Not Exactly the "African Queen"

I'm finally getting to posting the photos from our riverboat excursion. Sorry it took so long! Our boat trip was the day after Aristeo and Armida's wedding, so I guess you could say that the Restoration Life team and our family and a bunch of folks from the church went with the newlyweds on their honeymoon!

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As soon as we arrived at our picnic spot, the Mexican guys started building an arbor for Rebecca and a ramada for the group to eat under. One thing we've noticed about the men here: they work hard and they play hard...and sometimes their work looks a lot like play!

Moo-ve Over!

This photo was taken on the road to Guasave last Saturday. It's one of several reasons why people don't often drive at night in Mexico!

MkDollar's Hamburgers

Move over McDonald's!




When the mission team from Restoration Life was here in June, we discovered a new hamburger joint. Mexican hamburgers in the past haven't really impressed us, but man-oh-man were these good!


Curbside restaurants are very common in our part of Mexico. It was a very "different" experience for our American team, but they were pretty hungry! The original plan had been to get fish tacos in Mazatlan, but that didn't work out (my bad!) so we ended up having a "late supper" in Culiacan.


















Fortunately it was a good experiment. We had a nice time talking to the owners while we ate and had an opportunity to share Jesus. It was a great chance to let our lights shine a little.

Got Shrimp???

"Were you in the boat when the boat tipped over?"

"'Course not, silly. I was in the water!"

Seriously, though, there is a reason why the National Hurricane Center issues small craft advisories. On Monday, shrimp season opened and all the local fishermen gathered nets, coolers and boats and rushed for the open sea.

One problem: Tropical storm Lowell. All we've seen of him so far has been some wind and a lot of rain. The ocean, however is really choppy!

Mid-morning Monday, Ladis's boat motor stalled, his boat flipped over and was pounded into the jetty by the waves. Fortunately neither of the men in the boat were seriously injured -- a few scrapes and scratches, but nothing more. Ladis told Doug that he was saved by a small cleft in the rocks where he hung on while the waves slammed his boat on top of him over and over.

Meantime, Doug was in Guasave taking care of some business. Otherwise he would have been in the boat with Ladis. Keep praying God's protection over our family and over the other men who are fishing. It's their way of life, but it still has its dangerous side.

Pray also that the men are able to repair the boat quickly. Doug and Ladis are talking with a man tonight about fixing the hole. This is Ladis' livelihood and the best shrimping only lasts a couple of weeks.

Well, here comes the rain again! I'd better post this before the power goes out! I'll try to get a photo of the boat. From what I've heard, it's pretty badly munched.