Yes.

Things to which one would say "Yes":

1. Catch Phrase at 3am:  Hands down, one of the greatest things in life is playing Catch Phrase when you're slightly sleep-deprived.  If you ever need a quote for the back of a t-shirt, try it out, because funny things come out of people's mouths at this time of night when intelligence is put to the test.

2. Pierced ears:  So I decided it must be done, and now it has been done.  It was also done with a needle, and with fainting on the side, and then of course with laughter at the ridiculousness of it all afterward.  But now I have pretty little punctures that were "Made in Mexico".  Yes.

3. Koreans:  (Who would say "no"?)  On Sunday we invited the León church (where we teach English classes) to fellowship at our camp, and they brought great tidings of… Koreans!  Apparently there is a good-sized Korean church in León, and apparently the Korean population of the state of Guanajuato is even larger than that of Chinese.  Unfortunately, I have had sightings of only Chinese and no Koreans in the city, but I can always hope… I have three weeks left.  Once I get the address from my León friends, I am going to scout out that Korean church (and communicate with them in Spanish).  Yes!

4. Pollo Feliz:  Along with these great tidings, the León church also brought with them boxes and boxes of food from Pollo Feliz ("Happy Chicken").  We have been wanting to try this popular chain ever since the beginning of the summer, and I can tell you right now that it's some of the most delectable chicken I've ever tasted.  Yes.

5. McDonald's french fries:  While I'm on the topic of food, last Saturday I also ordered some french fries ("papas a la francesa") from McDonald's.  Now, Mickey D's isn't my favorite thing ever, but those fries tasted heavenly.  Culture shock?  Mmm…  So -- french fries: yes.

6. Hot water:  We have not had hot water for the past three days, but today it finally worked!  You have never seen a more grateful group of interns.  Yessss.

So as I mentioned earlier, friends from the church in León visited our camp in El Tejaban on Sunday, and it was some of the greatest fellowship I have ever experienced.  We expected ten to fifteen guests; about 40 showed up!  They were so generous and brought lots of food (which was a relief, since we only had enough for the ten or fifteen guests we were expecting), and we had the most wonderful time playing volleyball, soccer, and singing and sharing praise songs in Spanish and English.  I am really excited about the friendships we are building with this awesome church.

Yesterday we had our first English class with the Tejaban kids for the first time in a few weeks (due to the short-term teams' presence and activities), and although the roll call was rather short, we praise God for a smoothly run, fun class and a good time of playing with the children outside after class.  This week is the children's last week of actual school before their vacation begins, so they are all busy with graduation preparations and festivities.

Things to pray about:

1. Tejaban:  We only have three more days of organized classes and free time with the kids, which makes me terribly sad.  Please pray that our friendships can continue to build, that they would be uplifting to the children, and that we would be able to share the gospel with them more and more.  We are starting to integrate more "Jesus" into our classes, which have so far been just English lessons.  I wish I could stay with them forever, but seeing as I only have a couple weeks left with them, well, I don't want to miss out on a second of hanging out with them.  I love these kids so much, which leads to the next prayer request to bring…

2. …Full-time missionaries:  God has burdened our hearts with the people of the village, and we are just praying so hard that God will send a full-time missionary to stay in El Tejaban.  I'm so thankful to be here for two months this summer, but at the same time I hate to leave a group of children that often have fathers in their family who are not very present.  This week, a family from Atlanta, GA (the father is Mexican, the mother is American) is staying at the camp, and they are considering long-term work here.  Please pray with me that God would call them to stay here and that their hearts would be moved for the people of this village.

3. Alex and Maggie:  These two lovely people are spending the week in Acapulco doing other mission work.  Please pray for their time there and for safe travels back here on Friday.