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December 27, 2005
My Class
posted by Anne Marie
Hi! My name is Anne Marie Price. I am 10 years old. I live in the small town of Jaumave, Mexico. In September 2005, my dad put me in public school for 1 hour a day so I could learn Spanish and make new friends.
The first day, I went in and everybody stared. The teacher say me in the front row so everyone would turn around and look at me. When it was time to leave, I was scared and nervous about what I should do when I left the classroom. Then my mom and my brother, Grant, were there. I was relieved. The next day, before class, while I was writing on my paper, everybody surrounded me to see what I was writing. There were so many children around me that I could not see anything but the ceiling. They were definitely curious. About a week later, some children in my class started giving me candy, pencils, pens, stickers, etc. One would give me a shell and then another would give me a bigger shell. I think they wanted me to be their best friend. Some times, the boys in my class say "I love you" to me. So they won't say it any more, I pretend to not understand them or just ignore them. Finally, one day, the teacher told them to stop bothering my. And it worked. :)
These are some of my interesting experiences of being in public school for the first time. It has been weird. I prefer not to be in public school but God knows what He's doing.
December 20, 2005
Things that I enjoy about Mexico
posted by Grant M. Price
There are many things in Mexico that I enjoy. Most of the stuff that I like to purchase is very inexpensive. For example you could buy 6 donuts for less than $1! And you could get one bottle of coke, a snack size bag of cheetos, 3 suckers, 3 packs of gum, and "KoolAid" for $1.85! Cheap huh?
Another thing that I like about Mexico is the view. Pretty much anywhere you go, you can see beautiful mountains from right outside your front door to driving through them on your way to Victoria City. I know a lot of Americans think that Mexico is just a desert wasteland but it isn't. Sure, it's hot alright, but it isn't just plain and ugly. It's really pretty (and we don't just eat beans all of the time). Another thing I like about Mexico is learning Spanish and translating. Now I'm not bilingual but Hunter, my brother, and I speak the most Spanish in our family besides my dad. And the last but most important reason I like Mexico is because it is God's will for us to be here.
December 13, 2005
The Fair
posted by Grant M. Price
Recently I went to the fair in Jaumave.
I enjoyed my time. First I got on a roller coaster called “The Dragon”. It was pretty cool. Next I went on a rope climbing/bounce house thingy. Over the next 15 minutes I pretty much just walked around and waited on my friend James to finish looking at some snakes that he paid a dollar for. After that I went to see what the people had for sale, and I bought a majority of my family’s Christmas gifts. I enjoyed the fair of Jaumave.
December 08, 2005
Our First Mexican Door Order
posted by Randy
We praise God as He has once again provided for us at just the right time. He gave us our first order for the carpentry department on Tue, December 6th.
Carlos and Jorge, two of our salesmen in Ciudad Victoria made contact (cold call) with Pedro Narváez the owner of Carpintería Cedre. Pedro came out immediately (the same day) to Jaumave to see our facility and check us out. Randy traveled to Ciudad Victoria later that afternoon and Pedro gave us the order and a 25,000 peso deposit to get things going. The order was 26 solid pine doors and 40 pieces of lumber. The Gandy family had been gone for three weeks and Tuesday was essentially Tim’s first day back. God knew that we needed Tim around to help jump on this order right away. Many prayers of thanksgiving went up to God for beginning December according to His plans and our prayers. God knew that it was critical that we begin being profitable right away. We eagerly await the other ways that God will provide for us in the coming days and weeks.