A Bit Of Q & A

What plans do you have for this coming week?
We plan to travel to Puebla and help a team who is coming down from Canada and the United States. We will be teaching ladies’, children’s and men’s English classes. These classes are designed as an outreach to the community and provide opportunities to connect for future relationships.

How does the Bible outreach work?
We ask for permission to give a gift of a Bible out of relationship. Prayer for the individual proceeds and follows each gift. We deliberately give only one a day in order to make prayer a priority. In the front of each Bible is a typed label with Matthew 11:28 written out and a list of other references. Finally we try to write a personal note for each person.

Have you made any new discoveries lately?
Yes, we are really excited to discover that we can buy wooden fruit crates for .30¢ each. With a gallon of paint and an afternoon of work we now have new bookshelves and tea table.

Are a lot of people open to the gospel?
It is hard for me to say since we speak limited Spanish. I do know that they are open to us as individuals and they have always accepted the gift of a Bible.

Is Cuernavaca a highly cosmopolitan city? And if so, how does this compare with cosmopolitan places in the US?
Cuernavaca is a cosmopolitan city but different than in the US. Big cities here just have a different feel. I saw a guy carrying his wares on a donkey this evening, which you would probably be hard-pressed to see in the States. Animals in the street are not an uncommon sight. The sidewalks here are cracked and dirty, and trash liters the street. Cuernavaca has the reputation of being the most littered city in Mexico. There really aren’t suburbs here or places where people move to get away from the city. The further out you go out the poorer the country-side becomes.

What is your favorite restaurant currently?
La Tortuga (the turtle). It serves various types of meats on fresh tortillas and their horchata (a cool refreshing drink made up of rice, almonds, cinnamon, lime and sugar) is the best.

What food do you miss the most?
Pure, clean, uncontaminated – WATER!

When do you think you’ll be moving to Puebla?
We are not exactly sure, but it will probably be some time this summer.

Is the worship at your church all in Spanish?
Yes, the entire service is in Spanish. I guess you can call it total immersion for us in language and culture. Diana does meet with a group of missionary ladies every other week for encouragement and prayer.

What are your children doing at this exact moment?
Daniel is playing Madden football. Maria and Christina are working on a craft and listening to Adventures in Odyssey.