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It's Cinco de Mayo. I thought it would be a big deal here. But apparently it's only a big deal in certain places in Mexico. I think it's a bigger deal back home in LA. Oh, well. Regardless, we are going to have an awesome youth service tonight. We went around visiting families and inviting them to the service, so hopefully we will get a big turnout. Juan will be speaking and Jerry and I are going to lead worship with Luceralba.

We also had some amazing shaved ice yesterday. About twice a week we go to Mical's (Jerry's wife) parents ranch for dinner. I love the vibe there. It is totally a small town ranch feel. Very homely. Right down the street they have a shaved ice stand. It is REAL shaved ice. There is a guy with a block of ice shaving it. No machine! The flavors were awesome. I had rompope (which is a leche kind of flavor) and vanilla. It was only about 35 cents. They put a block of the shaved ice in a cup and pour the syrup right on. Simple yet delicious.

There are a lot of stray dogs in Jerez. It always makes me sad to see stray dogs. I'm especially afraid they are going to get hit by a car. Which makes me start thinking about how the dogs in America are treated way better than humans in other parts of the world. They get food, shelter, and even massages in some cases. I've seen a lot of nice dogs that would be very expensive in the US. I saw a German Shepard, a Chow Chow, many Chihuahuas, and a black Lab. There are also a lot of mutts. I see a lot of Daschund looking dogs (really short legs and long body, always makes me laugh - not in a mean way) that do not remotely look like a Daschund. I guess the Daschunds here get a lot of action. They are all really cute and I want to go up and pet them but usually do not for fear of diseases.

Please help us pray for the families we've been visiting. We visited Flor and Perlita's house and are going to see if we can get them a better place or help them remodel. We also visited a lady that is almost completeley blind. We are going to see if we can get her some medical care. It's been really tough to see all these people in need. You want to do your best to help them out.