Serving up a Mexican feast

My busy day started with my first Hilo, Aguja y Biblia of 2012. We had so many things going on in January and February, including Judgment House, that we decided to postpone the new "semester" until March. Today, our project today was an oven mitt. They loved picking out their own material from my tub of donated fabrics. For some reason, I always forget to take my camera with me so I don't have any pictures. Twelve ladies came to sew, fellowship and study the Bible.

Next stop the grocery store for some last minute items. We're serving up a Mexican feast tonight for our good friends, the Flores family: William, Gilma, Jerry and Amy. As I have mentioned before, William is the worship leader at Vida Nueva. Gilma, his wife, is responsible for the beautiful flowers in my garden. Their daughter, Amy, is one of our 4th graders. You really wouldn't believe how much help they are to us--from trips to the airport, to taking care of our house/yard while we're out of the country, to helping us with our residency papers, to finding a place for us to buy a new spare tire after ours was stolen. They help us navigate everything "Salvadoran." We so thankful for their friendship and support.

Having a meal together one of the ways we can say thanks. Tonight's dinner is: chicken fajitas, black beans, Mexican rice, guacamole, tortillas, chips and all the trimmings. I had to depart from the Mexican theme for dessert--it's a coconut pie.

We usually watch a movie after dinner, but tonight we're thinking about teaching them to play one of the card games we like. We'll see--either way it will be fun.