Our flight from Midway was delayed 1/2 hour (I just love the thought of ”de-icing”).  We arrived in Houston late and hustled to our next  flight scheduled to leav in 20 minutes.  Again, a delay so we were fine.  Soon it would be sunny and warm, all cold and snow only a memory!

Well………..we were very thankful we had our coats.  The people here accused us of bringing the cold with us.  Everyone is bundled up and we asked for an extra blanket on the bed last night.   This morning it is still cold and we haven’t seen the sun yet.  Locals say this will last for two more days and then it will be warm.

We had a meeting last night with Pastor Javier and Alicia to set out plans for the next three weeks.  They have been working so hard in preparation for the arrival of the team.  For those of you who prayed for Alicia, her eyes are fine!

This morning we went to the Mission site and those of you who know Keith can imagine his ’whooping and hollering’ when he saw all the work done!  The tile floor is beautiful.  The terra cotta colored tiles are set at an angle inside  large squares boarded in light grey tiles.  Elliel, Gamma’s cousin, Julio and another man are doing the grouting this morning.  The inside and outside walls are all plastered, ready to be painted.

We went to the lumber yard and ordered all the drywall.  It will be delivered on Saturday morning.  We could not get the insulation here in VH, so must make a trip to Home Depot in Harlingen.  Pray that we can get it all across the boarder without incident.  The amount will be “over the limit” and we don’t want to have to pay at the boarder.  Pray for a green light!  We need it.

I will be going to Gamma’s today to collect all the “kitchen stuff”, then to the Nursing home to clean everything and set up our “breakfast room” at the hotel.

Thank you for your prayers!  It is so important to us.  Pray that we accomplish everything that needs to be done before the Team arrives on Saturday—as always, Keith has a long list.  Pray for the team as they prepare to leave.  They will be arriving from Illinois, Georgia, and Minnesota.

In His service,

Darla

As we drove through the narrow lane, the light turned red!  Oh no.  We got out and an inspector asked what we had and how much it as worth.  We showed him the paperwork and told him we could not buy these things in Mexico, or we would have.  He left us and went and got his boss.  The boss could speak English and questioned us further.  We told him that this was not to be resold, it was a donation for a Church.  We told him it was not our money, but God’s money.  He shook our hands and let us go.

“God has given us favor“, were the first words out of Keith’s mouth.  When we telephoned our friends, they said, “We prayed that God would give you favor“!  Indeed He did!

We rejoice!  He has given us favor!  What a great time lies ahead!

Blessed,

Darla

Today we are once again reminded of our differences…………..when my Dad wants to go to Home Depot, he is gone for about 1/2 hour and gets everything he wants and returns home.  No big deal.

We left VH at 11:30 this morning and just returned at 4:00.  Our only task, to pick up another 1/4 of the insulation, the paint and some plumbing supplies.  Nothing is quick and easy.  We did get a green light at the boarder, for that we are greatful! 

 Tomorrow we will get the last of the insulation, some more paint (we had to leave most of it in Texas), the groceries and oh yes, the team arrives!  We will pick them up at the airport around 3:30.

Today the tile was completed at the work site and grouted.  Juan Manuell is finishing up all the electrical and Keith has begun putting up the insulation.  We bought paint for the outside.  It is a cream color with a terra cotta color trim.  We will prime all the inside walls, but leave the painting to the Mikruts so they can pick out the colors they want.

We had a great time with Karen and Jovita last night (Pastor Inez’s daughter and wife).  Gamma has quit his teaching job and is now in Rio Bravo in Seminary.  He returns on the weekends, so we will have dinner with him tonight.  Karen is teaching English and working in the Church.  Pray for her as she has been diagnosed with an ulcer in her throat. One of her ministries is leading in singing and the Dr. says no singing for another month.  The Church is growing and expanding their ministry into the neighboring colonias.

Thank you to those of you who sent comments.  It’s good to know you care and are praying for us.  Pray that the team makes all their connections tomorrow and arrives safely.

I may not be able to post again until Monday unless I happen to find the cyber cafe open.

