Angelina's Life in Motion

Wow! I can't believe it's been a whole week since I've had the chance to write! I'm sure you all are just as busy though! Well, as usual, it's been a great week and I've continued to feel overwhelmed by God's goodness! I attended a Missionary Fellowship Dinner on Thursday. It was so neat to see the missionary community united together. They are such a wonderful group of people! After dinner, we had a time of singing. The couple who led singing had a 20 year old daughter, who graduated from the school, die of cancer this summer. Two other missionary families lost an immediate family member this summer as well. So, we sang all the old hymns about heaven and meeting one day face to face with the Savior. I didn't know most of the songs, but I was so blessed to see the joy and passion on the faces of the missionaries as they invisioned themselves meeting with the Lord! Well, that was a great time! The whole week was just filled with times of fellowship! On Sunday, my church had an Independence Day party, which was really fun. In Mexico they have a traditional Independence Day shout, called the Grito. It goes back to the night (Sept. 15) that the people shouted for Independence and the war began. Then on Monday, we had a party at school. The kids (and I) wore traditional Mexican outfits. It was a lot of fun. Monday night the staff had an Independence Day party. We watched on TV as 80 million Mexicans gathered in Mexico CIty and the president did a ceremonial waving of the flag. It reminded me a lot of our New Years- like watching the ball drop in Times Square. They had musical guests and fireworks. It was interesting. On Tuesday we were off of school and I just took the day off. I stayed home and got some things done. Wednesday I had a little adventure. Well, remember the daycare I told you about. The one at my friend's church, which is in the middle of a field, with no road going to it? Well, on Wed. night, a few of us were going to help with the children's church. Well, it rained right before we went and it flooded streets, fields, etc. But, we went anyways. We got off the bus to walk to the church and ahead of us was a big muddy, wet field. Off we went, trekking through what seemed like a swamp. I'd look down to see grasshoppers on my pantlegs. The dirt path leading to the church was all mud and boy were we a mess when we got there- but it was fun! Well, I'll end by telling you about today. Today was the school picnic. It was so much fun! (Mom- I made vegetable pizza and everyone liked it. Aren't you proud!) My whole class was there. It was a perfect day for a picnic! We went to a private park. We played volleyball and I learned an outdoor version of tennis/racquetball. The kids played in the pool and caught lizards. One boy got the lizard to bite his ear and he walked around with a lizard hanging from his ear. Interesting. I looked for a lizard, but didn't find one. One of my goals before I leave Mexico is to catch a lizard! They are so cool! Well, anyways, I've got lots of school work to do after my day of fun! Have a great week everyone! You are in my thoughts and prayers!