Packing it in before pack it up

Before a massive photo dump, I want to share that, rain has finally arrived! It started a few weeks later than normal and the heat has been worse than any other year according to seasoned Guadalajarians (thats probably not a word). But, just all of a sudden, the faucet has been turned on and we can generally expect nightly rains each day until we leave. The rain has cooled off everything a bit and also kicks growing into high gear. It really is a wonderful climate here in this part of Mexico.

Just so you know, I leave Guadalajara July 11th and will be driving the Mexico portion of the trip with Angel. At the border on the 12th, we will meet a Hopester who is driving our old church van to the border with a bunch of ministry equipment in it that will be a blessing to our school, church and other individuals serving the Lord here. Angel will drive the van and its contents back to Guadalajara and I will return to Wichita with the Hopester and Charlie (our dog). It is weird to type those details. It is happening! Less than two weeks!

Our time has been punctuated with packing and parties (and I expect the remaining days to be much of the same) so let me present a plethora of photos to show everything.

Photo dump!!!!

On Father’s Day we went to a different church, as we were invited by a student and got to see him help lead worship on the keys!

Father’s Day Fun!

Had to enjoy some delicious Apple Pie for Father’s Day!

A cool Lego mosaic of notable places and things in Guadalajara at a Lego store

I love this pic of Lena at a Father’s Day thing at her school. She was dancing and singing to a special Father’s Day song.

Escape Room! So I created another escape room challenge for my students. This one had a fun theme and I made it pretty challenging.

Escape Room fun:)

Team work makes the dream work!

Teams were able to solve it in about 30-40 minutes and the winning class got to shave my beard:)

Saying goodbye to one of my classes in a fun way:)

And Mrs. Hershey joined in too!

We invited a few students to eat at a Harry Potter themed restaurant:)

The girls got a kick out of it!

The beautiful neighborhood surrounding our school… the most peaceful, pretty place to go for a walk… or a swim in the fountain if you are a dog photobombing our picture

Mixing it up with some of the students on the soccer field at club:)

Some of my futbol-playing dudes! And a clean(ish)-shaven me after the Escape Room winners were done with me

A time of worship and prayer with Mrs. Hershey. It was an emotional goodbye as these 9th graders have had some special times together.

And… just walking down the street after getting me a bag of eggs, as one does here. The things we will miss about Mexico!!

Hopefully some of these pictures can help you experience some of our life right now! We also hosted a fun evening with teachers/spouses last night, I had dinner with a good teacher friend, there are many graduation celebrations and now we are headed over to a students’ house for some fellowship… We are really packing things in! It’s good stuff! Thanks for your support as this crazy, fun, challenging, and fulfilling season draws to a close for us!