Cristo Me Ama

I went to Mexico once again in the end of June, and it was a trip unlike any I have ever taken! I was not part of the workteam that went down [Taylor Sunday School] and I was not summer staff. I was simply visiting to work or help teach summer school. My brother, Jim lives down there for the summer and so i was visiting him as well as the others at Casa Vida y Esperanza.

I had some experiences on this trip that included:
-Teaching time to children who do not speak your primary language using flashcards, hand signals and your limited knowledge of their language.
-Acquiring food poisoning from an unknown source. [I have not been that sick for about six years.]
-I learned that chickens can lay green eggs.
-Children with water are merciless.
-There are some pretty large creatures there in the summer, including massive toads, gargantuan spiders and monstrous lizards.

Here are some pictures from the week


Candi! She has come such a long
way since she came to CVE

Federico, Me and Lili. We had lots of fun
playing games and conversing in our
various languages.

There was a kids v. staff water fight after the
first week of summer school. I do believe
that the kids won, completely and totally.

Michelle, Maggie, Lupita and Jose...

The sunset right before the lightning and
thunderstorm. So beautiful!!

The Plaza

The Church buildings

Josue and Angel
[I was with 3 of Ruth's kids while
she and Manuel were in Los Angeles
with my family!]

Angel taking a nap. This was a common
occurrence in the afternoons.

the hens who lay green eggs and should
fear for their lives...who knows when they
will become Friday night dinner!