Darla

Last night we had dinner at Jovita’s.  It reminded me of how much joy there is here.  Ohilbia and Gregario were there with their little girl, Genisis.  Eliud, Karen and Cheiro were also home.  Gamma returned home from Seminary in Rio Bravo and I can’t even tell you how many others stopped by or who they all were!  We just kept shifting chairs.  Jovita magically kept producing more food and “agua de pina.”   With each new person, new stories and more laughter.  For those of you who have never been to Jovita’s house, it is four small rooms built on the back of the Church.  The floor is cement.  The “kitchen” is on one end of the “living room.”  In the eleven years we have been coming to VH, not much has changed.  Most people I know would call this a “poor” situation.  But I must tell you, they are RICH in everything that is important!  It is where we like to be while in VH.  This dwelling is full of love, laughter and great faith!  We should all be so ”rich.”

This morning Keith and I arrived at the lumber yard just as the truck with all the sheet rock was preparing to unload.  Whew, just in time.  We led them to the site and they helped us stack all of it inside the building (well, Keith helped unload, not me…….hey someone has to take pictures !:)

Thanks again for your comments!  Edie, as the week progresses, I will let you know if there is anything we need you to bring.

We have told everyone that the family “Ruiz” will be invading VH next week!

Love to all,

Darla

The team arrived safely (although Ken & Pat had to leave their car in a snow bank!) on Saturday.  They left in the midst of snow and were one hour late leaving Chicago.  They made their connection in Houston and connected with Dick and Amy in Harlingen. 

Keith & I left VH driving two vans needing to go to Home Depot and Walmart for supplies before we picked up the team.  Just about to the bridge, the brown van (with all the seats for the team in it) quit.  We were able to find someone with cables and got it started but in just two minutes  I was coasting to the side of the road.  We locked it up and left it, called back to Alicia and went on to Texas in the blue van (with no seats in it).  Javier and Alicia drove to Texas in their car and a smaller van, we met up and once again headed to the airport.  There was no time to stop for supplies and no room.  We found the team patiently waiting at the airport, loaded up with some sitting on luggage and headed for the  bridge back to Mexico.  Green light, no problems.

We drove to the work site so the team could see it before dark and then went to dinner in an outdoor “eatery” called, The Tree.  Our favorite, beef tacos, bean soup and potatoes were enjoyed by all. 

On Sunday we began a marathon at 9:00 a.m. at a praise and prayer service at Nueva Vida, Javier and Alicia’s Church.  We then changed clothes and headed for Nuevo Progresso, a market that is enjoyed by all.  While the team shopped, Keith, Dick Celia and I drove to Rio Bravo to meet with the Church the Minnesota team will be working with March 3 - 10.  We then returned to NP to pickup the team and head once again for Texas for supplies.  The wait at the bridge was one hour, so one van turned around and went back to VH while the others continued on to Harlingen.

At 5:30 we went to Pastor Gama’s Church for the music part of the service.  The team was introduced and Pastor Smith brought a greeting from Illionois.  We then went on to Pastor Hernan’s church for more music, team introductions and greetings.  At approximately 8:00 we arrived at Nueva Vida where the service had begun at 6:00.  At the end of the service, the team was once again introduced and greetings were extended.  At 9:30 the service ended and we were treated to tostadas.

It was a long day and a deep dive into culture.  It was great to hear the observations of the team members.  Everyone agreed that language is no barrier when it comes to the Holy Spirit.  The Spirit within us bears witness to the Spirit within our brothers and sisters here even though we can’t sing the songs or talk to each other. 

We are very thankful for Amy who translated for us in all the services!  She did a great job!

Today, Monday we began our “work week”.  However, as is the norm, there were changes immediately.  The team was extended an invitation to visit a Public School where Karen (Gama’s sister) teaches English.  We were greeted by the faculty as we watched their Monday Morning routine.  All the students (about 400) assemble outside to sing the Mexico National Anthem as well as their State Anthem.  Awards are given out and announcements made.  All the children in grades 1 to 6 are dressed in uniforms and are very orderly.  Following this, we were invited to “breakfast” with the Principal, Assistant Principal and some of the Teachers.  The team asked many questions and we then visited two classes. It was also our joy to pray with them.

