Hey you all!!! I know `brief´ isnt exactly what some of you want (ahem… Tom Davis : ) However, I wanted to give a fun little tippy tip to appease those who feel informacion starved due to my blogging negligence. (But first, take a good look at my last sentence and notice that my spelling is slowly but surely becoming Mexified!!! That was not planned. Weird… es muy estranje!!! Interpretation: Its very strange. More on that later.)
TIP: For now, the best way to follow my adventures is to ¨Browse my Photos.¨ Generally I will have downloaded a few pics even if I havent posted a Blog for a while. And Im pretty faithful at jotting down a quick explanatory comment underneath each photo. Its sort of like a yummy little appetizer from yours truly.
Now for a speedy update.
For the last week, my group of seven (Team 6, ) has been in a village outside of Palinque, Mexico. Arroyo Palinque is the name of the place. It can be confusing. Just remember that Arroyo sounds a bit like ¨Rural.¨ And, Yes. It is very Rural. Two languages are spoken in Arroyo: Spanish (which I somewhat understand and can speak) and Choel (rhymes with Troll, and I seriously cannot express how foreign this dialect is to everything Ive ever known). Naturally, Choel is predominate, but there are a handfull of locals who speak Spanish as well and can translate from Choel to Spanish. Think about that. We speak English and very little Spanish! So, I mean it when I say that Spanish to English translations have truly been an act of God!! Not to be-labor the point, but I have been amazed at how Gods grace has enabled his Love to transpose THREE language barriers.
Anyhow. This last week has been a very broken week for me. But joyful. So many things make me laugh. The other morning I had to kick through a family of ducks to get to the sink where we brush our teeth. The sink is outside. Animals are EVERYWHERE!! Another morning, I thought I was being charged by a very very large black hog I swear my heart stopped beating. I screamed and jumped up on the family sink. They made fun of me all day for that! Im certain every last one of you would have screamed like a little girl too had you seen and heard that freaky thing! : ) Ill try to snap a photo for my next blog.
Speaking of pigs. Last night, the main attraction was the pastor´s mama pig giving birth to 12 piggies!! I had to stop and ask myself, “WHERE AM I???” Anyways, I dont mean to rewrite ´Animal Farm.´
As far a ministry is concerned, I am learning that my strong suit is in making every day acquaintences. The village barber. That little Abuelita (grandma) roasting coffee beans in the street in front of her home. The crazy little river kids. The young guys that would just assume drop dead before stepping foot inside the church (scores of them linger outside and stare through the windows during every services). Hey. Flirting can be a powerful evangelical tool, guys. “Flirt to Convert”… you may have heard it said. (Wink.) Im kidding. Not really. ; )
I realize this update has not been comprehensive. God is at work. Check out the blogs of my other Team(61)mates. Email me. Im very likely to responde. That must be it for now. En el Nombre de Jesu Christo, Amen! Much love. Many hugs.
PS I guess I was kidding about keeping it brief, eh. ; )
