1 week in Mexico

So we've been at the training school for 1 week now. Here's some of what we've been doing.

This is the van that the school has. Pretty handy, when it doesn't break down (which was only once so far). Always good to be flexible in the mission field. (Robin just said, "you know they got it fixed already." Praise the Lord!) The kids like it when we go somewhere. One day when we were driving Kilaine said to me, "mommy, the roads are bumpy in Mexico!" Yes, they are.
Our first Sunday and Wednesday we went to Calvary Chapel Xochimilo. We sat through the service and then rushed back to the base to have more classes on Sunday. On Wednesday we went again, but we didn't have to rush out quite so quickly.
This is across the street from the church. A big pile of trash. That black figure in the middle is a little girl digging around and playing in the trash. Last week we went to Colina de Luz, an orphanage in the area. We met with a missionary who is running it for some classes there. The kids enjoyed having a playground for a little while. Liam fell asleep on the picnic table. This is Maria Luisa with him. She is one of the people that watch the kids for us while we have our classes. It's really awesome, because the kids are forced to learn some spanish, since the workers don't speak english. They are getting along great.
This is the best shot I could get of the school from the road. It's pretty bumpy.

A beautiful sunset.
Thursday we had some time of worship at night with a bonfire. That was nice. Jeff Jackson was here that night.

Mexico has these murals around occasionally. Some of them are pretty amazing. It's characteristic of Mexico. It's just about the only thing I've seen that isn't covered in graffiti. I wish I could get a better picture of them. Most of my pics are taken while driving... I took this picture on our day off. We went to Rosarito to see the beach and walk around the market. We also went to have chili mangoes. They were pretty tasty.
Luke will have his birthday here next Sunday, so we bought a pinata and a ton of candy during our day out. And I mean, a ton of candy. There's always something about being in another country that makes us feel like we have liberty to eat a lot of candy. You know, there's just so many new kinds... no, but really, don't think we are blowing all our support money on candy! This was everybody's combined. I promise...

Last Sunday, we went to Calvary Chapel Rosarito, which is about 20 minutes away. The pastor gave me all their worship songs and the chords. That was a blessing.

This was a dove in the concrete at the Rosarito church. I thought it was cool.

That day we went to the taco stand. Liam liked taking pictures over by the mural. The food was pretty good, but was nothing compared to the tacos we ate on Saturday. That was our free day when we went to Rosarito. We ate at a little stand on the side of the road. Dangerous, I know, being in Mexico. But very delicioso!!!

A cool plant

Sunday afternoon, our ESL (English as a Second Language) class was cancelled. So we went to a quincenera at the local church. That's a pretty big deal. It's a celebration for when a young girl turns 15. She is turning into a woman. She dresses up in almost like a wedding gown and they have a fancy ceremony. The youth worship band from Calvary Rosarito came and played some worship songs. They were amazing. There was just 4 of them. It was good to see their excitement. (And I knew some of the songs!)

Just about everyday I homeschool Kilaine. We have a break from our classes from around 4 to dinner at 5:30. So, we go upstairs and do some lessons. That's usually when I get my clothes off the line and fold them, too. Just a little taste of our typical day in Mexico.