Bendiciones de Lejos

God continues to provide. I prayed, like a year ago, that God would provide someone who could help me financially for Mexico by giving $5,000. I thought that was a huge request, but I believed God could and would provide, even a whole $5,000! He did. The car that I was given, it sold for $5,000. Stuff like that is cool!

So, yesterday, Marlia come to visit. She brought stuff for me from my Honduran family and the Fonsecas. Among the things that the Delgados sent were six small handmade purses. Six!? Wow, I'll never run out of little purses! Me and Marlia laughed! So today, I actually read the letter that Suyapa had sent, and she said that she sent me the purses to sell so I can raise money for Mexico. Wow! It's amazing how people who believe in me, believe in the ministry, and believe that this is all God's will, do all they can to help this come to pass! Mami can't send a check for me, but she was able to send some purses. And, I believe the purses were made by Carolina, a super-sweet lady from Germania church. It's just amazing to know that people, even outside my country, are behind me in this! Even though I'm going to MEXICO, the relationship between CentralAmericans and Mexicans is similar to that between UnitedStatesicans and the French. Except not as sarcastic. It's interesting to see both sides of that relationship as an outsider - I see Honduran & Salvadoran attitudes about Mexicans, and Mexican attitudes about CentralAmericans.

Anybody want to buy a purse?? They're made out of this sting/twine material that kind of reminds me of a plastic Safeway bag stretched into string. It's pretty cool material. The purses are very small, but cute!

Marlia and I talked, basically the entire time she was here, about stuff about Honduras. Her trip, her team, our mutual friends in Honduras. It was great to hear about my catracho buddies, and to continue to learn about Honduran culture, and interactions between them and us gringos.