Bienvenida a Mexico!

Well, I have now spent five full days in Fresnillo, Mexico!  I'm very thankful that all of the travel details and plans went so well.  After a bittersweet time of prayer and goodbyes with my wonderful parents in the Tallahassee airport on Thursday, I flew to Dallas where I (and my bags!) thankfully made a tight connection and then caught a plane to McAllen, TX, with the other new missionary, Felicia.  In McAllen, we were welcomed by three of our CFCI teammates and they drove us to Fresnillo the following day.  We arrived in Fresnillo late Friday night, tired but grateful for how well everything had gone even at the border.

My first few days have obviously been spent meeting lots of people, adjusting to a new culture and home, unpacking, and hearing A LOT of Spanish and speaking SOME Spanish.  I'm thankful to be able to understand a good deal of what I hear, but I feel like I have a long way to go in terms of speaking it myself.  Naturally, all of this can be somewhat overwhelming at times, but the Lord has been so gracious in protecting me and daily uplifting me.  I have truly felt people's prayers and am so grateful for them.  

Rather than focus solely on the transition though, I want to share a few recent highlights of the past few days that have brought smiles to my face...

• the genuine kindness and friendliness of the CFCI team here--I have felt so welcomed and loved already
• Sunday's church service--we sang one of my favorite Hillsong songs, "From the Inside Out" in Spanish
• anytime I get to eat fruits and vegetables (safe ones, of course)
• climbing a nearby mountain on our free day and being outside in nature
• wireless internet in my room here--such an amazing blessing! :) 

More highlights to come soon, I'm sure...