A Noble Passing

I just received word from my Aunt Beth that her sister my Aunt Royetta passed away this morning. Aunt Royetta was an amazing woman and those who knew both of us said we were two peas in a pod. She will be missed greatly but I know where she is and know that now she is not suffering. Pray for my Aunt Beth and cousin Russell as they mourn her passing.

Monday, Monday

Well, Monday is blog day. I am going to try to update every Monday. There isn't anything earth shattering to report but here goes.

First let me introduce you to our Mexican family. There is Mama Margarita, Papa Ernesto, Velina (married to Israel mother to Ian and Pam) Lucia, Aida and Rebeca (engaged to Alan). We meet when we were all attending the Izcalli church about 11 years ago and they have adopted both Robin and me and are a big part of our lives here in Mexico. This last week Aida spent some time in the hospital with pneumonia. She's back at home and feeling better but needs prayer for a full recovery. (Aida is in the middle)

Had a great time with Laura on Saturday. She is getting married in December and we had some coffee (mine was decalf) and talked about the wedding, work and ministry. Pray for her and Jorge as they plan for their life together.

Not much else exciting happened. But keep checking as we never know when God is going to surprise us with something exciting!

Mi Casa es Su Casa

You have all heard the saying "mi casa es su casa" (my house is your house) well it is used widely here in Mexico but it's never got me in trouble before. My only excuse is that the five shots of Novocaine affected my brain.

Well yesterday I baked a cake, it was Ian's 2nd birthday, and lasagna (Ian's dad Israel's favorite) and set off to our Mexican families house "mi casa" for the birthday party. Only one problem, the family all of them including the birthday boy came to my house for the party! We all waited almost 2 hours in front of each other's house wondering what happened to one another. Of all the nights for my cell phone to die!

We finally connected and figured out what happened. Most of the arrangements were made through Luci and we both said "en tu casa" both thinking your house not my house. There was much hugging and laughing when we finally connected. We all decided that we would say your house on Halcones (my house) or on Veliocino (Mama and Papa's house)!

Needless to say communication is very important and I'm still working on the nuances of Spanish! If it all sounds confusing, believe me it was!

This is a picture of Ian with Tia Margaret a couple of months ago...stay tuned for a more recent one!

This Week's Happenings

The highlight of my week was meeting with three ECC (Every Community for Christ) teams and hearing their triumphs and sorrrows. Pray especially for the Coacalco team for unity and communication. My role in meeting with these teams is to encourage them and to gather prayer requests to put on the OMS prayer blog. You can check it out at: http://blogs.omsinternational.org/mexico

I also mentor the young women on those teams. Pray for Laura who is busy planning her December 13th wedding; for Avril who is going on vacation this week for a much needed rest; for Soccoro who is studying to take the equivelant of the GED, she is struggling with the math portion! and I can relate to that; for Diana who's sister is running from the Lord; and for Carmen as she strives to grow more like Jesus.

Personally, my jaw is recouperating from a root canal on Friday. I have to say that experience was as pleasant as a root canal can be. The dentist was so kind and patient. The tooth doesn't hurt any more but my jaw is not happy!

I am going to try to update this blog every Sunday evening or Monday morning. Look forward to your comments and to hearing from you.

Have a great week!