We Made it to Mexico!

After months of planning this trip, we've finally arrived in Mexico City! Lest anyone be curious, it is a L--O--N--G drive from Jackson to Mexico City! We bipassed our normal early start time of 5 AM Wednesday (May 28) for a more humane start time of about 6:15 (still early but not as bad). We arrived in McAllen, Texas Wednesday night about 11 P.M.


Thursday morning we checked out of the hotel around 8:30 and drove into Mexico! Although it took about an hour, we didn't have any problems procuring our visas and paperwork for the van (thank you, Jesus!). Just before lunch, we drove into the mountains (something I'd been looking forward to) and all of us enjoyed a feast for the eyes. At lunchtime, we enjoyed a feast for our stomachs, Mexican style! Initially unsure as to how the kids' reaction would be to "different food", they really liked the beef, mashed potatoes and rice they ate, and I enjoyed drinking an ice cold Coke straight from a bottle (a bottle)! After multiple stops, another Mexican meal, and numerous "fights" between the kids (Cody got so frustrated with his big sister, Tori, pestering him that he piped up at the top of his lungs, "I said no!" We were all shocked to hear this from him who had previously only said a few words at a time--never a whole sentence! Two guesses where he's heard that before?) we rolled into the seminary at around 1 AM. Let's just say that after being driven around the City last night and then again today, I'm pretty sure that it will be a LONG time before I'm comfortable enough to do any driving!

This morning we met with our new field director, Christian Mackinnon and his wife, Robin. Then, Margaret Neff took us to the missionary school so that we could see where the kids would be going to school and to one of the churches in the city. We packed a lunch and ate it in a quiet little park area near her house (the houses there were very beautiful even if they were packed together like sardines) where the kids had a good chance to run and play. And since all of us are adjusting to the altitude and the results of 3 nights of only about 4-5 hours of sleep each, we came back to the seminary and took a nap. Tonight we are going to a house church so that we can meet some of the Mexicans and ECC church planting workers there.


We are thankful for the safe travel. We are thankful for the lack of problems crossing the border. We are thankful for the way the kids have favorably responded to the country. Finally, we are thankful for the love and generosity shown us by our fellow missionaries. Stay tuned for future entries and pictures on our Mexican experience.