So I since i've been here I've done 3 things I didn't think I'd accomplish so early in my trip. I'm almost 2 weeks in and things are really moving.
# 1
So I'll start with the most obvious of them all. As you can tell by the pictures I went horse back riding. Some of the guys are work told me "Oh your going to Guerrero, cool man those guys are crazy, they're all a bunch of crazy Mexican rancheros(Cowboys)" So I was secretly looking
forward to getting on a horse and riding in the wilderness with a bunch of cattle. Sorry I don't have any pictures of the cattle but taking a picture of cattle was the least on my mind when I was trying to guide my horse up and down 30 or 40 degree rolling hills. One thing I can say was the horse that I got was a Hoss. I should have called him Benjamin the Boss, not Francisco. Susi and Andy's horses weren't exactly full of vigor and excitement. Andy's horse would only
run to catch up with my horse. Thankyou Brittany for all those lessons on how to back up and turn a horse properly because it came in handy, Seriously. it was so funny Andy actually had to get off and guide his horse of some obstacles. One thing I did learn is if you don't get off you horse for an hour you still walk like you're on one for about 2 days.# 2
About the only thing I can handle watching on TV is the Olympics and that is broadcasted at weird times so that hasn't been a priority. Although Michael Phelps getting 8 Gold metal is really cool. What I'm trying to say is if I tried to watch TV I would melt my brain because it's so hard to follow and understand Highschool Musical, Spiderman, Bring It On, or even Power Rangers in Spanish. So today I finished my first book since I've been here. I have bunch of books that I brought down because I thought I might do some reading. I picked this one out at Borders mainly because I thought the cover was interesting. Once I started reading it I got suck in because it's about making your dreams become a reality and living those dreams so that you can play a part in a God sized dream. Just because some of our dreams don't fit perfectly in a little box or the road traveled will be hard doesn't mean that God won't be able to turn to challenges and difficulties into a glorious display of God's awesome involvement and power as we become a tool for his kingdom. It's called Wide Awake by Erwin Raphael McManus and it's very inspiring to actually live out your dreams. Once again I would like to thank all the people that have made this dream possible for me. As I work here for the Kingdom and as my arrival back to the states will mark the next step in doing ministry to a growing Hispanic community.
# 3
So number three was completely unplanned for the things I would have accomplished in my first 2 weeks in Mexico. When I'm working on the family farm the endless battle is changing tires. Ron Johnson is are resident tire changing expert but we have plenty of flat tires to share between Brandon, Steve, Mike, Dan, ........, and I. Down here it proves to be no different. I think I mentioned up above that everyone needs to teach their children how to change tires because I changed one tire less than a week into the trip. 3 days later I was taking a tire to the repair shop with Susi to repair a tire that had been slashed. 6 days after that we had the coolest of the experiences on the game we call "Tire Problems". Coming back late from horse back riding at a local ranch we had a tire actually blow out. We hadn't even gotten off the ranch property. The tire completely unfolded which was awsome. I've only seen tires like that laying on the side of the highway, I've never actually been the car with the blow out. So continueing the story rode back with the Ranch Owner and then fixed it at 9:30 at night after a church event. Andy and I would have been able to do it in day light the next day but he forgot the keys so we were and hour behind the sun. Good times.
God Bless
Scott Ekstrom
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