Happenings

Today, we went to a local restaurant called Viva Mexico, which was adorned inside with colorful hanging decorations and had some of Mexico's most famous ranchero bands playing in the background over the stereo. It was a good time of being together - just hanging out, eating, and conversing.

After that, even more importantly, we went to do laundry at our nearby laundromat - a very special ritual that takes place every Saturday afternoon. Despite the wonderful fascination that folding clothes offers, being at the laundromat is an enjoyable experience for me in that I get to catch up on my reading.

What else might you want to know about the happenings at our YWAM base? How about Community Night? Every month all the staff from both El Paso (TX) and Juarez come together to worship, pray, and get updated on the ministry's progress. And last night, I was involved in two ways: music and brownies.

Since God has blessed me with musical abilities, I've had the privilege of helping out with the worship here. What I love most about it is being able to bless others with this gift, which happens as people worship God through the music.

Now about the brownies. Last night I got the chance to make desert for everyone to enjoy after Community Night. It most definitely satisfied any sweet tooth there, but the bottom line is that they were more gooey than I had intended. See, I attempted to create my own chocolate frosting recipe, but it was so wet that it ended up turning the brownies into a sugar-loaded chocolate mush. And my lesson was simply this: next time, I'll try altering my concoction. My opinion is that the fun of experimenting outside of a step-by-step recipe makes up for any unexpected outcomes.

And finally, let me remind you that in a month, my team is leaving for Southeast Asia, where we will be for a total of six weeks! We are very excited.

That's all for now! Have a great day.

Below: Some of the kids from Rancho Los Amigos, random people at Community Night, and myself with Jennifer.