Day 2- Market, Family, and Churros

Today was a great day we really got a taste of Matamoros. It is so amazing to see the poverty that is so abundant here. One of the students asked me if we were in the slums or the ghetto, and i respondd, "No, this is the equivelant of where you would live. This is middle class." It is so amazing to realize just how blessed we really are. We went to the market and did some obligatory shopping. everyone had a great time. Here is a response form one of the group members:

"Hello Everyone!

Today is sunday, and the first full day of the week! We all woke up for breakfast at 8:30 am, which i must say i smy forst time eating a real Mexican breakfast borrito. We talked through the logistics of the week, ate lunch, and then went to the market place for the afternoon. What a culture shock as we were the minority of the people there. We got to bargain down the prices on hammocks, clothes, jewlwery! It was a great experience. I also had a churro for the first time! Yum Yum!

We then headed over to the church. There we prayer walked around the neighbohoodand talked to people, and invited the children to the VBS that would be taking place. My group was led to the pastors house, his name is Arturo. We visited with his wife and small children. We worshipped at his church and then ate dinner with some mebers of his congregation. I met a young girl mnamed esmerelda who i am very fond of! We tried to talk and find out about each other, but my broken spanish was a bit of a barrier.We managed to get each other's namesand to laugh several times at each other. It was lovely!! it was definately a shock how different the living conditions are here. I am praying that God will prepare me for what's to come because it's only the first day so far. It's going to be a crazy week.

Please continue to lift us up...

Kelly Stewart