Dear All:Our week in Ticul is coming to an end. We are so glad we came. The people here are wonderfully hospitable. Someone comes to feed us several times a day withthe most wonderful local dishes. We can only hope we have added to their lives as they have ours.
Dennis has painted nearly everyday and finished one of the three rooms of Matthew House. This where we are staying and if you missed the other e-mail it is a kind of Ronald McDonald House that is across the way from the Hospital for Obstetrics and babies. Pastor Ek is working hard to get the word out within the hospital that Casa de Mateo is available for the families whose homes are far away from the hospital.
I have seen several patients each day. Most have been issues with back and neck pain which is hardly surprising with the work they do and driving or riding on the less than ideal roads. My spanish has definitely improved trying to teach some of the elementary body mechanics and a few exercises and my hands have certainly gotten stronger as I have not given so many massages in many a year.
Today Dennis is working with Pastor Ek to learn how to use his computer. Hopefully he can soon e-mail you Betty! We have come to the central square where internet is available for free.
We have had two wonderful excursions this weeek. On Monday we went to the beach near Meriday where the Christian Camp which Pastor Ek (and the help of North Creek Pres) founded. What lovely setting for a camp. Yesterday we visited San Simon, a small village where the church here does mission work and on the way back were able to explore Uxmal, very interesting Mayan ruins. We stayed for the light show which is done there after dark and it was amazing.
Tomorrow we must say good bye to the friends we have made here and begin a very long bus ride. First to Villhermost, then after serveral hours layover there, to Oaxaca. We will arrive there on Friday morning abour 10:00am. Fortunately we have found the city to city buses here in Mexico to be very comfortable very much like first class accommodations on an airplane. I have my Nook loaded and so will be most happy. Dennis has added some Mexican music to his i-phone and will be happy also.
Adios and love and good wishes to all our friends,
Dennis and Candie
Kurt: I'm so excited to see the Lambert's photos of Casa De Mateo when they return from their travels...they'll be posted on the blog as soon as I get ahold of them. Glad they had the chance to travel around the region with Pastor Ek (he covers alot of territory for the Lord!), going to the coast to see "Camp North Creek" and seeing mission work in a village.
