This morning, on our way out to drop the kids off at Kinder (and yes, Lydia came home with ANOTHER hairdo) it didn’t take long for us to notice something was different about our Explorer. Someone apparently had need of both our side mirrors. It’s a common event for missionaries to have things stolen or broken on their cars, and several of them pointed out to us, “Now you’re real missionaries.” So, we drove down to the place where they sell the mirrors they just stole and found out how much it would be to buy them back. Maybe by looking at the picture to the left, you can see we opted not to give them $140 for new ones/our old ones.
Instead, Steve jerry-rigged $2.60 mirrors to the sides to get us by until we go back downtown with a Mexican to help us. Driving is already crazy down here, and to not have side mirrors is like driving nearly blind.
Yet, we are still having fun, and don’t really mind if our core is tested against different obstacles
Yet, we are still having fun, and don’t really mind if our core is tested against different obstacles
On a ministry note...
Yesterday we had our second meeting for Punto de Encuentro. A couple students came back, and several students that we already knew came too. One student, Angel Daniel Sanchez Troitino, was able to make it this week. I met Daniel the first time I came down here in March on our Spring Break mission trip with Ashley, Chris, PJ and Ohio State students. We reconnected on our summer trip, and have hung out a lot since the whole family got here. Daniel has a great heart for people and a quiet boldness for Jesus (he led his whole class in 8th grade to the Lord – 55 people including the teacher and did it again last semester here at CUCEA.) I'm really excited to see how God is going to use Daniel in PdE.
Our hearts are already growing for several of the students involved in PdE, and we’ll introduce them to you later. We’re having them over for dinner on Friday to our apartment to hang out and have fun.
Our hearts are already growing for several of the students involved in PdE, and we’ll introduce them to you later. We’re having them over for dinner on Friday to our apartment to hang out and have fun.
Here are more hairdo pictures that you wanted, Jess!
We aren't really sure who all reads this and sometimes I wonder if we're boring everyone or putting up too many pictures of our cute kids. But I figure that if you're reading this, it's because you care and are interested in what is going on, whether it is our personal lives, my kids, or the ministry. So it's up to you how much you want to read when I begin to babble like I am right now...
Have a blessed day!
6 comments:
I like the rambling, it makes me feel like you're really talking to me. :)
WHOA! Now that's what I'm talkin' about! (the hairdos) I have some little Mexican kiddos in my class that would be mighty jealous!
It's good. It's good to hear from the four of you a lot. The more you tell the more we can hear and see your heart. Thanks for sharing. :)
man lydia has some great hair...thats hilarious!! Tell them to keep up the good work
Yes, we certainly read because we care. Glad you're having a great time despite minor things like stolen mirrors. Life isn't about all those little things either so way to have a positive attitude.
P.S. who wouldn't want to look at cute pictures of your kids? ;)
please ramble on! we love it!
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