Day 104-Ministry in Morelia

We met for service and Leah worked with Lluvia and I worked with Eliseo. He is a young brother, 25, who recently moved to this congregation. He serves as an elder and pioneer. It was a very nice morning-it hasn’t rained here; very sunny and very dry. Maybe the rain isn’t following us, as some of you think. We went to meet a sister who has a small store, and she shared her experience of how she came to know Jehovah. It was really encouraging how she progressed despite major obstacles, violence and abuse.

Afterward, we went home and chit-chatted. A sister from their congregation, Sonia, came down and showed us how to make sopes by hand-not easy. Dolores made beans, nopales, salsa verde, queso and limón to go on top; more authentic deliciousness.

Cory and Emily Wallace popped in for a few minutes to say hi, along with two sisters from their congregation. For those who may not know them, they are from Rochester and moved to Morelia about 6 months ago to assist in an English-speaking congregation. There is a great need here for English-speaking friends to help out. Surprisingly, the majority who speak English here are not ex-patriots, but rather, Mexican people who either grew up in the U.S. and  returned to Mexico, or students. We made plans with them to get together later in the week. The world is really getting smaller and smaller every day, huh?

After dinner, Gamaliel, Alejandra and Sergio came over and we all went down to the city center. It was really beautiful; it looks like an old European city with a central park, beautiful stone buildings and a very modern feel. First, we hit the Mercado de dulces (candy market). Then, we went to a museum and caught a free concert-3 gentlemen playing Mexican guitar music. We passed by a Woolworth's store (didn't even know they still existed). Then some fountains and parks-really beautiful. And in the background are old aquaducts that gradually go down in size as they run through the city.

Lluvia and Miguelito

Afterward, we went to walk the Calle de romance (street of Romance).

We took a lot of pics and then headed for some street food. For $2.40 Leah and I had sweet tamales, atole de canela (a sweet hot drink made from cinnamon, milk and some other stuff I can’t remember)r. Then, I got a cappuccino smoothy. We were stuffed and not broke.

We caught a taxi home and prepared for Thursday.

Oops-I forgot I had some churros with chocolate