We worked hard on the pastor's house, mostly with concrete. The first picture is An mixing it by hand. The second picture is Cody lifting it up to the roof. That last picture is Abby chopping concrete off the walls in big chunks. Every 30 years they have to knock the brittle stuff off and put a new layer of concrete back on the stone, so we helped with the first step.
And we played hard - Vacation Bible School with the neighborhood kids. We played games like Catch the Gringo, Simon Says, and Crabs and Minnows. This is Jaime, having captured a kid after we reversed the rules of Catch the Gringo.
And here's Abby, leading worship for all the kids with her tambourine.
And after a long day of being a missionary, we crashed in our hammocks.
Ceviche! Yum!
This is Lucero drinking fresh coconut milk.
We spent 2 afternoons at the beach - I collected shells, we tried to create a whirlpool, and we made a beautiful mermaid. The top picture is all of us racing to see who could get the farthest into the ocean before giving up running.
Here's my team with Pastor Isaias, the last night we were there, in our traditional Yucatan shirts that the church gave us.
Our last day we visited the Mayan ruins at Uxmal and explored downtown Merida. The last picture is Priscilla, enjoying some mango juice at a downtown restaurant.
The trip was amazing. I was challenged by Scripture we studied. I was actually able to help with the work. I got to bond with my students. They were challenged to give up using their cell phones constantly, to not worry about doing everything perfectly, and to trust God to have things under control. God is good!
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