A Weekend in Mexico.

After meeting Carlos and Ana De Leon at the radio station, (see earlier post), we were invited to visit them in Mexico.  

We met them first when we were part of a group from a bible school in St Paul that visited the church in Rio Bravo in 1996.  Sue and Al came again in 1998 and stayed in the church as we did this time.  In 2000 we attended classes for six months in McAllen, TX, for Spanish language instruction.

We visited the same restaurant shown above and had the same fajitas.  The man with he guitar has died and Abby lives in Rio Bravo and participates in the worship team.  Joaquin now lives in Michigan.

While we were there in 1998, we often walked from the church to this store which is the size of some Walmart stores in the US.  Now, however, due to safety concerns, we only went out with Carlos into the community.

In 1998 Carlos introduced me to the gordita, something similar to a tortilla but a little thicker, hence the name,  "Little fat one".

Carlos visited with some of the members of his congregation.  This man runs a Christian bookstore called "The Lamp".

This man is president of the board of the church and has a pharmacy.

A typical street scene.

A bakery.

 "Pan-American Public Library" with a statue honoring Padre Hidalgo who was foundational in the formation of the country of Mexico.  McAllen is located in Hidalgo county of Texas.