New Life

What a great weekend we had in the village!  The other couple we work with and us held a cook out before the service, inviting the church members and their friends.  There were two men that came to eat with us who had never had anything to do with the church before.  One of them even stayed through the service!  The other couple said this was a pretty big deal.  We were excited to be able to witness it.  

Mylee and Evie were able to experience new life this weekend as they were able to play with some new baby goats.  You can probably imagine how much fun they had carrying them around.  In fact they had a hard time leaving them!

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New Life

Farm, Village, and Onyx Factory

This a a compilation of a few different events that have taken place in the past two weeks.  The first set of pictures takes place at a local horse ranch that Evie's class went to for a field trip.  She was able to ride a horse, pet a bunny, milk a cow and press the fat out of cheese to make it ready to eat.  It was a day of many firsts for her and what fun it was to experience God's wonderful creations around us.

The second set are of our second trip to Tehuacan where we revisited the village where the bio-digester was built.  We were not able to get the stove lit, because of the lack of pressure to push the gas through.  Hopefully the next trip we will be able to see the fruits of their labor.  While we were in the village, Aaron was able to teach from the book of Acts about the early church to the believers there during their Saturday night service.  He will have another opportunity in a few weeks.

The third set is of a day trip we took to Tecali.  Tecali is a city about an hour from us that is famous for its Onyx and Marble crafts that are cut from the local mines around that area.  We went with a volunteer team to help translate for them.  On this trip, we were able to take a tour through the factory to see how they craft some of their pieces, of which we took a couple of pictures.  It was a great day for our family and the volunteers.

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Farm, Village, and Factory

Christmas and Birthdays

Since our last blog we have had two birthdays in our family.  Gabrielle turned the big 3-0 and Mylee turned a big 7!  For Gabrielle's birthday a couple ladies here in Puebla helped Aaron throw a small surprise party the night before her birthday so that she wouldn't expect it.  She was very surprised!  Among our missionary friends, who feel a lot like family, we were able to celebrate Mylee's birthday as well.  She chose to have hers at Peter Piper Pizza, which is a little like Chuck-E-Cheese.  It was a great time to be had by all!  We also added a few Christmas pictures that we just realized we hadn't gotten off the camera.  Enjoy!

Christmas and Birthdays

Parrot Park and New Year's Eve

Parrot Park and New Year's Eve

Because the girls were out of school for Christmas break we decided to visit the parrot park once again to visit some of our favorite animals.  We took some pics of our favorites and then took a little lunch break about halfway through.  It was a great family day for all.  

Our New Year's Eve was great fun with other families here in Puebla.  We had fun with sparklers and dominoes well into the night.  It was a great night of fellowship and we were blessed to have been able to spend it with friends.  Enjoy the pics!