Its great to attend and spend the week with a congregation on the week of their Circuit Overseer’s visit. Continue reading ‘Pioneer Blessings’
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Archive for April, 2005
It was absolutely freezing this morning, we arrived with only shorts and T-shirts on as we were accustomed to the weather in Puerto Escondido. We called forrest from the autobus station and he came and picked us up. Continue reading ‘Oaxaca Circuit Visit’
This is our last day in Puerto Escondido. It is kind of hard to tear ourselves away from this place. We have found a groove in the congregation and in the accommodation. Anyhow I am looking forward to getting to Oaxaca for some solid spiritual food in english. Continue reading ‘Pining for Puerto Escondido’
We woke early from a beautiful nights sleep in a big matrimonial bed, as they call them here. It was too early for my liking, 7:30am in the mañana. Why? Who knows, I guess the intention was to go surfing at the crack of dawn… yeah right. The Kahuai boys had stayed up late drinking beverages watching a massive tropical thunderstorm out over the sea (the first rain we have seen so far). I wish that I had stayed up and got some photos but I was wrecked from driving through many small Mexican villages that day, and also over at least a 1000 topes (speed bumps) in search of the perfect wave. Continue reading ‘Epic Summer’
I had good intentions of going out in the service this morning, but they didn’t happen mostly due to the fact that I couldn’t find a meeting shirt that didn’t stink. The heat is killer here… I can only seem to manage one wear out of a shirt and it is destroyed. Ashley holds the record at three wears out of a single shirt… no way for me, for one thing I couldn’t stand to sit beside myself. Continue reading ‘Angel Surfing Safari’
After a late night up talking with the guys I must say I wasn’t overly alert this morning. However we went witnessing, I was joined up with Brother Jorge and Jadiel. We had fun together but I think alot of the time the joke was on me. Both seem to take great delight in trying to set me up with a local sister in the congregation. I keep saying “Escuela Entrenamiento Ministrial” and that seems to keep them quite for at least 5 minutes. But it’s still a great joke for them. Continue reading ‘What’s so funny?’
Servicio this morning with Brother Jorge and jadiel (as a threesome), it was good fun. I think I understood a lot more spanish this morning, at least it is certainly easier to to ask questions and reply, also to ask how to say something in spanish… Como se dice en espanol? How do you say in spanish?. Continue reading ‘Three Faced to Six Faced’
I spent the entire morning in the internet shop, I needed to upload the latest photos on to my website. Photos of our trip to the Chorro Water Fall as well as the Special Assembly Day and also my brush with Australia’s surfing elite Taj Burrows. Ashley went witnessing this morning and did return visits and bible studies with Brother Jorge. Continue reading ‘Pool Side Talk’
Tuesday witnessing group was a cosy number of seven. I worked along with Brother Edgar this morning, he works as a taxi driver… that’s at least one of his jobs. We only did three doors the whole morning and spent about 30-45 minutes at each house. People do genuinely seem to have a conscience spiritual need even if it maybe miss guided. Continue reading ‘Sharing the Love’
After a big day yesterday we slept in till 9ish. Ashley wanted a pastry breakfast so we went to Carmen’s Cafecito for breaky, this suits me just fine since they do a killer “tortas de creme de cacahuate” in english it is a peanut butter sandwich with sliced banana on top. Continue reading ‘Meeting Taj Burrows’
Today we were invited by Brother Filemon and his family to go on a congregation day out to some water falls past a town called San Pedro (Saint Peter) The water falls are called “Chorro” meaning in spanish “to gush out”. We left at 8am because it is quite a long drive to the falls. The road was cemento all the way to San Pedro but from Pedro to Toro Falls was some of the roughest dustiest roads that I’ve yet travelled in Mexico. It took about and hour and a half to get there. Continue reading ‘Chorro Water Falls’
Woke early for the special assembly day, Brother Eduardo had recommended that we get there early to get a seat. The SAD started at 10am. The tema (theme) of the program was “Presten atencion a como escuchan” translated is “Pay attention to how you listen” taken from Lucas 8:18. Continue reading ‘Protected: Special Assembly Day’
Seeing as my surfboard is limping on only one side fin I’ve not been surfing. Which is kind of ok… it’s at least given me the excuse to shoot some surf photography.
So I got up early in the hope of catching the Australian pro’s blowing up in the olas (waves). Disappointingly they weren’t out, but I still got some nice shots of waves that went both riden and unriden. I did the same again in the afternoon and got some good ones of Ashley surfing aswell as some other guys. Still no sign of the Aussie contingent. Where did they go? I hope they’re in town still. I so want to get a photo of Taj Burrows taming escondido. Continue reading ‘Preparing to Pay Attention’
Its been officially confirmed by our own eyes Taj Burrows, Jake Patterson, and Luke Hitchings are in town (Puerto Escondido – Oaxaca Mexico). Continue reading ‘Mexpipe Disciplined’
I worked along with Brother Filemon this morning in service, we established that I was doing the English speaking people and he would do the Spanish speaking people, sounded like a fair deal to me so I gladly accepted.
