This photo is just a part of the family we have been spending a lot of time with. Walter and his wife, Blanca, have 6 daughters (Viviana, Blanca, Hubeny, Linda, Esmirna, Maria Jose), 2 sons (Walter, Guillermo), 1 daughter-in law (Lily), 1 son-in law (Uri), and 3 grandchildren (Jasime, Yancy, Waltercito). The majority of the family has participated in my class.
Rocky was in charge of the little ones - boy that was a full-time job. After the first class, they were calling him Papa (grandpa)! I had the task of teaching the rest.
Everyday Blanca would feed us part way through the class. She is an amazing cook! We had to be careful what we said, although, because if we said we liked pizza, they ordered pizza for us. Needless to say we at like kings!
Hospitality is something that this culture has down pat! It seems to come so naturally to them and this family in particular made us feel welcomed and appreciated. Walter owns a mechanic shop and parts store and he and Rocky have spent quite a bit of time together. He has helped us with our car and Rocky has helped him with some constructions jobs around the shop.
Today was presentation day - each person had to interview someone else, in English, and then present them to the rest of us. It was a lot of work, but it was so good to see how much they have learned over the past two weeks.
Over the two weeks Rocky and I taught them a number of simple songs - they love to sing! We sang God is So Good; My God is so Big!; Father I Adore You; He is the King of Kings; More Precious than Silver; Open the Eyes of My Heart. This was a great way to learn English and praise the Lord at the same time!
I am happy to say that they did learn a lot, but I am even happier to say that so did we! We laughed, shared, prayed and sang together - we shared life and made friends. What a blessing!
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