{"id":491,"date":"2006-11-15T21:37:54","date_gmt":"2006-11-16T03:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2006\/the-cottrills-are-in-mexico.html"},"modified":"2012-10-04T15:40:33","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T20:40:33","slug":"the-cottrills-are-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2006\/the-cottrills-are-in-mexico.html","title":{"rendered":"The Cottrills are in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, it’s true – I’m writing you from Matuhuala, Mexico. We’re staying here for the night before continuing on to San Juan del Rio, where we’ll be staying with friends (and fellow CAM<\/a> missionaries) until the conference.<\/p>\n

So, we crossed the border right here<\/a>. The Lord blessed us with a very uneventful border crossing. So uneventful, that, while I was prepared to pay two – three thousand pesos, I only ended up spending five. Not five thousand, just five, for a photocopy. That’s about 53 cents Canadian, so no complaints. Praise the Lord!<\/p>\n

We drove on with a few stops for gas and food, and our friend Alan went on home after taking us to the hotel. We’ll follow to his house tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The kids are doing well, but they have a hard time being stuck in the van all day, and then having so little time to run around. I’m especially referring to Nathanael. The little man is like a Coke can bouncing up and down in the back of a truck. When you stop and go to open it – KERPOW<\/b>!<\/p>\n

There is a nice playground here, so they had a little time to play before dark. And they went with me to get some pizza, and were pretty excited because there was a big window where they could watch the pizza being made. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Anyway, I’m ready for bed. One more day of travel, and we can take it a little easier for a few days. We’re all ready to be on solid ground for a while, instead of rubber tires.<\/p>\n

Unless Google Maps has led me astray, this is roughly where we are right now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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