We arrived at the worksite about 10:00 a.m., ready to work.  We divided into teams:  Terry, Lois, Judy and Greg on the painting team began on the outside walls.  Don, Deanne, David and Pat are putting up the insulation.  Ken and Sue are helping put the roof on the storage room so they can begin tiling it.  Dick is working on the roof on the laundry room.  Amy is officially called our “floater” which means everyone is calling her name as they work with our Mexican friends who have no idea what we are saying and visa versa. 

Keith shifted into overdrive last night and has that “look in his eyes” as he makes sure everyone has what they need.  I am the official driver (I am better at the topes than Keith), errand girl, and they have called me the “Mother Hen” as I try to keep track of everyone and everything. 

So, as you can read, all is well.  Everyone is fine.

Every trip we have a scripture that God has given us and here is the one for this week:

II Corinthians 9:6 - 15

“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.  Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheer5ful giver.  And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. 

 As it is written: “He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.”

Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.  You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.  This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.  Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.  And in their prayers for you their hearts will go out to you, because of the surpassing grace God has given you.  Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!” 

Thank you for your prayers!

Darla for the Team

Our first day of “work” is done and much was accomplished.

After our visit to the school, we began the physical labor in earnest. All the electrical work is completed……however the Electric Company still has not turned on the electricity. Nothing is ever easy! Thanks to Amy’s Spanish, we were able to run an extension cord from the neighbor across the street to run our saws.

The painting team has completed all of the outside walls that were plastered, leaving only the laundry room and storage room outer walls. They were plastered yesterday and will be painted today. The roof is well underway on the storage unit. Sue and Ken are working with Eliel on the tile. Don, Deanne, Greg and Pat have most of the insulation up and the drywall is going up on the front part of the ceiling. Dick (we affectionately call him ‘Dick the Elder’) is teaching everyone how to drywall. The hope is to have most of the ceiling up today.

The ladies from Nueva Vida fed us lunch and supper yesterday. Wonderful Pollo Milenesa (chicken sliced very thin, lightly breaded and fried) and tostados were enjoyed by all. We love the ‘melon water’!

In our devotional time today we reflected on how we experience Jesus in our lives. It is so cool to hear each person’s perspective and what Jesus means to them personally. This time is so important to the team and to begin our day sitting at the feet of Jesus, acknowledging His presence in our lives every day.

Thank you again for your prayers!

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a personal note to my Dad…………I have received several emails from Rhea and want to make sure you have gotten the news that Ray is in the hospital with heart problems and will have a stint put in on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. She asks for your prayers.

Love,

Darla

One half of the ceiling is up.  The team is getting faster with each piece they put up.  The taping and mudding will begin today.  The storage room is all tiled and painted and the laundry room is ready for paint and tile.  We will begin to build inside walls today as well as put the roof on the storage room.

After lunch we stopped by the Nursing Home and one Team member described it as a “holy” time.  After a brief tour, chairs were brought out into the courtyard.  We sat with the residents and someone in our group began to sing.  One man has no legs and sat next to Sue, holding her hands, a smile on his face.  A young man lives there after his Mother. They went to Javier and Alicia  seeking refuge.    He has cerebel palsey. (I’m sorry for my spelling)  I think we could have stayed the entire afternoon. 

Later in the day Judy, Lois and I drove to Texas and picked up three doors and 7 ceiling fans.  We were thankful for a green light as we really had more than we should have had.

The good part is that once the roof and door is on the storage room , we can safely leave our tools.  Although we have a door on the front of the house, the bars are not yet on the windows, so someone could get in.  There is no window in the storage room, so it is a better place to leave things.

Everyone is healthy although a little sore using a lot of muscle to put up the dry wall on the ceiling.  It takes two or three people up on the scaffolding running the screw guns and at least two on the floor holding the “T’s”.  Two people are measuring and cutting the next piece so it is ready to go.  The funny part is that we have to keep switching people who are using the screw guns according the the height of the ceiling.  So we have a “short crew” and a “tall crew”!

Our devotions today were from  Luke 1:46.  We looked at how Mary was affected and changed by what the angel told her of the birth of Christ.  We reflected on how our perspective is being changed by what we see and experience here in Mexico.  I must say that most agree that we are being “messed up” in our thinking and way of doing things. 

