La Paz Day 5

We had a good day of rest today.

We started out going to a local church plant of the missionary with whom I spoke. It was a nice service, though we didn't know any of the songs! They have a temporary structure up as they are in the process of building. Right now we met under a thatched roof ( palm leaves) connected to a handmade rock wall. They only had 2 walls and because it rarely rains here (except for tropical storms and hurricanes) they have only missed one Sunday under the roof in 2 years! It is warm enough year round to do this here-- much unlike Tijuana where it can get chilly and wet alot more often!

Afterwards we went out for "burros" which are like burritos, but bigger. These weren't just burros, though, they were SUPER Burros. They were HUGE steak burritos for about $4 each that could be shared.
Something they seem to do differently here is that they don't seem to put toppings on for you, like they do in rosarito-TJ, they give you everything on the side to put on yourself.

From there we went down to a beach, with our burros, to eat and wade in the water. It was very odd to be at a beach without waves. we are in a protected bay area here and there were no waves at all. The tide was going out and the kids could walk out abou 200 meters or more and still be only up to their knees in warm water. Along the edge of the water were lots of rocks. We found a starfish, some sea-snails, hermit crabs and some other creatures in our explorations.

From there we went to another beach about 20 minute drive away. It was one of the most amazing places I've ever seen! There are cactus on the hills right next to the ocean. It was like being in arizona only with a beach! The water was very shallow in this bay with about 5 beaches all around it. there were exposed sandbars in the middle of the cove where the kids went to play. We took a walk around the cove to the end of it and found La Paz' most famous landmark- a mushroom shaped balancing rock.
it was a nice day of rest, even though we weren't totally healthy. It was shar's turn to be really sick and she spent most of the time laying down on the beach trying to sleep.

Today we are going to go out to the colonias (neighbourhoods on the outskirts of the city- usually poorer neighbourhoods) and pray in the areas and see what God shows us. We've spoken a bit to the leaders, but I am interested in speaking to some of the pastors and I hope God leads us to some.

Thanks for praying!