Memories of the last weekend of November

Thirty days after packing our house into our "bodega" storage unit on Richmond Street, we closed November in Puebla, Mexico. The stretched weekend began last Thursday, riding the bus to Puebla with Toby and Marilyn Casteel, and concluded with a delayed bus trip back to Cuernavaca yesterday, delayed because one highway was closed for repairs and all the traffic funneled onto our road. The bus terminal in Puebla is massive, called, CAPU. You see people from many stratas of society. And according to your means, so is the bus you ride on. Some buses that pull out of CAPU, I would not want to ride. Others are luxurious, state of the art technology without equal in Canada. Enough on buses.

Over the weekend we stayed four nights in the team house called, "Tim's House". Keith and Dawn Goodling offered us turkey dinner, pumpkin pie, turkey sandwiches, and wonderful fellowship. They are members of the CrossWorld Puebla team and come from Pennsylvania. We had coffee with other members of the team and got a peak at newborn twins, sons of Danilo and Ingrid Paulk. It was great to spend some time with Ken and Diana Harer and Debbie Murphy as well. How blessed we are to have such wonderful friends.

And as an added treat, we got to sit and chat a while with Jose Manuel and Paola, Mexican leaders in Los Heroes we have known and loved for three years.

Sunday included worship at El Puente (The Bridge) with Steve and Blanche Bell followed by an awesome lunch together.

It was really cool as we walked down the street in Los Heroes in the dark, to come upon a family that Kim knew. Kim has taught the mom twice and we got to meet her husband and two daughters and chat a while.

The weekend was rich and full, and we are catching our breath as I prepare to preach this weekend. Kim is studying at home this week as well.

God is good. Thanks for your prayers and notes. Keep us up to date with what God is doing in your life. Blessings.

Gary