The gig on Saturday was awesome! About 280 people showed up from 62 churches! And the crowd was very responsive. Kristi did a great job speaking for four hours! During the coffee break everyone was invited to check out the store. It was a mob, and everything sold like crazy! More supplies for the Sunday Schools in Veracruz!
After packing up we hit the road for Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas (or just Tuxtla). The next day we met with the regional childrens ministry director for one of the denominations and gave her a bunch of material to distribute to the churches... enough for 5,000 children! She told us that there are many towns up in the hills accessible only by horse trails. She also told us of the rebellion group that made war with the government only 10 years ago and of the piece of jungle no one can venture into. The hills we saw while driving down the road were amazing, like the hills in movies. So were the mountains that lead up to Mexico City!
Since it was our first visit to the state of Chiapas, we checked out the local sights. They have an amazing canyon with cliff walls up to 1,000 meters high on either side! There's a cute little town near Tuxtla on a small river that reminded us of what the Amazon might look like. In the town center of Tuxtla every night from 6pm to 8pm bands come and play marimbas while people dance around the plaza. It was a fun sight!
We drove home yesterday. Today we crammed to get eight orders shipped, and tomorrow we go to Venezuela!!!!! The next update, Lord willing, will be from Venezuela! Again, I hope to post pics one of these days. :)
<-- Ok, I'm totally cheating...But there will be more pix! :)
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