Day 6: throwing the car

I don't understand why either.*

This morning (11:30ish) we went to Don Samuel's house to use his brand new pool... for baptisms, that is. I love that the first water in his pool was to baptize students in the church. Superchido. Ha, anyway, Carolina and Jay got baptized, depsite it being a little bit chilly (around 17 C). Jay's mom got to come, which is special (she kept saying thank you to everyone who talked to her). I was very proud of Carolina, because she chose to get baptized (she picked a day when we would be here) despite some opposition from her family. I realize every now and then just how blessed I am to have a family that is on God's side. (hi mom, when you read this)

For the early afternoon we went downtown to a touristy shopping center and just hung out. Very relaxing, very fun... Got some fantastic pizza for a late lunch...right before we went to play futbol (not on the list of good decisions) at the fields with the church and a few contacts.

So...playing futbol here is really good for me (read: humbling). I am really quite bad at it (coordination? huh.), but it's so much fun and the church here is so loving (i.e. they know how to make fun of you without tearing you down*) that I just stop caring how bad I am (eventually) and enjoy having fun with the church.

After futbol we all had dinner in a restaurant in Cumbres...Dustin, Ana and I sat with Mario, his sister Ana and Henry. So. Much. Laughing. Mario told jokes and stories the whole time we were eating (all of them technically "politically incorrect" (read: offensive) but hilarious*), then switched to youtube videos on an iphone (ew) afterwards...



* There is an expression in Spanish, Tirar el carro (throw the car), that means to make fun of people. Regios (people from Monterrey) are especially good at making fun of people kindly. The only thing a Regio can do better than make fun of you, is make fun of himself. Most of the jokes here have Mexicans at the receiving end...

wow, three asterisks all explained in one point... well done self