Finally a Post!!!!

And a big fat juicy one too! I have fallen a little behind in the blog area. Mostly it was because I went on vacation for 3 weeks and then started school. :-P Well now I have my long promised blog about Ticul and Michigan.


On July 14th or 15th a group of 17 people departed from Manantial de Vida full of excitement and apprehension for the upcoming weeks. I was on of those fortunate 17 and the youngest of all of them. I can’t find words to express how much of a blessing this experience was. As we got to know the people there we felt the connection as brothers and sisters in Christ. That sounds sappy, I know, but it was just so great to be there and work on the church together. Mixing cement is a great workout by the way. :-D We also grew together as a group so much. The bond between us all multiplied, tenfold (or more). Later on I will post some pictures. I can’t right now because the computer’s not working. ☹
Three days after this absolutely exhilarating and heart filling trip, I took another grrrreat trip to Michigan. This trip was a breath of fresh air. It was absolutely relaxing and just wonderful. It was marvelous to see my family up there and see how everybody's doing. I spent two days with my mother at the cottage. We just chilled, swam, and I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was great. I think Rowling had a finished of a superb story and intricate mystery strongly and I absolutely loved it. When I am positive that everyone interested has read it, I will explain in greater detail. Anyway my mom and I had a fantastic time cooking. We made delightful little delicacies to eat for each other. Mmmm. Uncle Tom, Aunt Sheryl, and Erin came down to their cottage, too. We had a lot of fun with them as well. A blast, in fact!
The third day, (I think) Jane and my dad arrived. Having finished my book, I was excited and ready for action. We tubed ad skied and whipped around all day. The next day Auntie Lou, Uncle Buck, James, and Molly arrived at our little cabin. Molly learned how to tube and even got flipped off. James also learned and got flipped off. And Auntie Lou was used as a pawn to knock Uncle Buck off his tube. Playing games like sequence, sevinpold, and apples to apples was blast, as well! Many laughs, many laughs :-D
The next few days were spent in Ann Arbor chillin' with family. Thanks everyone for making my trip grrreat!

School has started and I'm back in the swing of things again. I have good teachers great classes and I'm happy to see my friends again. Any questions... feel free to ask!

Takitos

Hey! Q ondas hermanitos, papis, y amigos!!! Well we´re finishing up our trip here in Ticul. I am sitting in a cafe internet writing a blog right now. This trip is absolutley great so far. We have had many laughs and even a few tears. The people in the church are dears and the whole experience has been a work of God. Jane, for your information, we had the most delicious tacos al pastor last night. But these are the original pork with cilantro, cebolla, and a slice of piña on top tacos. THe salcita runs down your chin. :-) For those of you who don´t know.... Pork soaked in a delicious salsa with many spices and slowly cookes on a spinning stick. mmmmmmm....

Well my time has run out and I must now depart for the plaza to buy you gifts :-)

Ticul, Here I CcomMe!

I know, I know... my bogs have been a bit well... scarce. But, I've been really busy getting ready for Ticul. As you know, I am leaving for this beloved place in 2 days! WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO! I ask you guys to pry for our mission, our unity, and the whole thing all together. Thanks guys! There will be no posts for a while...

Vacation Bible School

Over the course of the next 4-5 days, I will be helping out with the vacation Bible school at Manantial de Vida. The whole thing is called "Hecho a Mano" and is about how our lives are a lump of clay which God forms bit by bit. Until, finally it becomes a pot that is useful for God. All the stories are centered around peter and how Jesus formed his life.

I will be helping in many activities. I will be dancing in front of the kids with Marina, in the skits as a parrot, and will be helping teach the youngest group. I would like to ask you guys to pray for me, because I feel reallly good about this upcoming experience. Oh and you don't have to worry... I am going to take plenty of pictures *<:0) that's a clown

I was wrong

I have been sitting in this house for 2 and a half hours wandering around.... I feel horrible... My book is at somebody else's house, reading another book was a failed attempt, I can only play music for so long, and TV sounds too boring to endeavour. David I understand what you mean now...

De Baile Graduacion

Ayer a las cuatro, llegue a casa de Virna para alistarme con Ana Laura, la graduante. Espere 2 horas y media en una estética mientras Ana se puso bonita. Le pusieron uñas acrílicas y le peinaron. Caminamos de regreso y en cuando llegamos Saúl y Manuel estaban allí jugando Nintendo como siempre :-). Por dos horas estábamos como locas (Marina, Ana, Virna, y yo). A las 8:30 llego Marcos para llevar a Ana a su baile. Después de unos 20 minutos, Marina, Ana, Marcos, Saúl, y Mago fueron. Y a las 9:00 Virna, David, Martín, Manuel, y yo fuimos a el baile.
Después de presentar los graduantes comimos y bailamos todos juntos Marina, Ana, David, Marcos, Saúl, y yo. Era bien chilo bailar con ellos. Aprendí a bailar quebradita :-).
A noche yo me divertí un chorro, porque era como no estábamos parte del mundo pero si en el. Pudimos bailar con corazones dispuestos a servir a Dios.

A Stressful Weekend

The Caroline from Saturday morning is a totally different person than the Caroline now. On Thursday, I was extremely excited for the weekend. We were going to have a Missionary Workshop, see Pirates Three, and I was finally out of school. On Saturday Morning we went to La Unidad to have an example of missions and then we returned. After a few classes in the church, our pastor informed us that the night before a certain friend had had a seizure and died in her bed. Cristina Vilchis was 17, in perfect health the day before, and was involved in many Church activities. The shock was so great; many people just stared into the air for a long time, while others screamed out crying. After our tears, however, we realized how great God really is. She had been struggling for a long time spiritually, and about a month ago had finally made a firm decision to follow the Lord. It was almost as if God was waiting and then took her. Anyway, on Saturday we went to see the family, on Sunday we went to the funeral, and yesterday we went to the burial.

When I returned, I realized that the time I had with H was precious, and tried my best to be the most cheerful I could be. We swam and had hamburgers. It was fun, except for the fact that David and Adrienne left before letting me say good-bye.

After they left, my friends Hannah, Sarah, Manuel, and Alexis went to the movies with me. As you can imagine, I was the outsider and a seat away from everyone else watching the movie determinedly. The rest were giggling and flirting with Manuel the entire time. I loved the movie, however, and enjoyed it a great deal. Hannah came home with me and my parents suggested her sleeping over. I'm serious; I was on the verge of tears jeje.... However, she left eventually and I slept well.

At least, I slept well half of the night... I woke up in the middle of the night and threw up. I am now sitting on the couch with a HUGE stomachache, unable to exercise or eat.

But God gave me strength, and I thank him every moment for what he has done, because all of this has made me a better person.