Day 2

We met Alex’s family. The group of workers studying with Alex also prepared us our meals for the next day, along with Alex’s wife. They were all such a wonderful blessing to us. We felt so welcomed and loved.

After breakfast, we set off for our training which Libby was so gracious as to present to us. Libby was a very special gift to our team from the Lord. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and was able to give the training presentation in English to our team. I felt incredibly relieved to not be solely responsible for interpreting. She also accompanied us to the village that night. We probably would not have been able to eat without her! She headed up all the cooking and cleaning. She was truly amazing. Her husband is currently going through the course with Alex so that they can also go out into a village as workers.

In the afternoon we headed to our village to work with Mario, the worker stationed there. We had a lovely ride up into the mountains, and were blessed with a beautiful sunset and beautiful weather. The scenery was striking. Those riding in the car with Libna were privileged to hear her testimony.

When we met Mario, he was very shy, with his head down the whole time. One of the most wonderful things about the trip was to see the transformation in Mario over our short time there. We had talked to the Father so much for his encouragement and that we could be a real help to him. When we left he gave Todd and Jason a huge squeeze and was grinning from ear to ear - one of the precious servants of the Lord. It made a big impact in our lives to think about how much he had given up to serve others in the name of Jesus. He lives in a small building. His home consists of one room, dirt floor, no running water, no flushing toilets. No refrigerator, no cell phone, no internet….just God.

We had frosted flakes and ‘fruitie loopies’ (Alex’s phrase J ) for dinner. Todd was very excited to find something so familiar in the remote mountains of Oaxaca.