A Few Words From Beth

Today we got the chance to go climb the mountain in SLP.  Climbing up on a slick surface, loose rocks, and almost no light makes it very difficult.  Almost everyone made it up the mountain okay, but my dad and Monna didn't go up all the way.  (Steve says that Simon's Lego Man made it up the mountain too!) The sunrise on SLP is amazing, because when you get to see it come up as you are walking up if your really slow.  We only got individual pictures because the entire group didn't come up to the cross.  The way down was very different, not just because it was lighter than the way up.  You will probably actually fall down easier because it's down, not up.  We only had one major injury, but no bones were broken!

VBS today at Pavon with my group of 10 year old girls was hectic!  When it came to snack time after recreation I tried to tell the girls to line up, but that ended up in most of the girls clinging to my arms and shirt.  I loved like their childlike faith and excitement to go to their next class, after craft is Bible Stories and the rooms are right next to each other.  The poor nine year old boys were trampled!  At our last class they pretty much sprinted to the next class, and they had to line up in front of the room for a better and nicer entry.

After a lunch of steak and potatoes our group went to Rancho Nuevo and The Mission.  Nate made up a new game of tying a tire to a rope and throwing it down a cliff, then pulling it back up.  I'm pretty sure we distracted the adult class with the tire...  At The Mission there is a boy named Jermey who calls Nate and almost everyone an "amiga" or "amigo" lives there.  (He also goes to Pavon)  I help Nikki and Brianna lead the singing, and trying to make the kids sing as loud as they can during a song.  I am...I don't know how I feel it's a mix of emotions, about how they can be so happy without much.  Us raised in America are taught by culture that bigger is better...and it makes us think that we need the newest stuff or have to be like someone better than us....

A little side story from last night...
Last night Nate had been sleepwalking (or something like that) and grabs my dad's leg.  Dad screams and wakes Nate up and he screams.  According to Omar he heard them mumbling "Sorry" and "It's fine"

Talk to you guys later! Devo time!
-Beth