Bahia de Kino

We took 3 days and went north up the coast to Bahia de Kino. It is about an hour and half drive from Guaymas. What a welcomed break, full of relaxation and laughter with Tito and Judy. There is a cultural difference in Kino, as the Seri Indians settlements are nearby. They are the only Indians in all of Mexico that chose not to be referred to as Mexicans. Fishing is a way of life in Kino. Enjoy the pictures.

Bahia de Kino

Our room with the reflection of the sea in the sliding door.

 

Yes, I believe I could get use to this!

A future fisherman.

The days catch.

Harvesting the days catch. These fishermen work hard. They are up before dawn preparing the boats and nets, and are out on the water at sunrise. This was about 3 in the afternoon. 





Everyone gets involved.

Dinner! Fresh fish and veggies. De Colores!

The sunrises are as spectacular as the sunsets.

Our beach and Isla de Tibulon.

Lucy came to church this morning in this beautiful shawl. I told her how lovely she looked and she took the shawl off, wrapped it around my neck and said it is a gift for you. I tried to give it back and was quickly told by others that I was required to accept it. I was completely overwhelmed with emotion. The generousity of the people here is amazing. I  will forever cherish this gift and what it meant to her to give it to me.

After church Oscar took us for a walk to the large market in the center of the city, where it we observed people shopping, eating, and enjoying the Sunday. We then went to enjoy lunch at a small out of the way Mom and Pop restaurant that he was familiar with. The next photo is of our lunch.

Shrimp, manta, and aleta soup. Yes, manta ray. Aleta is the fin of the fish.
"Where the Lord leads, I will follow.
What the Lord feeds, I will swallow."
It was an interesting soup and quite filling.

We have tomatoes, peppers, cucumber, cilantro, and sunflowers planted in our yard. We are going to enjoy these cherry tomatoes very soon.

We went out to the village on Monday to check on the progress on rebuilding the wall. Thanks to your generous support, it looks like the wall should be up by weeks end.

Happy Birthday Judy!

Worship at Centro Cristiana

Irish pastor preaching at Dream Center, Juan Carlos, yellow shirt, translating

Belen, Jeff was teaching her to yo-yo

Myrna Garcia

Another busy week has flown by. I have been meeting with a young lady a couple of times a week to help her with her English. Myrna is a beautiful, shy, straight A student, the only pitfall in her education is her English. Inspite of her shyness, I think she is becoming comfortable with me, as she is using her English more and more each time we meet. The young people can be very critical of each other when their peers don't get pronounciations correct. That is probably the reason that she is not getting A's in English as well.
We welcomed a mission team from Canada to the Dream Center on Saturday. They had been in San Carlos for about 10 days, working in the villages with Brenda, a women who also has a local mission ministry. She works close with Tito and Judy and brings her teams to the Dream Center to serve when possible. The team looked tired, sunburned, and yet enthused about serving the Lord. They were getting ready to head home today.
The pastor with the team, was Irish, so we heard a powerful message with a distinct Irish accent.
Yesterday was Judy's birthday. We had a celebration in the courtyard after services. Good food, good fellowship!
There have been a couple of cruise ships in the port about a week apart. Guaymas has been working hard on the waterfront to welcome and encourage tourism. We went to the waterfront when the first ship arrived to see all of the excitement. It was fun to talk with the travelors. There were booths with locals selling their wares. Beautiful artwork! Maybe I have mentioned this previously?
Time to go meet with Myrna. She is helping me with Spanish, as well. Photos later.



Our home for the winter



Jesus, Alicia, their children Gerardo and Ivana



painting at Candy and Beto's



Candy





Can't get the pictures to post. Any ideas anyone?

Buenas Noches

Realized that we hadn't posted anything in about a week. WOW! It has been a quick week. Last night we got a wonderful blessing, as our neighbors, Alicia and Jesus, hooked up to wireless and allowed us to use their password, so we now can internet from our home! We don't have to drag the laptop all over the city,  hopefully we will post more often. They are the sweetest little family and have been such a gift. They have brought food over to us on several occasions and have told us not to hesitate if we need anything.  Communication is a bit of a struggle, but with our Spanish/English dictionaries and Franklin translator, we are able to figure out most conversations. Sure have been wishing that I would have taken Senor Hinderman's Spanish class in school!
Today we painted at Candi and Beto's and will try to finish tomorrow with their kitchen. It is a bit more than just painting, as the salt air here does a bit of damage to the concrete. We did a fair amount of scraping and patching before we could actually do any painting. The day was great fun with lots of laughs, great food, and accomplishment. Candi is fluent in English, Beto and their daughter, Priscila, speak and understand some. Pastor Arturo, fondly known as King Arthur, was there helping with the project as well. I will try to post pictures, although I haven't been real successful in that. Don't know what the problem is.

FUEGO!

We had a little excitement in the neighborhood last night. We had just started to play a game of cribbage ( cards) and Alicia, our neighbor, pounded on the kitchen window yelling something, which we weren't sure at the time what.. We jumped up and ran outside to see the field across the street from us on fire. Several us were trying to fill buckets, with no water pressure, some shoveling dirt onto the fire while waiting for the firetruck. Must say that my heart was beating hard. The field is very large and full of dried brush, weeds, and trash. We are very thankful that the wind was not blowing, as it could have been worse than what it was. We did finally get back to the cribbage game which turned into an embarrassing skunk for Jeff and a point of gloating for me. Please enjoy the pictures posted. Hector is our neighbor to the west of us, and he has been working on the brick wall between us. Quite a bricklayer! Tomorrow we are going to start doing some work and painting in Candy and Beto's large kitchen. It is a well used gathering place for fellowship, so we feel that they are very deserving of some help. Dios te bendiga!

Hector working on the wall

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the sunsets here are amazing!

Ramon and Petra's sheep....I think we need some to raise?

Ice skating rink in Guaymas.

Ramon, Petra, Sandra, and granddaughters. Ramon and Petra live in the village of Los Cerrito.

Centro Cristiana church in Los Cerritos