On Saturday we were supposed to spend time in the little swatters community with the children. However, due to the cold only a couple showed up at the end. I had prepared to make bracelets with the kiddies but only made a couple with the ones that came. We also handed out some bread to the kids.
Chrissy has set out to "culture" me. Apparently I have a lot to learn in life, I have discovered this. She is 13 years my elder so I do believe she has had more opportunity to experience these things. She started by showing me the movie Joe Verses the Volcano, an old Tom Hanks movie that was still on VHS if that means anything.
Yesterday was church day. The service started off with singing, and times for people in the congregation to share how God was working in their lives. Followed by more singing and more times of reflection. Then the sermon and offering. Chrissy said that the church here is not very strong, even though it is one of the older churches. We were talking about the three stages of conversion, first is excepting the Lord as your savior, the second is joining in fellowship with a group of believers, and the third is going out back into the world to spread the gospel and your story. She said that though some have been in the church for forty years, they are still stuck in the first phase. Chrissy has only been here in Saltillo for four months and she has discovered there is a lot of work on her hands.
I ask you please to pray for the church, that it will become alive with the Spirit and that it can reach its full potential. That the people will accept Christ in their lives and live a life worthy of his grace. Also, please pray for the Bible Institute. Chrissy and the church are working to start a Bible Institute where people can come and learn more in depth about the Bible and more intensive manner. I see so much potential here, it just takes the Spirit to move and make it all happen.
Yesterday after church we spent the day with the pastors family. They made us hamburgers for lunch. I have discovered that I really like hamburgers with avocados on them. We went down town to to walk around. The pastors son, daughter-in-law, and only grandson where there to visit. The grandson of course was the center of attention. After that we went to a flee market. Oh my goodness, I don't know if I have ever seen so much stuff in my life. It was a park with tents set up everywhere and all kinds of stuff. Pretty much anything you could think of you could find there. I didn't really take the time to look at anything though, I was more focused on not loosing the family; it was really busy and crowded and I didn't want to loose sight of the only people I knew there. After that we returned back tot the house for some enchiladas, rice, and chili pepper potatoes. They really like their peppers down here. That is something that I have had to get used to, being that I don't like spicy things or peppers. Creme helps to ease the spiciness.
Things I have learned:
- When walking on the side walk, watch where you are stepping because it is very uneven. We were walking to church and I said hi to a man that was walking by and wasn't looking where I as going and suddenly I was taking a dive toward the sidewalk. How embarrassing. Luckily only I only ended up getting a little dirty and well, now have a little scrape on my elbow, which is more annoying than anything.
- Te quiero mucho is a common phrase used among friends meaning I love you. I have seen it abbreviated TKM which I thought was strange. Apparently, it is a texting short hand. Whatever makes the ca/k sound gets designated a k. For instance, casa is ksa. Who knew?
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