Blog 17 13 Oct 2015

Sports: The True Universal Language!

School continues to go well.  It was my turn to teach PE this

week, so we learned about the Great American Passtime, Baseball.  We actually used a softball because everyone did not have gloves.  The regular PE teacher, who was out of town, has been teaching futbol, or soccer.  Although most of the kids here are already very good at dribbling and kicking the soccer ball, he is teaching the rules, positions, and fundamental drills. The students do a lot more running than actually playing.

Soulwinning (still silent partner)

This Friday a few people were out of town but the eleven ladies in our van led 29 people in the sinner's prayer.  My partner, Rosa, led two young adults at the same house who were brother and sister, and also a teenaged boy farther up the street.  Mrs. Brenda and the ladies in her van saw 5 souls saved earlier in the day.  I am not sure about the second van of ladies or the men's totals.  And once again, the college ladies beat the college men!

New Food of the Week:

Lemonade made with chilla seeds

While visiting Cola de Caballo (see below), we enjoyed a picnic lunch.  It looks like I am just eating a sandwich . . . but in Mexico, it is rarely just a sandwhich.  There is almost always avocado and peppers.  One of the ladies brought homemade lemonade with chilla seeds in it.  I did not know that chilla's had seeds.  It was very good. (The lemonade is in my water bottle.)

Running out of bread did not keep me from having seconds!

Language Update:  

I am learning many words from my students.  They are helping me with the pronunciations of different animals and sports words.  Occassionaly, the students get a chuckle at my pronunciation attempts, as several unrelated words can have similar sounds. As both Spanish and English stem from Latin roots, many of the mathematical terms are very similar, so I am picking those up rather easily.  Overall, I am progressing; maybe not quickly, but at least in a forward direction.

Cola de Caballo Cascada:  

This was a pleasant outing to a very beautiful waterfall not at all far from my house.  Mrs. Carrie Suhl drove for this outing, which included the picnic pictured in the food section. 

Maybe you can see that the falls look like a horsetail? The name of the waterfall in English is 

"Horsetail Falls" 

literally translated, 

"Tail of the Horse Cascade."

 

The Boys Are Back!!

I really, really missed these guys.

You may have seen my FB post regarding our conversation.  I mistakenly attributed the punch line to Jonathan, when it was actually all Tommy. Tommy was telling me how much bigger Lucas is and asked Mama to show Lucas to me.  After a few minutes of talking to Lucas, I asked the boys: "Do you know who else is getting sooooo much bigger?" Tommy's reply: "You?"

The top pic of the twins was taken by their Mama. Then there is Lucas, always with the expressions.  The bottom pic of the twins is playing with sand at Aunt Emmy's house. 

Prayer Corner

Thank you for continuing to pray for the needs listed in detail in Blog 13.
1. For students to be influenced through the Christian school.
2. For me to learn the language so as to be more effective.
3. For finances.
4. For the family of Kris Hall: sometimes the week after the funeral, when everyone else returns to their lives, and all is quiet on the homefront, is the hardest.