Thank you for your prayers!

Tonight Don and I are going to try to insert some pictures in the Blog.

HE is with us!

Darla

We’re almost done with the ceiling in the 35′x50′ main part of the ministry center/home, and are looking forward to working on the interior walls so we don’t have to keep working over our heads. Some of the drywall finishing may be “outsourced” to one of the church members who is looking for work, but we don’t know when/if that will happen exactly.

Today and yesterday Deanne mostly cut drywall while I was on the scaffolding with Greg Parsons , Terry Brown, and Dave Smith positioning and driving screws. The ground crew, Sue, Lois, Darla, Judy and anybody else who is handy uses wood T’s to support the piece and shout directions… all in all, something worthy of a youtube video, if not a prizewinner for Funniest Home Videos, Everyone is picking things up quickly, and despite having to work around electrical boxes and drops, we moved along at a good pace, for a bunch of amateurs. Lois has been painting and helping Deanne cut and carry drywall. (We’re drywalling the ceiling before the interior walls go up because the center may need to be used for something else, like a church, someday.)

Late in the day Wednesday, Keith, Dick, and Ken started assembling interior walls, and found that they will need to be stick built “in place” because of the imperfections in the floor and joists, among other things. It will be interesting choreographing scaffolds for drywall finishing, assembling walls, hanging more wall drywall, etc. all in that space. Elial has been tiling the storage space, with help from Sue Setter, and the Maestro has been doing stucco in the bathrooms/laundry room. A pad was poured on Wednesday for the water tank, also.

A highlight of the day yesterday (Tuesday) was a brief after lunch visit we paid to the “Good Samaritan” Nursing Home that is run by the large church here called “Nuevo Vida” and the alliance. This was one of First Covenant’s first projects here about 8 years ago and for those that were on one of those trips, it was a visit to “holy ground.” We sat in the courtyard with the residents and sang a few songs with them… visited the rooms, etc. Very clean, simple, but homey. Dabbing tears from our eyes, we went back to work.

We have a good rhythm for the day: Breakfast, devotions, prayer and day planning at the hotel at 7, and we are usually at the worksite before 9. Lunch back at the church, then work until 6 and back to the church for dinner. Our meals have been mostly mexican food, but we can tell they are trying to give us some American food because they think we would like it more, and it may have more variety. However, from what we’ve seen of what they do with tortillas, rice, beans, and some kind of meat, they can feed it to us all the time! We get back to the hotel about 7:30 p.m. and everybody heads for the showers and bed follows pretty quickly.
Please pray for good progress in the next couple of days. The electrical issue and other misc projects that were supposed to be finished by the time we arrived need to be taken care of. Next week is the last week for work teams until Jim and Barb Mikrut and their girls finish language school and move into the home portion of the ministry center late this spring. Praise the Lord for good progress, good health, good attitudes, good weather and green lights at the border crossings.

At devotions Wednesday morning. we talked about Mary’s song in Luke 1:46ff… and that brought up lots of good observations about poverty, simplicity, power and privilege. All these issues are “in your face” in a place like this, of course. But so is the reality of the good news of hope in Jesus, and we’re excited to see the growing faith, growing churches, and growing disciples we talk to and hear about, despite their difficulties. I know it’s a cliche, but being in different country and being on a missions experience does nothing if it’s not to give you a whole new perspective on Paul’s letters. What an awesome experience this is for all of us.

Plenty warm, almost hot today, but we’re inside, out of the sun, and that insulation we put in Monday helps to keep things cool a bit. Humidity is up, too, and when I got up early this morning to plug in the coffee, just about everybody’s AC was running in their rooms.

I’ll try some pics tomorrow or later today… my laptop battery’s getting low.

Don Holmertz

We still have no electricity, which has been a constant source of irritation.  But the city keeps promising that it will be here “tomorrow”.  We are thankful for the neighbors who have let us run drop cords across the street and fields to run our power tools. 

We hired Jaimie to help Deanne (she has been amazing!) with the taping and mudding of all the dry wall.  Pray for him.  He is a Christian brother from Nueva Vida who helped us a lot at the nursing home many years ago.  He has not had work recently and has had many heartaches with his son.  He needs encouragement as much or more than he needs physical work.  Pray that we can be both for him as he works along side us.

