Water and Electricity
I remember when we lived in Maine, we had occasional droughts, and we had to measure the depth of the water in our well regularly.  I thought that water supply was one thing that we would never have to consider here in Shell, Ecuador, “on the edge of the rain forest.” I was wrong. Ecuador is experiencing their worst drought in decades.  Since Ecuador is so dependent on hydro-electric power, the government has begun to ration electricity.  We have had the power turned off for 4-6 hours most every day. A while ago, we had issues with the water supply as well.  We are still keeping an eye on that. Please join us in praying for rain.

Patience!
Just the other day we received our certificates for the completion of the Ecuadorian drivers’ education course that we completed on June 11.  When I (Steve) arrived to pick up the certificates, they gave me another list of things that we had to do or have before we can get our licenses. Here’s the list: 1.  Copy of cédula of identification.  We don’t have a cédula. We have a censo, which is the identity card for foreign nationals.  I am told that this will suffice.  It has so far for all the other things we have had to do. 2.  Copy of your voting papers.  In Ecuador, the law says that everyone must vote.  It’s not just a right, it