Due to some recent confusion with our (very) old donations page, I’ve recreated the donations section of this website! (I think I created the old page in 2004 – that’s a long time in website years!)
Actually, this is a continuing trend to update the whole site and migrate it into the WordPress software that we use for this blog.
The page was also in need of updating because there are now new options for donating online that we haven’t had before.
Anyway, a few quick notes about donating. The new pages on this site will give you information about donating to the work that we’re doing here in Mexico. You’ll be donating to our account through our mission.
If you want to donate to a special project, there are special details. For example, those who have been giving to the Chalco Flood Relief need to make a note that the donation is for Project #062250 (CAM’s relief fund), and a note that it’s specifically for Chalco Flood relief. Read more details about the Chalco Flood project here.
That’s not hard, is it? But simply donating to our account is a lot easier.
For more information about donating to our account, visit the brand new donation page (I’m not proud of it or anything)!
And for those who give so generously – thank you! You have such a big part in the work that’s being done here in Mexico!
Tonight we had week 4 and week 5 of our keyboard classes.
Last week I was sick, so we crammed two weeks into one today. Which was a bit of a challenge, because it cut down on the much-needed practice time. But I think it went well.
The student count has been somewhat erratic, but we had 6 students tonight and a host of people "auditing".
This week we talked about pedals and chord inversions, and then tried putting everything into practice. One of the songs we’ve been talking about from the beginning is México Lindo y Querido, a national classic (sometimes called the country’s second national anthem).
Here’s the classic rendition of the classic song. It’s brilliant in more ways than one. The singer is one of Mexico’s most famous singers/actors, Jorge Alberto Negrete Moreno (1911-1953). Obviously you’ll only get so much out of it if you don’t know Spanish, but here’s a rough translation of the chorus:
Beautiful and beloved Mexico Should I die far from you Let them say that I’m asleep And bring me back here
Yes, after quite a few days with no rain, the rain has returned.
We went back to Chalco today, this time to a new location, to serve breakfast. Mostly we saw dry streets (all right, they were dry until it started raining!), though there are still pools of water here and there (such as in lots and buildings).
So the clean up is really getting rolling, which means mass chaos (as you’ll see). Most businesses in this area are still closed (well, the door may be open, but there’s nothing inside worth selling!), but people are shovelling things out of houses and out of sewers and so on.
Though some help is coming now, it’s little and it’s late. There were some recent protests by people from one community in Chalco a day or two ago. They had a "discussion" with police, as they asked why more help has not come.
A few of you have helped, and it’s appreciated. A couple people have mentioned that there’s been little (no?) coverage of this in Canada. Considering the thousands impacted, that’s pretty amazing. But we appreciate those of you who have been watching and listening here, and praying and giving.
Here’s a brief video to give you an idea what the street looked like today. With the rain, it was pretty miserable, and let’s just say the air wasn’t pleasant (which is why you’ll see many wearing facial masks)…
It’s day 10 after the flood, and the cleanup is just beginning. That’s partly because a lot has still been under water until today. Now that the water is receding, the cleanup can begin.
This morning we went as a family with some people from our church to help serve breakfast. The highway is still closed, and it looks like there’s still some work to do before it opens. However, cars that were totally underwater are being pulled out.
In Chalco, those who have houses free of water (and there are a lot still full of water, even on streets that are dry) are sweeping them out and throwing their ruined belongings on the street to be collected.
Here’s a quick video to show the progress that’s being made.
Thanks so much to those who contacted us recently wanting to donate some food to the flood victims! If you’re willing to help, just send a cheque to CAM International or CAM International of Canada (details here), mentioning project #062250. Then let us know, that way we can spend the money without waiting for it to go through "the system".