Socorro, ”Coco” is also working with us.  She is a “Ruiz” and told us that yesterday was her Father’s Birthday.  On the way to lunch, we stopped by their house and surprised him, singing “Happy Birthday” first in Spanish and then in English.  We then had circle prayer for him and for his family.  He is a man who has walked away from “Church” and God because of deep hurts.  Each year we are here we have seen a softening in his heart.  Pray for him that God will continue to use his dear wife and daughters to lead him back to Christ.

Eliel and his brother Manuell have also worked every day with us.  They do tiling and cement work and have been a great blessing to us.  Amy (who they have nick-named “cameron” - which means ’shrimp’ -  because her skin is pink) has had many deep conversations with them and their “view” of Christianity.  Pray for them that they will truly know the love of Christ in their lives.

This morning in our devotions we looked at Matthew 4:17 and then the fifth chapter.  Wow, what a great example we are given on how we are to live in this world.  “The great reversal” as Pastor David has reminded us each day.

My favorite part of the week is to hear how this time has had an impact on the team members.  You will hear this from them when they return but as Amy said, “It is almost too difficult to put into words.”

Today we hope to have all the inside walls up with drywall, the bars put on all the windows, the taping and mudding completed on all ceilings.  A note about the bars.  It is a MUST to have steel bars on all windows and doors here.  If not you will be robbed.  The bars must be custom made to fit and the cost for this was $1,000.00 dollars, not pesos.  Nueva Vida made this their project and paid for them!  For this we are thankful.  It means safety for Mikruts and for our many tools we will leave in the storage room.

We will stop a little early today so that the team leaving tomorrow can get tools packed to go home.  After dinner we are invited to go to the Youth Meeting at Nueva Vida where they will perform a drama for us.

The first team leaves early tomorrow, Sue and I will take them to Harlingen.  While there we will pick up the sinks and toilets at Home Depot and return to VH.  Pray for a green light!  We will then return at 3:30 to pick up the next team and begin a new week.

Thank you for your prayers!  Watch the web site as Don will be taking our pictures from this first week home to be put on the web site. (Becky, he will get them to you).

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a personal note:

To my family & friends (Mom & Dad)

Thank you for praying for us.  I am well and God is good!  Lou will be joining me on Saturday.  I miss you.  God Bless you.         –Sue

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We are Blessed,

Darla

Team one left on Saturday morning.  We left at 6:30 a.m. and Sue and I drove them in the blue van to catch their 9:00 flight.  The Holmertz’s were renting a car to go on to Auston, TX to visit friends and the rest flew out on time. 

Sue and I then made a Walmart run for food for the coming week and then to Home Depot.  We picked up the two sinks, cement board, mastik and a few odds and ends.  The back door on the van has been giving us trouble and not opening, but when we needed to load all the “stuff” in the back, it opened right up! 

The plan had been to take the team, do our W and HD run, return to VH and unload, then return to Harlingen to pick up the team at 3:45—a lot of running for one day.  Edie and Bill were due in at 12:30 and would have had to sit at the airport until the rest arrived.  Plan “B”…….by the time we finished our store runs (and did I mention we had breakfast with the Holmertz’s while they waited for the car place to open?) it was time to make an executive decision.  We had about 45 minutes until Edie and Bill were to arrive.  The temperature was in the 90’s, no air in the van………a Dairy Queen just down the road from the airport…………we decided it was better to endure a chocolate dipped strawberry Blizzard than to make Edie and Bill wait. 

We picked them up and headed for the border (thank you for the note that boarder is someone who stays with you) and we prayed for a green light or favor with man as we had a full van.   The light turned red, we stopped and the man took one look in the van and let us go, no tax, no problem.  God has given us favor with man.

