A Day in Chichi with the Pepperdine students

What a good day it has been! I met the students this morning at the hotel and 14 of us made our way to Chichi to check out the market. For many, it was their first time and they were looking forward to it.

We found a van that did not have any passengers to we jumped in that one. When we arrived in Chichi there was a traffic jam so we unloaded early and walked to the corner. As soon as we got there, a tuk-tuk lost it's front wheel. The guys, wanting to be helpful, just picked the tuk-tuk up, turned it around and pushed it up an incline to remove it from the congested area. Then the owner was able to totally replace his wheel!

Max wanted to buy some blankets with money that was donated for his trip. He was able to find a good price and with doing so, marked himself as an easy buyer :) The ladies below followed and followed him hoping he would leave Chichi with their goods also in his bag.
We enjoyed lunch at one of the favorite restaurants, Casa Juan. They have a good buffet on Sundays and it is in a central location.
I had a real good group photo this morning but had camera problems so I lost it. :( I will have to work on another one. This photo was taken in the Santo Tomas Hotel while we waited for everyone to return.

We safely made it back to Santa Cruz in time for worship. Josefina's dad preached the sermon and Juan Diego translated for him. They have never translated the message into English before so I thought this was very kind of them.

The message was on evangelism and what really evangelism it. He talked about the death and resurrection of Christ and how Christians are to continue to share this story. Without the resurrection, there is no Christianity. When we are baptized, we are baptized into Christ. He shared scripture from Romans 6 as he spoke. It was a very good message.

We then went for icecream and some went to get more substantial food as chicken and pizzas. I headed home to make last minute plans for tomorrow.

We are going to a new community tomorrow, Xeabaj. I am really looking forward to it and pray that they people will be receptive and we will have several patients.