… from Switzerland and she spoke five languages …
However little did I know that Brother Filemon’s idea of english speaking people includes Italians and Germans who don’t speak a word of English! Even so I had a reasonable morning in which i met two english speaking people. One of the girls I spoke to was from Switzerland and she spoke five languages!! French, German, English, Spanish and some other language that I didn’t catch. She spoke the first three languages fluently… amazing huh? Continue reading ‘Lingo Tango’
Wednesday morning we met the group, it was an odd number so we ended up working as a threesome which was good fun (Ashley went with Brother Jorge on bible studies). We went at a snails pace because we had the oldest brother in the congregation working along with us (slow walking is good especially in this heat). I think he is about 80ish but not sure because that detail got lost a little in the translation. Continue reading ‘Feeding Mexico’
We were out in the service all of this morning in the “Bococho” area. I worked along with Graciella, the ministry was good because i managed to find three english speaking people, all of whom come from the states (Indiana, California etc…). One out of the three was interested enough to take the Awake & Watchtower and a “Keep on the Watch” brochure in english of course! So I now have a return visit that I need to make! I sat in on a study of Graciellas while she conducted it in spanish. Again I followed along in english and was better able to understand the spanish. If that makes any sense, it gives you something to reference off (in fact it’s actually better to follow along with both English and Spanish). Continue reading ‘A Peaceful Pounding’
Mondays here are our do nothing days, So a good sleep-in was the order of the day. We crawled out eventually and hit the surf about 10am.
… broke the nose off his board …
We weren’t out long when in fact Ashley broke the nose off his board on the first wave of the day. It was ready to go since it was creased through from the last surf. Its a shame since he only brought one board with him for the trip, but then on the other hand board repairs a super cheap here and its worth getting it fixed for the price. Continue reading ‘Filling the Mole Holes’
Well I was fully prepared for the watchtower study this morning after having studied it in spanish & english twice and now again at the meeting in spanish. So bring on marriage… I have no excuse as to know whats required for a successful one. Yep thats right folks you heard it here first. Continue reading ‘Protected: Living like Kings’
Hi all and thank you for patiently following the Mexico travels, i hope you all are enjoying reading about it. We realize that words can only describe so much, so with out any more words getting in the way of seeing what we’ve been up to head over to the image gallery for some digital eye candy.
Oh by the way if your wondering where the other photo’s got to of our journey so far… well there was a slight technical hitch and I some how managed to delete that entire gallery of photos… oops. I’ll try and restore them at a later time.
Enjoy the latest photo of both San Agustinillo and of Puerto Angel, you may remember the article “Tacos de Iguana” described in words the details of that day trip with Eduardo and his family. And here are those photos… enjoy!
This week has gone so fast for me (us) Its Sabado (Saturday) already again, it didn’t seem that long ago I blog a saturday entry. I’m not trying to speed things up… Honest! Continue reading ‘Protected: Sábado Salvadora’
We went witnessing this manyana (morning), Brother Eduardo takes the friday morning groups. We covered the territory just along from our hotel.
… holiday here in the winter time …
We didn’t find any Americano people but we’ve come to expect that we won’t in this part of town at this time of year since people tend only to holiday here in the winter time because of the summer heat (they head home for the cooler north american summers). Continue reading ‘Protected: Tierra Tycoon’
The 7th being a thursday is typically a big witnessing day for the local congregation here where we venture out into the mexican wilderness. Brother Filemon took the group todayand we had eight in todo (all). I worked with Brother Filemon and we drove to the territory on straight to a la biblia estudio. Continue reading ‘Protected: Congo Mango’
“Jorge’s Chicken is the best chicken in Puerto”. That was the call made by Edwardo a brother in the congregation here in reference to the way another brother cooks chicken. We are inclined to agree. Although it’s mostly the way this brother says “Jorge’s Chicken” not just the chicken itself that makes me put finger to key. Jorge’s Chicken,Jorge’s Chicken, Jorge’s Chicken we can’t stop saying it and neither can Edwardo so it’s kinda been the catch cry of the trip so far, although “chunks that stinks” is quickly gaining ground. Continue reading ‘Jorge’s Chicken’
Wednesdays are another one of our cruisy days here in puerto. We got up at 8am or so we were going to get up earlier but that didn’t happen. It’s the best time of the day for sleeping because it’s the coolest part of the day before the heat and humidity sets in. The surf was fun and the clean (well i though so till Ashley said he saw a Puerto Cigar floating in the water) Clean as in the waves weren’t choppy. Continue reading ‘Mex Donalds’
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