Day Six

Well, today was a big day at the church.  We arrived around 9:30 to begin preparing for the 11:30 service.  Each and every member of our team was involved in some way with the service today.  Mackenzie and Seth both gave testimonies and did an excellent job.  Our team sang two songs together (major props to Alison, Meghan, and Anna for taking on solo parts in Spanish!) and performed three puppet songs.  We also used two dramas during the service. 

 The service went from 11:30am to 3:15pm.  Try that in Duluth...  Yet, it went by quickly, and it was awesome to feel the presence of God moving during the worship, even though we didn't always know the songs.  They bring so much energy to their worship, it becomes contagious. 

 

Today marked the close of the week of VBS for the church, so they had a closing ceremony of sorts.  It was a really special time at the end as we were able to spend some time praying with the kids.  It has been an awesome experience meeting these children and working with them this week.  We were also able to present the church with the gift from our VBS so that they can buy a new video projector.  We have really been blessed working with them thus far.  We will continue to be involved there into next week, but we won't necessarily be working with the kids, so there were quite a few photos taken today before we left.  

Tonight we had dinner at a very authentic Mexican taco restaurant.  You could order tacos made with any part of a cow that you could ever want.  Brain, Stomach, Tongue, etc.  Most stuck with the basic taco, but there were a few brave souls who tried some of the varieties.  We will check with them again tomorrow to see if they still feel good about that decision. 

 

Afterwards, we spent an hour or so at a local mall, which was absolutely beautiful.  It was partially open-air, and built on top of one of the mountains, so you could see city sprawling out as you walked from store to store.  Mexico City really is beautiful, but the smog makes it hard to see very far.  (It is one of the most heavily polluted cities in the world) It also rains every night this time of year, as it is the rainy season. 

 

We're headed to the orphanage tomorrow, which is around two hours drive from here.  I'm really excited for this experience, and I know our students are as well.