Sunday, December 14, 2008
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| From Darren's Book |
hey guys! so darren hurst, our team leader down here, has written another book and i have the privilege of designing it inside and out! so i just wanted to show you guys a sneak peak of the cover and let you know what to watch out for! its on John 3:16 and he wrote it because he wanted to write specifically to the hearts of the people he has come to know well in mexico!
We had a little party for all the americans before we left to come here and vacation back in cali while UNAM is on break. It was a white elephant party! and we had to find a gift for less than 50 pesos so i found a rasta hat with fake dreads! yah! we had a great time watching charlie brown christmas and elf! I love hanging out with these guys they all are so great!
so the soccer guys, the guys from the soccer field from the college of science at UNAM, came over for another hangout time the other day. The first time was when we had a crazy soccer tourney in our house. This time was more tame and had more food! I baked a raspberry, blueberry, and strawberry cheesecake for them and that was a big hit. It is a lot of fun to hang out with the guys but they still aren't showing a lot of interest in Jesus, they need prayer for softened hearts!
Joe Cross, one of 2 of the directors here for enfoque mexico (campus crusade) in mexico city, is leaving to join the marines! he announced this surprise exit to us about a couple weeks ago. This is his farewell party where all the americans and mexicans get together and encourage him on his way home. Joe was the reason that darren as well as me and the rest of our house coming down here to mexico city. He has proven to be a man of vision and a great encouragement to be around and he is just a lot of fun to be around. He said, that the timing just seemed right to leave now and join because he is soon to be too old. He also said that this hasn't come out of the blue: he has had a recurring dream since he was a boy about this particular calling in his life. He is excited and ready to see how he is going to be used in the corp.
so some know and some don't know that mexico city was originally built on a lake. Here today, there is little water in mexico city; however, there still is a small portion called xochimilco. This lush rural area of the city is home to a wide variety of canals that irrigate the man-made landscape of vegetation. Here they are able to grow vegetables year around as well as provide a fun area for a little R and R. We sat in a boat for a couple hours being pushed around by our host, diego, and being serenaded by a couple passing marachi boats and fed by a kitchen boat that served up some spicy tacos and enchiladas for us! it was so relaxing. Craig, our director here, wanted to get to know us better as well as hang out a bit so Xochimilco was the place to go.
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