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| Coffee on my back step... yep, that's the jungle. |
How do I explain our first week back in the village? It was
everything we had hoped it would be…and so much more!
We arrived in Mexico on Friday night and spent three days in
the city. We had a few things to take care of…verifying insurance on our truck,
looking for the right place to buy a canopy/cap for the truck, buying basic groceries,
getting acclimated to the altitude, etc. The kids could hardly wait to get to
our home! (And neither could we!)
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| Ellie loved seeing the plants growing on the power lines. It means we're home! |
Tuesday we spent the day running errands, and finally
arrived at the village around 6:30pm. (It’s a 4-hour drive from the city of San
Cristobal…and we lose an hour because the rural villages don’t participate in
Daylight Savings.) In the back of my mind, I was planning sandwiches for dinner…hoping
it wouldn’t be too chaotic…or too rainy…or the house too messy or dirty.
Our first stop was at our friend Ceci’s house to pick up our house keys. She was nearly in tears due
to the excitement of seeing us again. And then she said, “You’re probably going
to be hungry. I’ll send my son down with
dinner in a few minutes.” At our house, it was as if we had never left! Everything
was clean and orderly…no cobwebs, no dust. And I was greeted by a very happy
dog!
We had about an hour to pull our things into the house…and
then the lights went out! We frantically grabbed for candles while the kids
cheered and began a game of Hide -n- Seek…in the dark! And then there was a
knock on the door. Our first visitors! Ceci
and her sons had come to visit. We had a quiet night that night…no electricity
means no loud music or announcements over the PA! The lights didn’t come back
until well after noon the next day. We were informed this has been the norm
lately. So we began our shopping list with candles and matches!
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| Coffee and dinner rolls after Bible Study! My friends had missed fresh-baked breads! |
The rest of the week has been a bit of a blur…lots of snuggles
with our Rex Dog, a gift of fresh-roasted coffee from our neighbors, meeting Felicity’s 3-week old baby boy, a Friday
night worship service in our home, little neighbor girls shouting, “We want to
play with the girl!” (They didn’t know Ellie’s name.) And so much more…
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| Felicity's 5th baby boy! |
We are tired…but we are HAPPY! Our hearts are full!
