We're Here ...

Hey! Greetings from Mexico.
It's hot. That rain that was forecasted? NOT happening.
We all got here safely and everyone is healthy. Moms, you can stop worrying.

I will write my thoughts after we get back. Some of the kids have written in my journal (eagerly I might add ...) and given me permission to post their thoughts. By the way, I'm at a Mexican Internet Store and Blogger is all in Spanish here. A little freaky but I'm adapting.

The first person to write was Chad. And he filled up two pages in tiny print. All one sentence. I'll just rewrite the highights:

...our small bus with no AC it was fun listening to everyone's jokes and talking to people. My seat buddy was Mr W and I had the unfortunate spot right above the wheel well so leg room was limited and it was a long day of driving ...

... we came to the biggest gas station of my life and found a praying mantis that flew up and was dive bombed by two birds and got eaten.

... so with everyone going to sleep I cracked open the gameboy and played because there was no way I was going to fall asleep so I played all night waiting for the sun to come up and about 7 me and Mr W traded spots so I could put my head against the window and try to sleep and five minutes later the oil line burst and filled the bus with smoke so we pulled over ...


He continues with his version of the story which I will post when we get home.

Tanya wrote too, so I'll pick it up in the middle:

... Althought the bus broke down and we had to walk over a mile in the sun and then wait at McDonalds for 4 hours - it was fun. From colouring on napkins to coming up with stupid games, we made the best of it. Plus we got to ride to Six Flags in the air conditioned bus ...

...After six flags we went to a church, ate the most amazing potato soup, washed our hair in the bathroom sinks and had a great sleep...

Kyle, Kara, Sophie, Jesse, and Larry all wrote pages of thoughts too, but this is taking me far longer to type than I expected.

Know that we are doing fine. Everyone sends love.

Thank you for praying. We've had some drama along the way, all of which directs us right back to God - the One who really is in charge of this adventure.

Please keep praying. We're going to put the roof on the house tomorrow, paint the walls and build a second building on their site. Plus Carmen is going to share the gospel to the neighbourhood children through songs and skits.

For most of us, this is unlike anything we have EVER experienced before and it's good. Poverty like you can't imagine. Dust and dirt everywhere. Smiling children with beautiful brown eyes...

Go outside and take a look at that gorgeous full moon. We're looking at it too.


Hoping to post again on Thursday.

Carolyn, Monica, Marj - is there some way you can let all the other parents know we're OK?


Later gators ...