Summer in Oaxaca

Hello Everyone,

Hope everyone had a fun and safe 4th of July! It was a definite reminder that we are in another country - we had to find some fireworks on the internet to watch!!

We enjoyed our visit with Lisa's parents. We had a chance to play "tourist" and visited a mineral water springs. The water is highly mineralized and effervesent and so appears to be boiling but is actually quite cool and refreshing!

Pictured are mineral formations that look like petrified cascades.

The kids enjoyed the water!!

We also took Lisa's parents to visit Tlaxiaco. We were able to return to Campo de Aviacion with blankets donated by Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bradenton. We held a fundraiser with the blankets and donated all the money back to the community for improvements.

¿Pan de mango? (Mango Bread!)

Lisa and her mom packing a basket of mango bread and banana bread to sell to people in the community. 10 pesos a loaf! A great way to meet people and practice Spanish!!

A refreshing treat from the heat - A trip to the local pool!

One of our students from our Saturday Kid's Club Bible Study invited us to her school to watch a dance performance she was in! It was beautiful!

Lacy and Alia with Xquenda

We are planning a VBS for our community, Aug. 4-8. Thank you for your prayers as we plan and staff the event. The Children's Ministry at The Bridge Church in Bradenton is partnering with us for this VBS by sending craft supplies. We are so thankful for this blessing!!

Preparing home-baked cookies and tracts for street evangelism. We passed out 25 packets this day. Please pray for those who received them.

Thank you so much for all your prayers and support! We love hearing from you all and staying connected with you! You are in our prayers!

For His Glory,

Carl, Lisa, Lacy, Alia, Noah and Molly