a heart attack. Yesterday we purchased a refrigerator which is 1 meter and 70 cm tall. In attempting to measure in the dark, she measured the spot for the refrigerator as only 1 meter and 7 cm. After calling the appliance store, she realized she made a mistake….the spot was 170 cm not 107 cm!!! (Ddaaaaa!).
To show our appreciation to the Youngs, we took them to lunch in a large mall (“Shopping”) just up the hill from our new apartment. While in the mall, we made extra house keys, made photocopies of the contract and changed the telephone line to Jim’s name.
Rather than walking, we took a bus (and then walked some more) to sign contracts to have the Internet and Cable TV connected to the apartment. By the time we had finished talking with the young man who helped us, I got the giggles and had a hard time stopping (I was so tired yet happy)!
We still have to change the contracts for gas, water, electricity, etc as well as gather those documents (and see a doctor) for our residency! But we are definitely feeling more at home here!
We are eager to move into our apartment but will wait until it is livable!!! On Monday with the help of a Biblical Ministries Worldwide family, we hope to haul our various suitcases out of storage and up to the apartment.
On Tuesday we will be receiving a new CAM family (the Parkers...Bill, Linda, and Matthew) at the airport at 5AM and helping them get settled in their home at an SIM camp just outside Montevideo. On Wednesday our furniture and appliances are to be delivered.
We thank God for you all often. We could not be here reaching out to people without you! THANK YOU!!!
Cheryl and Jim
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