Ten years ago today (2014), we had our first service at the new property in Jesús María! We were not yet in what is now the sanctuary, because it hadn’t been built yet.
It was a pretty epic Sunday! Here’s the music team practising before the service:
I hope we’ll soon be able to celebrate something similar for the Las Palmas church!
You can read all about this service here, and here’s a video that I made at the time with a few clips:
Eating insects is not a new thing in Mexico. And not for us either. Ten years ago today we were at a restaurant called “La Gruta” in Teotihuacán. I wouldn’t actually recommend the restaurant, but they did make good grasshopper gorditas.
So here’s our cousin Teresa just about to chow down…
And just in case you don’t believe it, here’s a close-up of the food.
Ten years ago today – painting class with Jessica, at the Community Centre in Jesús María!
Ok, here’s the real picture! Click for a larger version.
10 years ago today I had the privilege of sharing the gospel at our community centre closing program for the semester. The main theme was the message of the angels to the shepherds, but I started out talking about some Mexican and Canadian Christmas traditions. And, a big family tradition – belgium cookies!
Today I’m remembering so many people who are no longer here in Mexico. This picture is from a team meeting that we had in Puebla ten years ago today. One has gone on to be with the Lord. Three of our younger members went on to other things in other countries. Some were short or mid-term missionaries, who returned home. Some simply went on to other ministries.
So – we miss them! But we’re happy that some are still here as well, although we don’t see them as much as we would like.
Here we were in 2014, standing in front of the Estrella de Puebla (Star of Puebla), a ferris wheel with a Guinness Record (2013) for “the world’s largest portable observation wheel”. (Portable?? Apparently, yes – it can be taken apart and put into a 40×20 foot container. Who knew? But it’s huge-gantic, 80 metres high.)
Anyway, we rode on it, and took a picture in front of it. Just click on the picture below for a larger version.
10 years ago today, we went to visit our friend and fellow missionary Chalo in the city of Puebla, and went for a drive in his 1922 Model T Ford. You can read more about that right here. Meanwhile, here are a couple of pictures:
