C or F?

 If you ever get to Mexico and see a faucet like this, know that "C" does not mean cold.  It means "caliente"--hot.  "Fria" means cold.

Monday night my neighbor girls and I prepared a meal honoring the visiting teacher.  You may remember that a bit ago I had the girls over for chicken salad sandwiches.   They asked me if I would help them make that meal.  I also baked a chocolate cake. (Mexicans love chocolate too.) The girls did a great job of decorating and making the meal special.  The flowers on the table were freshly picked from El Monte.  The girls even had soft music playing in the background.  Our dinner guests were impressed!

At home when trees have flowers or blossoms it's because they will produce an apple or a cherry.  Here there are trees that just have beautiful flowers, and they last for many weeks!

Thank you for your prayers for this busy week.  Somehow all the lessons came together with my teaching all the English classes by myself. Katrina won't be back until Tuesday, but I already have Monday and quite a bit of the week planned and prepared. God is good!

I can't resist sharing a pic from a morning walk; it's a favorite from this week. The colors of the sunrise, the red flowers in front, and the blue flowers on the climbing vine were brilliant!

Please pray with me.

Praises

• I am so grateful for the way this last week went. God gave me what I needed to teach all the classes by myself, and Monday night's dinner turned out better than I could have imagined. Even the electricity and internet were stable all week!
• I thank God for this beautiful place, how it has blessed me, and how He uses it to bless all those who visit.

Requests

• Please pray for an English teacher for next semester.
• Pray for a strong finish for all of us for the semester.
• Pray for the students' financial needs and protection as they begin their missions--some in dangerous places.  They have such a heart for the lost no matter where.
• Please pray for El Monte's staffing and financial needs.  You are a blessing.

The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you.  He will never leave you nor forsake you.  Do not be afraid or discouraged.                                                        Deuteronomy 31:8