In Puebla
Last night I arrived at the Naredo's home around 1am. Gilberto and Norma Naredo will be hosting me, Steve and Verna and the rest of the group before we go to the village. The flights were uneventful... which is good. Today I went with Gilberto and Norma to the Hernandezes home (Efrain, Salvador... etc...) We ate mole (mo-lay: a traditional Mexican dish) and talked a lot about the projects we will be working on in the mountains.
This is me with Eli and Ruth, Rosa's children, Efrain's niece and nephew, Salvador's grandchildren...
I was able to talk to Omar today on the phone, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to see him. He won't be able to come with us to the mountains, but he seems to be doing well. His mom, brother and sister are still here in Puebla. Tomorrow we'll be leaving for the mountains at 6am (Wednesday). Neil, our missionary friend here who with his wife Cheryl help us out so much every year, will drive Efrain, Pastor Juan and me to San Andres. We hope that this trip will give us a more clear idea of exactly what we will be doing when we begin working next week. Please keep us in your prayers tomorrow as we travel, investigate, and decide what will be best for the team and the brothers at these churches that we will be visiting (There are two: the church at San Andres, and a church at a village called Chililix).
It sounds like Cristo Victorioso will be really full this Sunday. They invited 5 different churches to attend the dedication service! That doesn't mean that everyone from those churches will come, but whenever there's food after a church service, that attracts a lot of people. I think it will be packed. We will be eating "barbacoa de borrego" (lamb barbeque) and, you guessed it... pollo (chicken).
I'll try to keep this updated as long as I can... but unfortunately when we get to the mountains with the team, I won't be able to update it until we get back.
Que Dios los bendiga,
Jon