I woke up today to Lina cooking me eggs with ham. I enjoy eggs quite a bit so this was nice to be reminded of what my diet used to be like in America. Following breakfast and my first shower in my host’s home, I left for the nearby park to help set up for the church service. Last week I got my first taste of what it’s like to set up for the church so I knew what to expect going in to today. Following the setup we started the service with some worship. Today worship was different though because Casey and his daughter led the service.
Following worship, Casey prayed over the niños and they left for their classes in the mission house. After they left, the adult Bible study began. Today’s topic was service, and from what I could understand of it, the members of the church were talking about what it means to be a servant. I’ve been following along conversations like this the best I can up to this point, with a hope of soon being able to understand all of what’s being said. Soon I hope to be fairly conversant with everyone, and I feel I’m making progress at this. After the Bible study ended, we got to help set up for the Father’s Day party!
This was my second party here in Mexico, and just like the first one, this party was very long and was quite fun. Once we had finished eating we started a game of soccer on a nearby basketball/soccer court. I don’t play soccer all that often (pretty much never in fact), but today I decided to play. To my surprise I had a lot of fun playing soccer with the Mexicans and I even scored multiple times. My first goal ever came about 30 minutes after we started playing, and later I scored multiple other times. Check out the video of a small glimpse of what a Mexican party is like.
After our game I had a break to go use the internet, and so I uploaded my other most recent blogs and called my dad. It was nice to talk to my dad today and wish him a happy Father’s Day. We talked for about 8 minutes about things going on back at home and I told him about my experiences thus far here. Once we were done I went back to the church meeting spot and then I left with Lina. I was introduced to her son, Luigi, and he and I watched “Just Go with It” in Spanish. After this we ate dinner and I talked with Lina a while about what I like to cook and what my life is like back home.
I’ve learned a ton of Spanish recently and it’s hard for me to remember it all. I hope to continue to learn more though, and I look forward to building more relationships here for the work of God.
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