MEXICO!!!!!

I just got my vacation request approval for time off to go to Mexico!!!!! I'm SOOOOO excited, and I can't wait to get there.... I even can't wait to get to the airport!! Plane rides are the perfect opportunity to rest... you can leave things behind, where ever you're leaving from, and look forward to what lies ahead, where ever you're landing....

I'm already looking forward to everything involved in being in Mexico- everything!! Spending time with Garry and Terry; shopping for a gazillion pounds of food; fruit breaks; aprons and hairnets; swamp coolers; quasi-showers; the constant sound of work; the constant sound of Mexican kids; the joy of working all day every day, and knowing that it's accomplishing more than we'll ever realize this side of Heaven; sand storms, any storms; language barriers, and seeing God work beyond them; the mountains; the sunrises (and the street lights); rootbeer floats; the fish (hehehehe- ask Ruthann about the fish); the distance from a world of materialism- where what you have matters more than who you are; being humbled by the need in Mexico; seeing God's provision in the midst of that need; the distinct feeling you get when you're being used by God for something so much bigger than yourself, so far beyond your little world; Mexican worship services- all 4 hours of it; and of course, seeing my dad dance (don't tell him I've mentioned that part)!!!!!


hehe... Now I'm even MORE excited!!!

:-D

-brooke