Pastor Isac is playing songs & the kids are singing their hearts out!  He has a wonderful repore with the children.

"Christian" is getting acquainted with the hog & sharing his water with her.

On Sunday, we joined two other cars & one motorcycle to bring workers, a "Pastor", and lots of supplies to a poor village named, Mapache - which is two hours south of Puerto Vallarta.  We invited a worker from the Salvation Army to go with us, & let him borrow Peter's "Relevant shirt" instead of the long sleeve black one he was wearing.  He knows alittle English, & thought it would be a good experience for him.  This older man's brother owns the property where the Church service is held only 3 times a year (I had thought it was once a month).  No one is able to drive the Pastor to & from this place at other times of the year.

We were instructed by the boys to turn down this path toward their home, to which we refused & let them out to walk the rest of the way home.  It's always sad to drop them off, because most of the time they are "latch key" kids & no one there to meet them.  We've given them and their Mom New Testaments, and pray that they will read them & that the Holy Spirit would draw them to Jesus.  Please pray with us for these precious children.

Many times after our English class, we take two of our students home in a neighboring town.  A couple of days ago, the 10 year old told us he would show us the way they walk home, as opposed to the regular streets.  It was quite an experience & quite "creepy"!  We passed these "houses", and huge holes in the road filled with water & heard how in one place, they encountered a crocodile in a swampy area!  Any of you Moms out there willing to send your kids home this "short cut"?

Market day takes place every Monday in Mojonares, right in the street (both sides), & in the town plaza.  Every town, no matter what the size, has a town plaza, where special events take place, market day, and the many "fiestas" .  It's great for the local people who don't have the $ for bus fare to go to the bigger towns, etc.  It's quite a work of art to see how they set up their spots to sell their goods.

And one block down the street lives this little lady who has been visited by many people who come & go at the Salvation Army.