couldn't get to a computer last night...

saturday morning i took a micro into town and met rocio and paco at the flag. we went to buy rocio's supplies for school, which starts on monday. she was so excited. it was awesome. i wanted to take a picture of her but i think she would have been embarassed lol. the cashier walked into a back room and came back with gifts for rocio, i think because she spent a certain amount. maybe just because she was nice...who knows. rocio was clapping and smiling and so happy...it was precious.

after paco and i dropped rocio off, we were headed to the church when he got a call. it was from his family in guanajato and he was really worried that something bad had happened - they never call. it was his dad who left when paco was 2. he called to tell paco he loves him. ah! he was crying but trying to hide it, i was trying to figure out just exactly what was going on, and his dad was saying i just wanted to tell you i love and am thinking about you. it was pretty awesome.

later that night, marta, abuelita, lis, paco, and i went to a party for a church that was celebrating 16 years of ministry. it was an intense party, let me tell you. they had flags representing about 20 countries and had this huge procession with them, and then read a bible verse and prayer to go along with each country. then a very large pastor from leon preached for almost 2 hours. he was hilarious and super energized...whenever he wanted to make a point he would smack his fists against his gut. i'm sure he's covered in bruises from the way he was talking/hitting himself.

today, sunday, i taught sunday school. it was really great! lourdes helped me find a bilingual website with tons of lessons. we talked about hebrews 12:1-2 - running the race. we talked about derek redmond in the barcelona olympics who pulled a muscle during the race and whose father came down from the stands to finish the race with him, because derek was determined to finish. see the comparison? our father came down from his place in heaven to run the race with us. we colored a picture of derek redmond at the finish line, made our own medals and i made a word search for the kids to do. lots of fun, but i missed hearing the message.

a group from california was in church today. they introduced themselves and said they were working at rancho el refugio! it was a father son team doing some work on the pole barn. i love when americans come because i can have a legit conversation and say everything i want to say...but this was even better! they usually come for easter 2 and were back for a short week. it was so great to talk to them.

i'm so excited for rocio and school tomorrow. i hope she loves it and it's the start of something great!