My dear friend Diana came to visit last week bringing resources, wisdom, insight, and her wonderful personality :)! We had the chance to do a little sightseeing in the city of Guadalajara as well as integrate her skills into the classroom and general needs of the shelter. She was an immense blessing to all of us!
Another exciting piece of news is that the accreditation process is moving forward! We are going to be doing some paperwork after we return from break and are hoping to resolve it quickly.
We are still recovering from a week ravaged by sickness! We had just about everything you could imagine circling around: flu, strep throat, colds, coughs, tonsillitis, etc. Both Jenny and I were flat on our backs for a couple days trying to recover from the flu. Thankfully, we're on the upward swing, but most of us are still recovering in energy.
This week, we've been having lots of celebrations. The kids earned a compliment party for their school behavior, so we rewarded the boys with a pizza party and the girls with a sleepover! The kids also have a piano recital and a Christmas program coming up on Saturday. Our instruction has been filled with Christmas themes and activities.
I had the opportunity to meet with a dear friend who was visiting the city of Guadalajara this week, Pastor Antonio Gomez. I lived for a short time with his family in Torreón years ago. He has been very instrumental in my love for Mexico and the Spanish language, so it was a blessing to catch up with him!
In case I forgot to mention in previous blog posts, one of the owl eggs finally hatched about two weeks ago, so we've been having fun watching it grow! I've attached a picture of it below. If you look close, you'll see the heap of dead rats lying nearby :).
While I'm home, I'm going to be giving presentations at two different schools on the culture of Mexico, as well as giving multiple updates in other venues. I would appreciate prayer for the transition home and for good quality time with my family.
I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!
Hanging with Diana in Guadalajara
Diana sharing her mad guitar skills
Our little baby owl
Boys' pizza party
Girls' sleepover!
My visit with Pastor Antonio Gomez
