Day 08: How I Ended up in the Hospital in Mexico.

Or: Dramatic Titles Get Attention

I've found my sense of humor morphing into a more Mexican sense of humor the more often i come here.

We had an early morning after a late night, but it was very worth it. We got picked up at 9 and went to the house of one of the couples in the church here to make sandwiches. 320 sandwiches. Then we took them to the hospital (my mom breathes a sigh of relief 😏).

The hospital we went to is one that is free for people with jobs. The care is good but the lines are long. Like...days long. Sometimes people come from other cities and stay here for days. So, having a meal is helpful. We got to talk and pray and share with people. I got to listen to my compadre, Edgar, share the gospel and pray with a guy.

I also got to be chased and tackled and party with Sophia and a gaggle of her homies/minions. That was the best 😊

Afterwards we went to get lunch and pick up some souvenirs, then got to rest for a while before the evening event. "Drop the Mic Showcase" was a concert/hangout at a super chill hipster cafe called Café Acustica. The church band, Stephen Campbell and another band all played and we listened and ate good food and (some of us) danced and hung out. We had several of our new friends come and meet our church homies and make good connections.

Now it's 3 AM and we're about to dye some anonymous people's hair blue and talking about the trip.

I think the thing that i've been most impressed by today (besides God, that is) is my team. They've gone so hard this week; pushing through discouragement, social exhaustion, physical exhaustion, culture shock, being sick, language barriers, spiritual attack, doubt, different foods and all kinds of other troubles. And they've served and loved and prayed and served some more and been playful and been socially engaged and been unified and focused on God and in tune with the Spirit and so selfless. I am so unspeakably proud of each of them. I can't put it into words, i just love them a lot.

Reference back to "you can't do it alone" from yesterday. The other side of that is, even as an introvert i can confidently say that i wouldn't want to (even the times when i want to).

much love.