Last night I met two of the coolest Mexican ladies ever. Me, Josh, and Duane (we got the translator! yay Duane!) went to Chela's house. It was kinda like a courtyard thing with a couple of buildings in it--one she used for the laundry-ish room and the other was her actual house. I knew I liked her immediately when I walked in the door and spotted two cats. My liking for her grew as I discovered she also had two dogs and another cat (and by the way, one one of her dogs was named "Doggie" and one of her cats was named "Kitty"). :)
There was another lady there named Elsi (sp?). She helps take care of Chela because Chela's a widow. At one point the ladies were asking us when we were leaving and we said "Tomorrow morning" and I was joking about how I have to because I already missed Father's Day last year and she said, "My children don't have a father." :( It was one of those moments where you feel really bad and don't know what to say, but she moved on and was asking us about St. Louis. Later we were sitting outside and I asked her how long she had been a Christian. She told us that when she was seven she wanted to be a Christian but her parents wouldn't let her and made her go to a Catholic church. I guess when her parents died, she was able to actually actively follow God. She spoke about how her husband is no longer alive and her childen have moved away, so she has been kind of lonely. But she pointed to the sky and said, "I know I am never alone, because He is with me. And she sent me a friend to help take care of me."
The friend she's talking about is Elsi. Elsi also told us her testimony. She became a Christian three years ago. She runs a shop and tells people about Jesus. Some people listen and tell her their problems, and some just get angry with her. But she knows she has to do it. She says that her sister runs the shop in the morning, and she runs the shop in the afternoon and can listen to the Christian radio station, so she has "half of a day to give to Jesus." I was thinking that most ofus have problems giving a few minutes to Jesus each day to pray. She said that her family doesn't want to listen to her about Jesus, but she's told them. She said that if it's God's will for them to not listen then there's nothing she can do about it. She's given it up to God.
So yeah, they're pretty awesome. they said they help out a lot at the church, and no kidding. They're here right now.
Please pray for Pastor Ramon today. He's leaving for Chiopas (the place where the pastor was killed) today. He'll be gone for maybe a week.
I've learned so much here in Mexico, most of which I have not been able to share on here because they're been no time! But you'll hear about it when I get back. :)
We've got a long day of travel ahead of us! yay...
See you guys tonight! (Hopefully...)
Love,
-Rebecca