Wait a minute, Pesos? Where are we...

This past week we decided to get a little R&R up in old Chiapas Mexico. The place where we're staying at we were told is about two and a half to three hours from the border crossing of Mesilla. Our driver did it in less than an hour and a half and that is taking into account a ten minute stop while they were clearing some debris and detritus from the latest landslide. I will say that I only thought we we're going to die twice on the way up. From the border it's about another three or four hours to the town of San Cristobal de las casas. A very beautiful town full of beauty, intrigue, mystery and a lot of tourists. It was nice for Nick to actually be shorter than a few people for a change. He also bought a very poorly made and decorated "gallo" from a kid who came into where we were having breakfast and unloaded his wares on our table before we got our food. I liked his persistence and also the lesson in naming all of the animals in Spanish. He was very good. We were there from Tuesday to Friday and it was a nice break where we got some rest and could eat whatever and whenever we wanted; including some tacos from an Argentinean restaurant and some tasty pastries from a French bakery. We were able to visit a museum dedicated to a local indigenous people group called the Lacandones. We had the privilege of talking with a friend of theirs and also of the people who worked with them for years translating the Bible into their language. For all the years that they were there they didn't have one convert. The Lacandones worship drinks that are more or less made of fermented honey and tree bark and the only  way to commune with the gods. Also the people of the tribe were obligated to follow what their leaders said and both men were hardened to the Gospel. It wasn't until the 90's that a leader of the tribe named Chan Kin accepted the Lord two weeks before he died, he was 104 years old! What a testimony to the power of the Spirit of God! After our long trip we are now back in Huehue, safe and sound. Hope you enjoy some fotos from our trip.