Mission MEXICO Day 1

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Its 9:00PM Mexico time, which means its Midnight at home, meaning we have been traveling 16 hours and we have 3.5 hours left on the bus we are now on, YAHOO! It’s been a long day, but honestly we have had a ton of laughs and have begun making some cool memories as a church family. One of which is right now as I am sitting in the back of the bus next to the bathroom that has no toilet paper, doesn’t flush and hasn’t been cleaned maybe ever, lol. Everyone is tired but there is a real excitement in the air, no not from the smell of the bathroom, but at the thought of ministering in the name of Jesus a few hours from now. The lights are now off in the bus, it is very quiet, and it’s time to get some shut eye.

OH MY GOODNESS! So when I finished typing last night and turned my computer off, I shut my eyes and within about 15 minutes, our bus HIT A COW! Yep, we HIT A COW! It was crazy for a lot of reasons mostly because we HIT A COW and the other because when you HIT A COW on a major highway in MEXICO, you just can't leave it lying in the road, so we waited an 1.5 hours for the proper people to arrive to remove the COW WE HIT from the highway. CRAZY! Well we finally made it to the hotel about 4 hours ago, making the travel time a whopping 21 hours, HOLY COW, opps, poor cow, I guess I shouldn't say that, how about 21 hours of travel time holy smokes! Now we are up, getting ready, and about to go build something that by some miracle will remain standing after we leave, lol!

I'll write again later.

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  1. Kristie CabralMarch 15, 2010 at 10:46 AM

    We are praying.....for the poor cow that is!!! LOL..JK, our The Cabrals and their SG are on a prayer mission for you guys, and for the safety of the building you build..LOL!!!

    Love to you all!
    Kristie

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  2. AnonymousMarch 15, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    I sure hope there's pictures of this cow! Next time you want a hamburger, wait for a McDonalds.
    Keeping you all in prayer for safety, and God's blessing on all of you, and His hand to touch everyone you meet.
    Ray

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  3. AnonymousMarch 15, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    Well... you know what they say....road kill is quite tasty if eaten the same day. Hope you're not having hamburgers for lunch!!!! You can check to see if it's your beloved dead cow by looking for tire marks on your burgers!!

    Love and blessings to you all

    Barb & Neil

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