All the way from Mexico!

-The following is an update from Elizabeth, who is currently in Mexico.-

"Hey!

I hope you all are well. I am still healthy here in Mexico, which is very nice. Kids club was fun last we, we made thumb print book marks! The kids are a great example to me of finding pleasure in even the smallest of areas! Let me tell you the excitement of last week. There was a meeting at the catholic church last week. The priest told all the parents that if their children came to the Acosta's house they would not be given first communion. Now, this might not seem like a big deal to you, but if you do not get first cummunion here in Mexico you are not going to go to heaven OR be married. (By the catholic church) So, basically the priest was threatening to take away their salvation. Now, to the people here, not going to heaven isn't such a big deal. Most of them think that they can't possibly earn their way into heaven anyway. (They aren't good enough) So, they believe they will just stay in purgatory forever. BUT not getting married is really huge for them. So, long story short, we thought there weren't going to be many kids there on Friday. BOY WERE WE EVER WRONG! There were 45 children at the Acosta's house. That is an all time high! So, that was a great example to me of how all thing are possible in God! :-) You can really see here that God is removing the scales from the peoples eyes and allowing them to see the truth! Then, after kids club on Friday night there is Adult Bible Study at 8:00 p.m. I am going to start going to that to improve my spanish. It is on the book "The Purpose Driven Life" good book and all, but let me tell you after five hours of constantly being surround by kids it is hard to concentrate. I will not think it is so hard to pay attention late at night again when I am back in the States! At least then it will be in English! :-) Ah, well, it should help me. The Bible study is on Tuesdays and Fridays and tomorrow they are expecting me to read some of the chapter aloud. That should be interesting. Well, on Saturday I went to a baby shower. In Mexico they have a baby shower for every baby that you have. This was for a 24 year old lady named Ophelia. She comes to the Bible Study with her husband. It was nothing like I had ever been to before.

Well, I will keep you updated, but I best go to bed. Tomorrow is a party day, because it is Mexico's Independence Day.

Good Night!

Love,

Elizabeth"