Yep, that's right - I'm on the road spending the night in Gallup, New Mexico on the way down to Mexico. Me and my dad hit the road yesterday and are planning to get to San Carlos tomorrow evening. Our plans were somewhat disrupted this evening when, after stopping for supper, we realized that one of my tires was quickly deflating, now that we had stopped. So, instead of eating, we hopped back into the car to drive down the road a little farther while we could to get to a place where we could actually get the tire fixed.
Well, it wasn't long before we heard the pop and smelt the rubber - bring out the donut. And here we've arrived in Gallup where we'll spend the night, getting two new tires tomorrow morning before we hit the road. The adventures of the open road.
It's good to be heading back though I am having mixed feelings. Right now Mexico feels a world away even though its only been two months since I've been there. It will be good to get back into things out there. I suppose it's always hard to leave family and friends behind.
Adios for now!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Friday, February 15, 2008
Mexico Round 2
Yep, it's true. I think I'm tired of trying to stay inside as much as possible in order to avoid the ridiculous cold! More than that though, I'm excited at the God opportunities that exist for returning to San Carlos.
Some of the highlights that I'm looking forward to include my family coming out again for a good part of the summer, my youth group coming out for a week in July doing various types of outreach, and also the possibility of working with some of the local Spanish churches this summer as they run day camps for the first time. Actually, my dad and myself will be driving down next week to meet with some of the pastors to get the wheels in motion for this summer.
More to come as the adventure unfolds! I will try to do a little better this year in updates on this blog, aiming for one a week. In the mean time - check out the map and photo albums on the right.
Some of the highlights that I'm looking forward to include my family coming out again for a good part of the summer, my youth group coming out for a week in July doing various types of outreach, and also the possibility of working with some of the local Spanish churches this summer as they run day camps for the first time. Actually, my dad and myself will be driving down next week to meet with some of the pastors to get the wheels in motion for this summer.
More to come as the adventure unfolds! I will try to do a little better this year in updates on this blog, aiming for one a week. In the mean time - check out the map and photo albums on the right.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Well, I've escaped the country of Mexico briefly. It's the first time that I've been out of the country since mid July or so when I brought Jody to the Phoenix airport. Can't say that I've missed a whole lot, though - it's the same crazy, materialistic world that I had left behind...It took me a little bit of time, though, to realize that I didn't have to speak Spanish to everyone that I came across in stores or at restaurants.
We've taken a brief trip into the states to do some shopping. We spent the last week or so in a town called Arizpe, about 4 hours northeast of San Carlos up in the Sonora River valley. Being at an elevation of about 5500 feet, the nights got down to about 10 degrees and made me wonder how I was ever going to be able to handle the -30 degree weather that will be awaiting me at Christmas! I can't tell you how cold I actually was!!
The past two weeks have been an incredible blessing, connecting with the groups that have come. The last group was the Cross Current group from WBC. We spent our time in Arizpe doing some digging, painting, as well as ministering through song, drama, testimonies and soccer to the youth in Arizpe and some surrounding villages. It's neat to be a part of their lives for a brief time and to be able to watch God work in their lives and through them.
For the rest of the year things will be a bit slower as we do some work around the house. I'm looking forward to coming home and seeing everyone back there!
We've taken a brief trip into the states to do some shopping. We spent the last week or so in a town called Arizpe, about 4 hours northeast of San Carlos up in the Sonora River valley. Being at an elevation of about 5500 feet, the nights got down to about 10 degrees and made me wonder how I was ever going to be able to handle the -30 degree weather that will be awaiting me at Christmas! I can't tell you how cold I actually was!!
The past two weeks have been an incredible blessing, connecting with the groups that have come. The last group was the Cross Current group from WBC. We spent our time in Arizpe doing some digging, painting, as well as ministering through song, drama, testimonies and soccer to the youth in Arizpe and some surrounding villages. It's neat to be a part of their lives for a brief time and to be able to watch God work in their lives and through them.
For the rest of the year things will be a bit slower as we do some work around the house. I'm looking forward to coming home and seeing everyone back there!
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