Just for fun

12 April 2023

Retro: Sabritas Factory Workers

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10 years ago today, we were at Kidzania with our friends the O’Briens. Kidzania is a Mexican kids’ theme park, actually a mini “city”, where kids can go to work at popular businesses, or be involved in common services (dentistry, fire fighting…). Since its founding, it has expanded to several other countries.

So – one of the places the kids “worked” at was a Sabritas factory. “Sabritas” is a Mexican snack company, probably most known for their potato chips (sabrosa=flavourful, fritas=fried, hence the name). Of course, after manufacturing a bag of chips, the snack was theirs!

Nathanael and Samuel at Sabritas, Kidzania

16 March 2023

Retro: Dyed Eggs and Decorated Cookies

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Ten years ago today we had a major children’s event in the community of Jesús María! Cookie decorating and egg dying on a grand scale – about 150 people involved. This is only one of many tables set up for the kids (click the image for a larger image):

A few of the kids dying eggs and decorating cookies in 2013

Now you may notice that everyone was rather bundled up! March is one of the warmest months here… normally. But in 2013, it was cold, getting down below freezing.

The good thing was that there was a lot of snow on the volcanoes, so I got some excellent pictures! It was a beautiful view that year.

mountains with snow from Ixtapaluca - March 2013

8 February 2023

Retro: P52

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Ten years ago today I was in the midst of my new series “Where did the Bible come from?”, which eventually became a seminar which I have shared in Canada and elsewhere in Mexico as well.

Here I am with a replica of P52, a papyrus with part of the Gospel of John, dated from the early second century. Shari and I were able to see it in person back in 2011. As you can see, my t-shirt also fits the theme, with other fragments from the second century. This seminar is so much fun – I hope I can do it again!

Jim with a replica of P52 — All ready for class, with P52!

31 January 2023

Retro: Cookie Decorating

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Ten years ago today, Hannah and Nathanael were doing some cookie decorating with Tiffany at the community centre in Jesús María! Tiffany isn’t in this picture, but you can probably pick out Hannah and Nathanael. Just click the photo for a larger version.

7 December 2022

Retro: Wheelchairs (old style)

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Ten years ago today (2012) we were having a closing program for the community centre. Part of the program was to give out some wheelchairs to people who had been identified as having a special need.

These are the “old style” wheelchairs provided by another mission. The new ones are a lot better and more sophisticated. But for someone who had no access to any chair, these were a good start!

25 November 2022

Retro: Board Game Inventor

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The beginning of an illustrious career? I don’t know, but on this day ten years ago, Nathanael and Shari were playing a game created by Nathanael himself. I have no idea how to play – maybe he remembers?

Shari and Nathanael playing a home-made board game.

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