Upon Returning

The first week back in México felt a bit weird, but we adjusted quickly and it feels good to be back. We realized that we missed a lot of the noises, smells and other things that remind us that we are in México. In general, things are a little less neat and tidy here compared to Canada and it makes things more interesting.

The “panadero” driving up and down the streets selling his sweet bread; the guy selling cereal out of the back of his pickup; roosters crowing at dawn (and “not-dawn”) – All of these things made us feel like we were back home.

While we were in Canada we put a pause on our outreach activities here in Santa Bárbara, save a bible study on Sunday. That meant that once we were back we had to restart the English classes, sports club, bible club, etc. Some of it has not gone quite as smoothly as we hoped, and we have had to make a few adjustments and shuffle our schedule around a bit.

On a positive note, there is a new English conversation club on Saturday mornings (two people so far), as well as a bible study with a young guy from the neighbourhood who also volunteers his time at the Esperanza Para Ti children’s home.

So, it feels good to be back to where God has us and to be back in the work God has called us to. The challenges we faced before are still there, but so is our God.