Our friends in village Arroyo Palenque
My last week in Mexico was spent in the village Arroyo Palenque. The word “Arroyo” means “brook” in English; it was music to my ears. After weeks of intense heat and humity, the whole team was excited to spend the week in the river. The kids swam with us all afternoon, or until their tiny bodies turned purple from getting to cold-crazy! We had childrens program in the afternoons where we sang songs, did skits, and played games. We also had prayer meetings with pastor Marcos (pictured above in blue-striped polo). And for the first time I preached in a church and it had to be translated twice-first into Spanish by squadmate Mark, then into Chole by pastor Marcos. By the time the congregation understood what I had said, I had already forgetten what I had wanted to say next! It was a crazy couple of days and a great way to end my time in Mexico.
If the chickens, roosters, ducks, dogs, large trucks, and blaring Mexican music didn’t wake you at 5:00 AM, the kids were sure to stop by and stick their heads in your tent. Good morning!
Lindsey and Maria cool of at the river. The kids loved this game. One person was chosen as the leader.
He/she would lead the other children in a series of actions.
The person who was “it” would have to guess who was the leader.
Can you guess the leader?!
Playing tag in th field with the kids was fun. The kids loved helping us play cards. Mark and Sablo.
But, watch out for cow pies!
A big thank you goes out to our amazing host mom and her children. They shared their home with us and let us laugh with them in their kitchen. Mama also made us lots of good Mexican food. Thank you!!
