Well, while Steve is busy constructing his post regarding Rancho de Christo, I'll post a short summary of our weekend.
It was amazing! First of all, Friday night was spent in the home of "local" Canadians who came here 7 years ago via a miraculous encounter with the Lord. Now they foster 11 children, who lovingly refer to them as "Momma and Poppa". So in addition to their own 3 children, their home is full of life to say the least! We were there for hours, visiting with them and their parents and all the children...
On Saturday, we began the day by doing laundry, which is my favorite pastime here....I know dryers are the next best thing to sliced bread, but I have to admit, I love air dried clothes!...especially the towels. It's like having a large loofa! :) Anyway, after doing laundry, we met up with Remy and Esther (staff at the orphanage) and their daughter Mimi for fish tacos. The big treat was going to their home and having Esther (who is a cook at the orphanage) cook the fish right there and then we all added the toppings and enjoyed a feast! Our time with them was so special. Mimi translated for us as the rest of us spoke with broken language and lots of hand gestures!
Sunday began with the English speaking service in Sala and then we came home and had brussel sprouts for lunch and then prepared snacks to take with us on our afternoon adventure. Remy and Esther met up with us and took us up the dry riverbed about 15 minutes into the mountains to their son-in-laws ranch where we spent the afternoon. We took a walk to the nearby ruins of Mission de Santo Domingo and then spent the rest of the afternoon hanging out underneath a large tree just visiting and enjoying the presence of the Lord.
As we were driving back down the dry riverbed towards Vicente Guerrero, Steve mentioned how beautiful Mexico was....he said he doesn't even see the dirt and the trash anymore. He was commenting on how amazing it is when you open your heart to the people how it changes everything. We were so blessed to have a beautiful weekend....thank you Lord for such a sweet time!
Keep checking back....pictures are to come.....I promise! :)
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