August 4th news letter

My dear friends,

This week was brutal, but a wonderful experience. It was brutal because most of my days started at 8:00 in the morning with V.B.S. which went to 2:ish, and then we had a soccer tournament for the teenagers in the neighborhood that usually went until 9:30 at night. On top of this I had one of my most difficult projects due for my P.R.I.M.E. internship. But it’s all over now, the project is turned in (14 pages), and V.B.S. is over, and the soccer tournament is over. We really had a lot of fun with the soccer gig, we had eight teams, with five people on each team. Some days, not everyone showed up, but this was not a problem because the kids LOVE playing soccer, and are all too willing to fill in for the opportunity to play more than once.

V.B.S. was a gas! Every day I hung out with a group of 3^rd, 4^th, and 5^th graders. We watched a little video, learned bible verses, made arts and crafts, sang songs, and played games. There was a different theme for each day of the week: God is real, God is with us, God is awesome, God is strong, God is in control! All of these themes were intended to teach kids that God cares about them so much that He sent His son to die for them on the cross. I’m really going to miss those kiddy-widdies, they were so much fun! I am also going to miss the group of teens and adults that came from North Carolina to help with V.B.S. There were 14 in all, and the leader of the group is actually a Man named Alex. He was born and raised in Mexico, but now he currently lives in N.C. and is the head pastor for the Hispanic ministry of Apex Baptist Church. Apparently they have been coming down for the last six years and helping with V.B.S.

In other news, things have turned for the worse with Nicolle’s classes at Iberoamericana. Do to lack of communication, getting the run around, billing mistakes, schools canceling their programs, being billed by three different schools and not being eligible for financial aid, Nicolle has decided to drop her classes, and possibly her Spanish minor as well. Instead we are looking for a language school where she can take classes to improve her skills with the language. God willing, we can find a school where the courses will transfer to Huntington and count toward her Spanish minor. But if not, in the end she will speak better Spanish and that is the point, isn’t it?!?!?

Lastly, I am honored to mention that in six days Nicolle and I will be CELEBRATING OUR ONE YEAR ANIVERSERY! Don’t worry, there will be pictures!

Please pray for: Figuring out Nicolle’s Spanish minor and find a language school; for Huberto and I with the future plans and recovery from this last week, and that Nicolle and I would have a great one year anniversary.

—Shalom.

P.S. if you haven’t yet, check out the blog, it’s cool: http://jonnicolleinmexico.blogspot.com/

P.P.S check out photobucket (link on blog) to see pictures of this past week