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Sometimes we like travelling. But not always.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Woman selling food by the highway, with a volcano erupting in the background.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This week we were going back and forth to the city of Puebla, a trip of about an hour and a half each way. The good part was that Hannah had a chance to hang out with several of her MK friends, who “just happened” to all be in Mexico at the same time! So that was pretty cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The not-so-fun part was dealing with some medical issues, but of course these things are necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the second day, we were stuck in traffic for a long time – making us late for a doctor’s appointment. It turned out to be an accident. After we got home, I found out there was another accident right at a toll booth we had just gone through – a truck lost its brakes and ran into a car carrying a family of 3. Thankfully, no one was hurt. But – it’s all a reminder of how God keeps us safe many times when we don’t even realize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also took a trip with some friends to go and say “goodbye” to Tina Barham – a bittersweet visit, of course! Tina hasn’t lived in Ixtapaluca for a while now, but she has at least been in Mexico. But now she’s heading to the USA to take a new job recruiting new missionaries, at our mission’s office there (Avant Ministries). So we enjoyed our time with her, but we’ll miss having her in the country. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, it’s been a rather tiring and difficult week. But I’m looking forward to our time of worship tomorrow! I even get to teach Sunday school, as we continue our study of the Ten Commandments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Visiting Tina<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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