La Primera Semana en Mexico

WOW!!! It is so fun. So, what have we done you might ask? On Wednesday, we left for Tijuana for a Culture Immersion Seminar. We met the staff from Baja Bible and they are pretty cool. We stayed in a castle, castillo en Espanol. I learned a lot about the culture I am going to be living in for the next 5 months. I think the best part so far has been meeting the local teens in El Porvenir. Us guys went to a youth conference our first night back from Tijuana with a group of the teenage guys and it was a lot of fun. It was hard understanding the service, it was entirely in Spanish. That's the night I got my nickname. Cunado! It means brother-in-law. The guys here are awesome. they are very inviting. We played soccer with them on Saturday. It was a lot of fun. Today, we went to Casa de Gabriel and met the kids we will be spending time with for the next 5 months. They are great. I will put pictures up soon. Casa de Gabriel is an orphange that have disabilities. It is going to be an amazing experience. Oh yeah, one more thing. Last night we were told some new rules for this term. No sarcasm, no asking why, and no being late. I like all the rules but it is going to be hard for me with the sarcasm. Their purpose is so we dont tear eachother down. I agree, please be praying that my heart can be softened so I can see how sarcasm can hurt others. Also, please be in prayer for Tetan, a local teenage boy, that is wanting to go to Culiacan with us. He needs the money and I know God will provide. I want to say hello to my sister, Emily. She is getting married in 4 months. Pray that her stresses are eased. I love you sis! I will post again next week. Love you all!

PS- The picture is Michaelene and I in Tijuana...on a donkey! haha!