Rain or shine...

...la Escuelita must go on. 

That has been the way of things this year.  Last year Escuelita fell during an abnormal and long dry spell during the summer.  This year, it is falling on one of the wettest times of the year.  So, that has forced us to make some otherwise unwanted sacrifices here.  Namely going door to door handing out invitation in the rain. 

Now understand, I don't mean torrential downpour, but rain none-the-less.  Sunday it rained for an hour during the singing and by about 7:00 was only drizzling, so we went out in the vans to hand out invitations.  Problem was that we came to a street that was closed because it was flooded and we had to go out walking in the rain anyway.  Oh well, it is worth the opportunity to reach out to the kids here.

Today was the first day of Escuelita.  Praise God, it all went very smoothly.  We had just over 250 kids for our first day.  That number usually grows throughout the week.  Thankfully the kids behaved wonderfully today. 

Keep praying for the week.  Pray the we can have dry weather, at least for the hours during Escuelita.  Pray for the teachers.  Pray for the kids.  Pray even for the parents that might be touched by what their kids learn. 
Finally praise God that He has even given us a chance to have Escuelita here in Ixtlan and has allowed us to join with Him in proclaiming His awesome name to the world.