The in-laws are here!!!!

Ok, I do have some excuses to offer for missing two weeks in a row. First of all, I was trying to read a book and write a paper before my in-laws came down and this endeavor took up every spare minute. And second, as the pictures and my first sentence indicate, MY IN-LAWS CAME DOWN TO VISIT!!!! Let me be the first to say we had an absolutely fantastic time! Now, for the recap…where should I start…I think the day before Bryan and Michelle came is a good place. The original plan was to have Bryan and Michelle stay at Huberto’s Alma Marta, The Baptist Theological Seminary. Nicolle, Huberto, and I went to the school the day before to make sure that our arrangements were still in place. When we got there to check out the married housing and the “big beds” we asked for (I just couldn’t put my in-laws up on student bunks that are the size of a cot) we were shown a twin mattress, no joke! Now, Nicolle and I aren’t the biggest people in the world, but even we would have trouble being comfortable on a mattress that size! Well, to make a long story boring, we went to Wal Mart and bought an air mattress. That’s right, me and the wife on the floor, and the in-laws on our bed. If you haven’t seen our apartment it is small…let me put it this way, I’m pretty sure my brother’s living room has more square footage than our entire apartment; I mean, they put the toilet in the shower to save room! Well, we were tight, but it was more convenient and we ended up being glad that it worked out that way because we had a lot of fun cooking together, hanging out, and watching movies on the lap top.

Bryan and Michelle were able to stay with us for eight days, and I’m thinking that after the week we had all of us are going to need a vacation to recover from our vacation! We tried not to jam too much stuff in, and we planned some days for relaxing, but it is sometimes hard to relax in Mexico City because to go anywhere you have to fight traffic that IS SO BAD that it takes forever to get anywhere. Case in point, after driving from Ohio to Detroit, flying to Dallas, a three hour layover, and then flying to Mexico City, we picked Bryan and Michelle up and drove them through an hour and a half of the worst rush our traffic that, according to Bryan (a good source as he is a trucker), is only rivaled by New York. Bryan said he will never complain about Chicago traffic ever again… “it could be worse” he said. Not exactly a red carpet welcome, but we were all happy to see each other.

Well, as you can see by the pictures, we took them to see some ruins in Teotihuacan, one of the most interesting and largest ancient ruins in Mexico. The main attractions are the two large pyramids of the sun and the moon, the former being the third largest in the world; AND I HAVE PICTURES OF US ON THE TOP!

After walking all over down town to see some statues and do some shopping, we decided to skip town, leave the smog behind, forget about the traffic and go to FABULOUS ACAPULCO!!!! Well, we got there after battling our way through an hour and forty minutes of rush hour traffic (the store of my life in Mexico…), but this gave way to six more hours of some of the most beautiful country side we had ever seen. We had a grand time chill’in on the beach, catching some rays, playing in the surf, and building sand castles. It rained a little here and there, but that is why we were able to go; the rainy season is also called the CHEEP season. Thanks for the weekend away Bryan and Michelle!

Please pray for: Our ministry with the kids, that we would make the most of every opportunity to love in the name of Jesus, improved Spanish skills, building relationships with the kids, wisdom for the foundation of youth ministry we are setting at Renovation church, and traveling safety, and that God would soften the hearts of these kids. THANK YOU!