...One More Week.

No casualties after the Thanksgiving soccer tournament.

Things are going well here in San Miguel--we´re gearing up for the last week of outreach here before heading back to WA.

Highlights of the last week:

Virginia, a sweet older lady that Hanna connected with, came to church with us on Sunday. We had a great time getting to know her better.

On Saturday, we all went hiking with people from the local church at a future camp property some half an hour out of town. Sweet time of fellowship, fun, and the Stew of Death. Okay, it wasn´t that bad, but something happened to the turkey and most of our team was sick the next day. :P

Today we headed for the Tuesday Market just for fun and to see what the hype is all about. We planned to take the free trolley back, but the driver was nowhere in sight, and the trolley was comfortably parked in the parking lot, so we opted for a bus. Yeah, but we couldn´t find the right one. We were about ready to relocate, when Mark (awesome local dude) pulls up in his minivan. He already had two passengers, but in true Mexican style, the eleven of us crammed right in there and off we went. Oh, Mexico!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We managed to procure two turkeys and put on a traditional Thanksgiving spread for some 24 grateful Americans. It cooled down today, too, which helped us northerners feel a bit more like it´s really November. (Okay, so it´s in the 60s...) Hope all of you had an awesome holiday and spent some time remembering what the Lord has done in the last year!

Sounds like there´s a killer (literally) game of soccer going on outside the hostel. Casualty report to follow at a later date.

God bless!

-Michelle

It´s been 5 days...

...yet sometimes it seems like much longer. I wish I could upload some pictures. But I left that handy little thing known as some sort of upload cord back in WI.
So far, our time here has been--well, in a word: awesome. It hasn´t all been roses, but we´re learning a lot about each other and how to serve together as a team, and we´ve had some really sweet moments in the community.

Highlights:

Ms. Chile and Mr. Argentina who are staying at our hostel with us. They´re traveling through Central and South America and we´ve had some great times with them in conversation and fellowship. Some of us got to try their ¨mate¨ (that would be MAH-TAY and it´s tea, I promise)...and I do believe Kara and Greg volunteered to cook them a delicious dinner this evening.

Antioch Bible Community church service last night. It was so sweet to fellowship with Americans and Mexicans who love the Lord!

Transportation. There are fifteen of us and we have two vans that have been graciously put at our disposal this last week. San Miguel is colonial, however, which translates to narrow cobblestone streets with not much leeway for parking or pick-ups. Chinese fire drills come in handy when our drivers call us and tell us to meet them on a particular street and be ready to jump in fast. We´re getting the hang of squishing 10 people into a minivan in less than 30 seconds.

¡Muchísimas gracias por sus oraciones! ¡Qué Dios les bendiga!

-Michelle

Arrived!

We´re here! The trip was exceedingly smooth--everyone made it all the way with all of their luggage and (for the most part) in the same condition as we left Seattle in. =)

Daniel and Michelle had a sweet conversation with a Mexican man on the plane on the way down. Pray for Nacho. He´s seeking meaning in his life and showed interest in reading the Bible. Daniel was able to clearly articulate the gospel to him twice during the flight.

Today we met the local GCM team and walked around the city a bit to get a feel for things. We´re tired but excited for what God will do!

3, 2, 1....

Its Monday: Packing Day.

Tuesday, November 1o, we're bound for the promised land...we'll be setting sail in at 8:00 a.m. headed for SEATAC. We'll arrive in Mexico City late in the evening and jump on a bus (or commandeer some suburbans?) from MC to San Miguel de Allende. If all goes as planned, we'll reach our final destination about 3:30-4:00 a.m. Your prayers as we travel are much appreciated. :)