So they’ve been trying to settle in and get their house set up. They’ve been dealing with all the typical complications involved in getting things done, but they’ve persevered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Thursday and Friday I went with all our mid-term missionaries to spend some time together and do a little sightseeing in other parts of the city. It’s pretty cool to have Jessica, Julian, Malu and Emily all here at the same time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A restaurant in a cave<\/i><\/span><\/center>\n\n\n\n
There was at least one thing I got to do for the first time – visit La Gruta<\/i>, a restaurant at Teotihuac\u00e1n (an archaeological site known for its “pyramids”). \u00a0Cool atmosphere – and the food was great! \u00a0I had mixiotes, an Aztec dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Sunday we were able to introduce Julian and Malu to the church in Santa B\u00e1rbara, and we talked a little about upcoming ministry in a new neighbourhood here in Ixtapaluca. \u00a0We’re continuing to brainstorm about what types of ministry we could be doing in this and other neighbourhoods in the weeks ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we’re getting ready for a new year of school. And working on getting three of our visas renewed. And getting ready for a special event on Sunday – maybe I’ll tell you about that later. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Malu, Julian, Jessica, and Emily – strolling around downtown Mexico City<\/i><\/span><\/center>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Did Julian and Malu arrive? They sure did! As you may remember, some car trouble stranded them in San Juan del R\u00ed\u00ado, north of the promised land Mexico City. \u00a0Repairs were finally completed this past Monday, and they arrived on Tuesday. \u00a0Praise the Lord! So they’ve been trying to settle in and get their house […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,18],"tags":[1533,985,1535,89,1541,1540],"class_list":["post-6447","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mexico","category-ministry-glimpses","category-prayer-and-praise","tag-emily","tag-jessica-nixon","tag-julian-and-malu","tag-mexico-city","tag-mixiotes","tag-teotihuacan","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n