Here is a collection of funny stories:
Al spent a good portion of the afternoon cleaning the windows and the women remarked how great of a job he was doing. Unfortunately, we like to say around here that “what we can do in Mexico, we can´t necessarily do in Canada.” This is also true for Pam doing the painting and Joan doing bathroom renovations.
Montie also did something today that we hope he wouldn´t do in Canada. After buying a new pair of shorts at the Wal-Mart, he decided he wanted to wear them on the ride home. So he striped down to his underwear and changed right there in the middle of the Wal-Mart parking lot. Meanwhile, Jason threw pascos at him.
Carmen has been so valuable on the this trip and please pray for her continued energy. Not only does she do a great job of translating, the men also expect her to convert inches to centimetres and feet to metres on the spot. Linda also needed her to convert during the sewing classes.
At lunch, the Major turned on the macarena for us. To the amazement of the kids, we all jumped on our chairs to dance along with it. The second time through, the kids joined in. Pam pulled out a chair for the Major to dance too, but he just sat on it instead.
Joan brought a very prized possession on this trip - a pee bucket. It was supposed to be used in the tent as many of us have to get up in the middle of the night. However, it has been carried around everywhere as a paint bucket, wash basin, and it was even used as a hat for VBS!
Tonight we went to Lou and Lorraine´s house for quesodillas. Linda got up from her seat to get dessert and when she returned, Alberto was sitting in her chair - but she didn´t know that! She started into the chair and she came out so quick that “I didn´t know I could move that fast!” We all cracked up laughing for at least 5 minutes. We think Linda might be losing it, since she has been known to use blenders for water jugs even when the bottom isn´t screwed on.
At VBS, we had 38 kids today (that is 12 new kids). About 15 of them walked up from village by themselves. What a sight it was to see them all come through the gate. They are all loving our action songs and taking home little figurines to help remember that “God is strong” or “Dios es fuerte.”
Tomorrow is a big day for us. We will be doing crafts, games, and lessons at the village school. There are about 180 kids who attend the school. That is when we will invite them to the home for VBS, supper, and the Jesus Film. That means we could have 180 kids at the home tomorrow! Although it is exciting, you can imagine that may be daunting for those of us trying to keep it all under control. Please pray!
