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CTO. Diplomaticos
Cludad Satellte 53100 Edo. de Mexico
MEXICO
August 1985
atmosphere, language, and lifestyle make Mexico City a charming and challenging place
to live. But Life in
Mexico Is not like
"back home"^whatever
It is
of contrasts, and It is
exactly that. In this country a fifteenthcentury farming culture exists side by side
with a twentieth
Janet visits
us from
process!
How well we
everyday l1fe--so
visible!
Mexico is open-air
markets and chic
boutiques; quiet peasants and harried urbanites; crumbling haciendas and plush resort hotels; smiling shopkeepers and
sad-eyed beggars. Mexico is baroque
and many times he'll prepare to return home; and, yes, with God's blessings.
SateMte.
from Spain.
We are continuing to
find our Mexican
experience rich, interesting, and never, never, dull. Things in Mexico City are not necessarily always bad, but they sure are very
different! PRAY that we will
stages of culture
shock. And that we
missionary doesn't
necessarily like everything in Mexico, nor agree with how everything is done.
Often far from it, but
thev don't dwell on the
continue to give our best shots to trying to work through the times
of physical, mental, or
emotional stress,
1.
things they don't like. They accept the bad with the good, and thrive on what is good
in the lives in
and gol
Jesus les contesto:
2.
"--Lo qac.
impO'i'Lblz
Mexico.
the USA!
And, of
In His love.
3. That our family's furlough plans from Mexico to USA (1986) go smoothly and safely!
attitude, a determi nation to know, under stand, and communicate w.i.th one's Mexican
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experiencing "reverse
cultural shock." We
face our furlough time. We want you to know the "mixed bag" of feelings we will be carrying with us, initially, as we
return to the States.
described as "The Agony and Ecstacy of Planning a Furlough," because preparing to disengage
from Mexico, while
CUUTbRE SHOCKT
that endure hardships. They are without jobs, living in tents, in the streets and in alberques
(shelters). Tina worked
with a volunteer student
Hospital.
Heath, Bambi
furlough, a significant
chunk of our schedule
neighbors for an
alberque close to our
minds; but in a
Our CMF Mexico team project Involves setting up "home industries," costing a projected $10,000 dollars, for several victim families with the hope and intent of starting Bible Studies to advance His Kingdom in Mexico City.
Pray for us in these times that we will be able to build, to gather, to embrace, to heal, to love to mend, to speak, and to plant because "7 know
(Ecclesiastes 3:14).
"...Tfie/ie ^ nothing bzttZA ioA a man than to znjoy hl6 woaJz,.." (Ecclesiastes 3:22) and there is "a ^ouuon ioA avoAy acJxv^uty undoA (lenven" to God's honor and glory.
Prayerfully yours.
...A house to rent and a good used car to lease for our family.
11/85
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