Yesterday got hot and humid. In a city of 6 million people--hot and humid, is well, really hot and humid. Richard Murphy, Don England and Dave Hurd discovered the wonderful cooling effect of wearing their pants rolled up to the shins. We are calling these "man-pris" and we think it's a trend that could sweep the nation. These men have discovered that fashion can be functional. Richard said, "If short pants were good enough for George Washington, then their good enough for me."
Mission Bible School last night was another "standing room only" crowd and we handed out 150 sandwiches (we brought 200, so we wouldn't get caught with our man-pris down). The kids decorated backpacks, and picture frames. They loved getting a picture of themselves. We stayed and had dinner with the field missionaries and learned about their ministries. One cool thing they are doing is providing micro-loans (and business training) to locals so they can start their own business. One missionary said, "The day we take them to the bank so they can open a savings account is the most empowering moment of their lives."
We just finished devotionals and are headed to the Seminary to work. Tonight we go to a new location for MBS. Nobody slept well last night because of the heat so everyone is dragging today. Clyde Doyle just sprinted to 7/11 to get Judy a Red Bull (or Red Dog, as she calls them). I think Red Bull should be a group activity. Our devotional book says if you aren't using words like "exhausted, challenged, stretched, etc." then you're doing something wrong. So I guess, we're all right.
The Faith group and the Asbury group have developed a wonderful rapport, except I'm getting a lot of grief from the "senior-most" group for my comments yesterday. Not the "stripping" part. The "senior-most" part. Half the group has earned "special" nicknames but I can't go into that right now.
Oh, and yesterday we celebrated Sami Hime's 14th birthday with Tres Leche cake and a giant pinanta. La Fiesta.
We're on the home stretch, keep praying for us. Thanks!
Stephanie Hurd
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