Memorizing My Lines

To start us off, I had a butterfly the size of my hand in my bedroom last night. If someone would have videotaped me from the moment I saw it until I gave up and went inside to sleep on the couch, I would have won America's Funniest Home Videos' Mexico addition. That darn thing wouldn't move no matter what I did and since it was night, the longer I left my door open, the more bugs kept coming in. There are so many bugs here that don't bother me because I just kill them and I'm fine, but this darn butterfly- it gave me problems. This morning Robin- one of the ladies I'm living with came in and took it out on her finger calling me a city slicker haha.

I was volunteered to participate in a sketch this Saturday. I found out on Monday so I've been trying to memorize my lines for it. It's called something to the effect of the auction of a soul. They've used it here in a few neighborhoods already where they have house churches as an outreach tool. Basically what happens in the play is they open an auction to see who has the best to offer for this man's soul. I go first- I'm the world. I offer him all the money he wants, fame, a good reputation, etc. Then the next person who comes up is something to do with addiction/ vices. She offers drugs and gambling and stuff like that saying that money and reputation come from that. So she beats me out. Then Satan comes but you don't know he's Satan til the very end. He offers everything to the guy that we have saying he owns those things as well as sex and being your own boss. The soul accepts his offer and all the sudden Satan puts chains on his hands and throws him to the ground. They ask if anyone else is there with a better offer. Jesus comes and says he wants to give his own life. He talks for a while about all the hope and redemption and forgiveness for those who believe in him. This isn't a great illustration of what the play is but it's a little bit of an idea. I'm excited about it but kind of nervous at the same time. I still don't have my lines all the way memorized and its on Saturday. And the problem is if I lose my place, it's not as easy to fill in and make stuff up since it's in Spanish. baah!

Other than that it hasn't been a super exciting week. There's been a little bit of drama at the shelter because one of the couples who is closest to getting off the street- Leo and Rocio- got into a fight Monday and got kicked out. Wednesday we had to go and track them down because no one had heard from them. We found them and I think they're alright again but it just shows how quickly one thing can set one of these guys back. The line between following the rules to the T and giving them second chances through understanding that they've made huge improvements since the beginning and mess ups are bound to happen. The whole law and grace thing.

I've been working on my testimony in Spanish because they want me to give it during the devotions. I'm scheduled to do it on Monday so I'm just hoping and praying that something that I have to say will be relevant to these guys.

One final thing- Today I was in a Suburban with 10 people (fully grown people)... sardine style. We were on our way to the place where we're doing the play on Saturday to hand out fliers and announce it with a megaphone. The way there was one of the funniest things I've experienced so far in Mexico. Just listening to the conversation in between the people was hilarious. We ended up going the same way I go on the bus every day. And where I mentioned before where the buses go the wrong way on the off ramp to take a short cut onto the high way... well a bus was doing the same thing and the guy who was driving (the pastor of one of the churches I might say) said, "Que inteligente!" and swerved over (3 lanes) to follow the bus right onto the high way. I lost it and was cracking up in the back. Anything goes on these roads. The more creative the better.

Hope you are all doing well!!!