We dropped the supplies at the work site, the food, Edie and Bill at the Hotel, splashed cold water in our faces, rolled up our slacks and headed out again.  This had to be the hottest day we’ve had!  We suddenly had visions of Thelma and Louise………The van was running really hot, coughing and choking whenever we slowed down for the topes.  When we got the bridge there was a long line and Sue had to keep putting it in neutral so it wouldn’t kill.  When it was our turn, the border guard said, “Get going!  You need gas!”, so we sailed through.  I dropped Sue off at HD to pick up paint for the front door……..Mikruts…….Sue is an artist!  When you have cream walls, terra cotta tile and bars, you MUST have a soft green front door!  She was also unsuccessfully looking for nails for the nail gun.  For those of  you who were here last week, Keith DID find the other three rolls of nails, so it was good that Sue didn’t find any.

I drove to the airport and picked up Christa, Caleb, Demi, Bonnie and Lou.  Once again we headed for the border and this time we got a green light!

We arrived back in VH just in time to take a fast shower and dress for the evening.  Javier and Alicia’s daughter, Sharon was celebrating her quinceañera—a celebration when a girl turns 15.  It is the sign of her leaving childhood and entering adulthood.  The ceremony at the Church lasted 2 hours.  It is almost like a wedding.  Fourteen boys dressed in tuxes stand down either sides of the aisle holding pink roses to form an arch.  Sharon is escorted in by her parents.  She was dressed in a pink “Cinderella-type” gown.  There is a lot of sybolism in giving her gifts.  It was very interesting, and I wish we could have had it translated.  The party then continues at a local hall with a fancy dinner, followed by opening of gifts and games.  We left the party at 11:00, we were told it went on until 1:00 a.m.

Sunday morning we again attended the prayer and praise service at Nueva Vida…..still my favorite.  We then changed clothes and headed for Nuevo Progresso for a little shopping and lunch.  Keith, Dick and Ceilia went to Rio Bravo to finalize plans for the MN team.

We returned to VH in time to attend Church at Gama’s, Juan Manuell’s and then to Nueva Vida.  It was so neat as in each Church they introduced the “new team” all Ruiz’s except for Lou and Sue (we have adopted them tho!).  Bonnie shared how  their Father came from Mexico, but she had never been to Mexico.  What a blessing it is to have all his children returning to his homeland to work for the Lord together.  Keith and I sang, “Your Grace Still Amazes Me”. 

At Juan’s Church, the congregation prayed for us.  I love going to this Church as they always pray over the Team.  There is one lady who has been there since we began coming.  She has snow white hair pulled into a bun in the back.  She has a beautiful smile even with many missing teeth. She is always dressed in bright colors. In the beginning of our work here, she laid hands on Keith and prayed for him.  I will never forget her prayer.  She prayed that his hands would be strong and his feet would not grow tired in the work of the Lord.  I believe God has honored her prayer so many years ago. 

The team was once again introduced at Nueva Vida. They then told the congregation that they needed to feed the team again this week, two meals a day and needed help with the finances.  People began to come forward and give money.  They are so giving, it is very humbling.  We are so  thankful and pray that God will bless them abundantly.  (One member of last week’s team did leave money and we gave this to the Church to help offset the cost).

Today we began our day in II Corinth, chapter 9, praising God for the opportunity of serving Him.  We once again encouraged the team not to miss any “God sightings” and to share them with the group each morning so we can rejoice together. 

At the work site, Lou and Caleb are sanding the drywall. Jaimie is working on mudding and taping of the new walls.  Sue and Dick are finishing putting up walls–we only have the bathroom and kitchen walls left.  Ken and Pat are working on the electrical.  Bill is working on the plumbing.  Christa and Demi are painting……..hard act to follow, Terry!  Edie and Bonnie are keeping everything cleaned up and in order, manning the burn pile (miss you Judy!).  Keith is answering all the “hey, Keith’s” and trying to get the bathrooms ready for Sue and Ken to tile.  Me…….Keith told the team that I just go back to the Hotel and take a nap! 

Thank you for checking our website, and most of all thank you for your prayers.  No one was injured last week.  A couple had colds and the “usual” discomfort, but all in all everyone did great!  So much was accomplished, pray that we can now finish the work.

Thursday the leaders of the MN team arrive (John and Bev) and their team of 20 people begin their week on Saturday.  Pray for them as they prepare to come.  Pray for the Church in Rio Bravo as they prepare for their arrival and prepare to care for them.

Love!

We ARE Blessed!

Darla