It is DEFINITELY the rainy season!

Cuernavaca, Mexico...

Rainy and really super foggy here-a good start to the rainy season. I had a first today struck up a conversation with a man on the ruta (bus). It was a first because I generally do not start conversations in noisy areas such as buses as this adds to the difficulty of understanding. However, today I understood about ninety percent of what he was saying and spoke fairly well myself. I credit this to my learning lots of Spanish in the last two weeks and his using small words! HAHA
I learned many interesting things about Mexican culture today in one of my classes. Mexico has different social racism and social class problems than America. In Mexico, racism is not the larger problem, largely people are discriminated by class not race. The largest population is in poverty with a smaller percentage of middle class and an even smaller percentage of upper class. However, everyone is trying to look like they are in at least middle class or even upper class. One difference my professor pointed out between Americans and Mexicans which applies to the above is that Americans carry their cells in their pockets and Mexicans carry them on clips on their pants (outside, where they can easily be seen). The latest cell phones, shoes, fine clothes, fancy cars, etc. are status symbols which separate people and thus provide the division for classes. As with racism, opportunity for jobs and services depend on what class you are in. And even though the color of the skin is not largely involved...moving from one class to another is very difficult.
It's still raining...
PRAISE GOD, he has provided us with a car that is not dying, to drive when we return to the U.S. certainly an answer to prayer! Also, God has provided us with furniture for our apartment, which is good because previously all we had was a love seat... which can get kind of cramped for two. :) Thank you for your prayers please continue to pray...
We would learn lots of Spanish
We would be prepared to go back to the city
That we would stay safe here and there
That we would be used mightily for Christ and Kingdom
That our financial needs would continue to be met
That Nicolle can get her semester abroad worked out

FAITH HOPE LOVE
Jon

I was reading the other day and this passage in Isaiah really blew my mind!...
Isaiah 40