First Impressions

My goodness Mexico. I still don't know what I think about it yet. Everyone keeps asking me, "Do you like it here in Mexico?" and I keep saying "I've only been here for 2 days and barely that." haha

I got here and was hit with some altitude sickness that I didn't even think about but apparently when you increase 7000 feet in altitude, dizziness and headaches are bound to follow. But today I am feeling much better so I am thankful for that!

I am living with 2 missionaries here who are with OMS. They're from the US but have lived here for 15 yrs + so they've been really helpful. There are also two other girls my age... one from Ireland and the other from Illinois... that have been here for a couple months already. It's definitely a blessing that they are here because they have welcomed me and made me feel much more at home than if I was with all older people or Mexicans. Not that I don't love them as well, it's just nice to have that here too. All of the people at OMS call us the Ninas Poderosas which the English speaking missionaries have translated into the Powderpuff Girls haha

I went to work for the first time today and the street "kids" I am going to be working with are more my age than younger kids. A lot of them have been in and out of the US and are back here in gangs and on drugs and come into the center to take showers and have food and have a bible study during the week. I'm working with 2 mexican couples and they are truly amazing. They also do church planting in that area and have some of the biggest hearts for leading people to God that I have ever seen. This is their job and passion full time and you can tell by the way they work with and pray for the kids. It is definitely going to be a stretch for me in almost every way but hopefully I will be picking up Spanish really quickly and will be able to relate with them and serve them in some way to point them towards God. I'm definitely glad that I will be working with them because it is forcing me to live in Spanish during the day. A few of the "kids" know some English but for the most part I'm going to have to do the talking. I can't really do anything if I can't talk with them.

So... I'm still not exactly sure what's going on after two days, but I have a small glimpse of what I'll be doing and I'm excited about it for sure. I'm just hoping and praying that God uses me as I'm working with these kids as also as I'm living with the missionaries here. Hopefully I'll be an encouragement to them and give them some relief from their work while I'm here.

Also... random comment... I will never ever drive in Mexico. It is the craziest thing I've ever seen... not to mention the "speed bumps" that are almost bigger than the cars every 100 ft. Insane. That is all I have to say.

Love you all!