The End of the Year is coming!

Looking to give a year end gift to something? Well, I have 

some very fabulous options for you. 

In no particular order:

1. I am trying to buy a car here in Mexico. It will allow me to get around easier, save time, be safer at night and haul around all the groups and interns that visit. Click here if you are interested in helping me with this need.

2. My personal Camino account, which helps me live day to day in Mexico. All donations are tax deductible! Click here!

3. Our community Center in Mexico is part of the Christmas at Camino Campaign. We are starting a new community center in January and will have lots of needs (sports equipment,  office supplies, etc etc). Click here. All donations are tax deductible!

Questions, send me an e-mail!

The Middle

This week marks the middle of our community center classes for this block. I can hardly believe that is half over already.

It is fun to see new people and the same faces coming to our community center in Jesus Maria, the great connections we are seeing in the new neighborhood in Las Palmas, getting to know ladies in Acozac and having the opportunity to get to work in one of the Gov't buildings in Ixtapaluca.

We have something for everyone in our classes... baking, guitar, lots of english, dance, crafts, etc. Fun for the whole family!

Please continue to pray for all the craziness happening here, we sure appreciate it!

Fair in Palmas

November 1st is the normal day when all the kiddos dress up and go door to day asking for candy, it is also the Day of the dead where people set up alters to their friends and family who have passed on.

But, since Friday is our normal day to have the kids bible club in Las Palmas, we had a little fair. Games (don't tell him i told you this, but Rod's game fish game was a huge hit) , candy, a small devotional, more candy.... =)
We had a pretty good turn out. Most of the kiddos that come to our english classes came, the normal kids club peeps, and some kiddos that we didn't know.

Good Night.

Day of the Dead Activities

This Friday and Saturday evening will be full of different things, celebrating life... while everyone else is celebrating death.

I have posted a few blogs about day of the dead in the past. Check them out!  Go here... or here! 

Anyways, Friday night we are having a little fair of sorts in Las Palmas. We are not only putting it on for the kids who have been attending the kids bible club but also to attract the kids that are trick or treating. We plan to have fun, play games, give candy, hand out a tract etc.

Saturday evening, the church in Jesus Maria and Tiempo de Vivir will have an event  “We invite you to the conference entitled, Fear of Death…we invite you to come and confront one of your worst enemies." Rod wrote a blog about this earlier today.

Anyways, your prayers appreciated for this weekend. 

Church Property

Rod took some pictures of the church property yesterday. He had to climb a pretty steep ramp thing to get there and assures us he made it up and down without serious injury! So, thanks Rod.

They are working hard (even during church on Sundays) to get this second level done. It will provide housing for a church family, and security for the church. Also a REAL, not so scary bathroom, and another room for things. And hopefully some stairs!

These pictures are from the top of the second floor. 

Please continue to pray for construction, the workers, the money this takes, security during the week etc. 

Lots of English Classes

This block of classes, is different. I am teaching lots of classes (normal) in four different places (very different). Usually I am teaching maybe two or three english classes and a whole bunch of other classes like crafts, knitting, baking, dance, baking, and whatever else. Well, this block... it is mostly english

I definetly miss teaching my more creative classes, but i am meeting lots of people in lots of neighborhoods. Lots of people want to learn english... so it is a good opportunity! Please pray for all these connections.

JESUS MARIA

LAS PALMAS

THE CENTER OF IXTAPALUCA

ACOZAC

The need for a car.

This fall/winter a big goal of mine here is to purchase a car. Wouldn't that car be fun... but not necessarily what I am looking for! ;)

I did fine with no car when I was just serving in Jesus Maria. But now I am in several neighborhoods a week. It would make things easier. Save time, make it so i don't always rely on others for rides, etc.

What I am looking for is something used and only a couple years old, reliable and cheap to fix!

There are new rules in the state of Mexico about when and how much you can drive a car that is older than a few years old. So, in order for me to drive it every day (or at least most days) it needs to be newer.

The goal is going to have to be between $8,000 and $9,000. And currently I have a few thousand of that.

If you would like to help me buy a car e-mail me!