Mexico ramblings~

These are pictures from a trip we took

to Mexico in the middle of December.

We weren't there for long but it was fun

to see friends and spend time in Nava again.

Below Heidi is helping me put together a food package.

We distributed food packages and heaters.

I've known this girl for years.
She became a single mom very young.
This is her youngest little one.
We were able to give her a heater and food package.

I'm always amazed by the creativity of some of the houses.

Heidi and a favorite Aunt "Lala".

We were shocked that Hallie actually

let Pastor Santos hold her. She doesn't like

anyone holding her that she doesn't know,

and if I'm in the room she rarely

lets anyone hold besides me.

I was noticing I don't have many pictures of Hallie Kate

on this trip, but then realized it was because I was

holding her most of the time or she was waiting in the car

with someone while we got out to hand out food or

heaters. The weather got so cold and she's also at the

age that everything goes in her mouth (actually she was

born in that age and I'm not sure when she's going to

grow out of it). So Hallie stayed carefully guarded with

me or my Mom most of the time.

This was right as she was diving for me,

Thankfully Aunt Gita was holding her tight!

How can you resist a face like that?!?!?

THE HISTORY OF THE VAN~

This is what a saw (below) in the front yard of a family we
stopped by to give food to. Boy did that bring
back memories or what!?!?! I had to get a picture!
I looked inside expecting to see Dad, Mom and
13 children filling up the seats but it was empty.
We had this van for years before we moved
to Haiti in 1994. We drove all over the East coast
in it doing presentations for Churches to raise
support so we could go to Haiti. Each of us
children had a part in the presentations so I
remember nervously sitting in the front row
(we all had assigned seats) riding to different
Churches and houses Dad always had Hosanna
music playing as loud as it could go to help
us get rid of the jitters. :) Not sure if it worked
but we liked it anyway. When we moved back from Haiti
we moved the van to TX with us. Once in TX we pulled
the seats out of it and it became
our "tool van" for hauling the house building tools back
and forth to Mexico, paint supplies, chop saw,
hammers, nails, etc. etc. etc. the van always
smelled like saw dust and paint.
Wow that van has been through a lot.
It finally retired several years ago to a
small town in Mexico. :) Nava.
Sorry about all the rambeling,
but I just had to post this picture!