Recently, things have really improved in my "living" in mexico. I'm house sitting for a family in the church, so today, I drove over and fed dog, and did a couple other things there. Afterwards, I went down into Rosarito and got a haircut. What Joel? That's not worth mentioning, isn't that normal life? - EXACTLY! Finally, I'm starting to live just a normal life here. The Spanish is not perfect by any means, but I'm communicating. I know the area pretty well now too and don't have much of a problem navigating through Tijuana or Rosarito. It's really a blessing and an exciting step. Not huge, but I notice the difference.
You have to love Mexican weather. It's sunny, 75 and warm. Love it!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
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Joel,
ReplyDelete"Learning to live in Mexico" is an immensely important part of being an effective servant or witness in Christ's mission. You are finding that as you do this, you are no longer viewed as a "visitor" or just a "gringo del norte," but one who is becoming part of the community. That is one thing God led us to see and experience in our years of multi-ethnic ministry in Hawaii. And it seems to me that leads us back to the incarnation of our Lord Jesus, who came among us not as a Divine Visitor flashing awesome power (which he was certainly capable of doing), but as one who put on human flesh like ours and came to pitch his tent among us, as described in John 1:1 and 1:13-14. Another favorite incarnation passage for me is from Galatians 4:4-5, which I quote (or paraphrase) from memory: "When the kairos (right time) came, God sent his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption as his children."
May God continue to bless your ministry at St. Innocent's and beyond!
In Christ, not only your earthly relative, but your brother,
Arnie Steinbeck