The Guys From Down the Street - Take 2

In January, I wrote about some kids - Enrique and Fernando - who live in the same neighborhood as Angel and siblings who are Christians who go to our church.  Enrique is the guy who introduced himself to us several months ago as if he were in some kind of non-christians annonymous...  hehe.  Anyhow, I'd also mentioned that he's been coming regularly to Metamorphosis group (young adults small group), Infusion, and now and then to sunday morning church service. 

Saturday was Infusion (monthly meeting and hang-out time for the young adults at church, and any friends they invite), and Enrique came.  Our topic was worry... and I was the one leading the discussion... quite fitting.  hehe  When we were all leaving, Enrique stopped me and thanked me for the discussion - that he's been suffering a lot lately from worry about all sorts of stuff, and that knowing that GOD provides a way out of worry by us putting our trust in Him, and "casting all our cares on Him." (1 Peter 5:7) It was nice to see that Enrique's life is being impacted through Infusion.  He's also going to tell a little bit about how his life has been impacted recently, at a breakfast for people who want to join a small group at Horizonte. 

Anyhow, yesterday, I just about thought I was hallucinating when I recognized Enrique's mom and sister, and the parents of Andrea (a girl from that same neighborhood who comes to youth group) in church.  I think Angel's family (they're the Christians who live in that neighborhood) are pretty much evangelists by lifestyle - they just hang out with their neighbors and the next thing you know, they all show up at church!

Please pray for Enrique and his family, and Andrea and her family, that soon, all that they have been hearing about Christ's love will move from their heads to their hearts to change their lives and bring salvation!

Our Other Family

Of course being married, we each have two families - Jessica's and Jean Paul's, which are "both of ours' families!"  And you can throw in Delmer and Suyapa and the boys for yet another family to add to the mix. 

But we have another family here in Queretaro - Yola, and her two boys Alex and Ruben.  Yola has been widowed fro about 12 years.  The boys are about our age, and have been good friends with JP for several years.  Yola used to take care of JP when he was sick (before I came along!), and feed him when money was short. 

We've finally crossed the "walk-in-and-snatch-food-out-of-the-fridge-without-asking" point with them, so I think that officially makes us family.  hehe  Yesterday, JP, Yola and I went to the Centro for the Queretaro Easter Festival to get the yummiest bread in the world, and check out the festivities, after having eaten with them for lunch.  Then we watched the lamest "win" of Chivas (most awesomest soccer team) vs. America (yuckiest team in the mexican league) for the rivalry game.  Chivas won, but it was a pretty pathetic game all around.  Yola, Ruben and I  are Chivas fans.  JP and Alex just haven't learned about soccer yet...  :)

Alex, Yola, Ruben, and my favorite dog ever, Chivis.

The Centro and the Fair-Booths

JP and I have both been sick for a while - stomache stuff.  Yuck.  And with a bunch of restrictions on what we should and shouldn't eat, we're ready for some yummy stuff!  Just wanted to post a picture of our FAVORITE fair-foods, which should be out in full force in the Centro on sunday!
These ones are from Christmas time...

The sticks are called "Camotes" and are a candy made out of yams.  These are JP's favorite, I don't care so much for them...  The round things are "Gorditas de Nata," or sweet-cream gorditas (instead of corn circles filled with cheese or sausage these are circles of bread made with lots of whole-milk cream and sugar.)  And the snakey thing is a "Pan de Acámbaro."  (bread from the town of Acámbara Guanajuato).  These breads are sweet with pieces of nuts and seseme seeds in them.  When the fair-booths are in the Centro (like 4 times per year) they have ovens set out undertarps in the downtown streets and you can buy these as the come out of the oven.  Mmmmm, now I can't wait for it to be sunday night...  Oh, and they close about 8 blocks of downtown Querétaro on sunday nights now, even if the fair-booths aren't out, to make it family friendly to not have frustrated motorists trying to weave their way through all the families with small kids running through the streets.  I love my city!