Robberies, Hurricanes, and a Fresh Start
It’s not all bad news. But it’s not all good news either.
Two more robberies. Over the past week, the property was robbed – again. And the community centre was robbed. It’s quite likely that much if not all of this is not “random” – but that we’re targets because the the Gospel we share.
But the work goes on, as we do what we can at the property. If you missed the previous post about the property, don’t miss When The Church Is Being Built…
In the bigger picture of Mexico, you may have heard of the two storms that hit Mexico from opposite directions around the same time – tropical storm Manuel and Hurricane Ingrid. We’re generally too far inland to get actual hurricanes, though we do get rain rain rain and cold cold cold.
But closer to the coasts, at least 42 people have died in flash floods and mud slides, and there are thousands of people still in shelters. More here: Mexico storms Ingrid and Manuel leave trail of destruction
The first half of the hurricane season was quiet – the second half hasn’t started so well.
So that’s a little about the robberies and hurricanes. The “fresh start” has to do with the community centre. Today was the first day of the new semester. Tomorrow the coffee shop will open after a long hiatus. At 6pm, there will be the first of a workshop for kids. I talked to Tiffany (the teacher) tonight, so I know it will be a craft – a very cool craft – so I look forward to seeing what Hannah and Nathanael will have at the end!
At the same time I’ll have my first drama class. Actually, I’m calling it drama, theatre and cinema to cover all my bases. It could be blast – or, maybe no one will come. But we’re not afraid to try new things here. 😉
Tomorrow I’ll be starting with some of the basics of acting – basically the “house rules” for the class – and then we’ll see if we can have some fun.
So that’s the news from here! And hey, if some of you from Canada want to send down some of those warm temperatures, feel free. Meanwhile I’m going to make some hot tea.
