There are not enough words...

Hi everybody!!! I thought I would give you all a brief update to let you know how we are doing.
First, the girls finished their first year in public school today here in the great state of Texas but they do so with mixed feelings of happiness and sadness. Happy, because they can be home with Mom and Dad and they are looking forward to the move to Mexico City and to be helping at the camp this summer. Sad, because they made good friends in school and they all really liked...I mean, loved... their teachers and the school nurse. They were all so very supportive and encouraging. So to remind the teachers of the little blonde Canadian girls that were in their classes, we gave the teachers a gift: the book Anne of Green Gables, a classic in Canadian literature. One teacher even had a special birthday party/going away party in her class for Petra! We like Texas but our calling is elsewhere and despite the pleasantries of being here, God has placed a desire in our heart to go to the mission field.
Second, we have been packing and cleaning for the last couple days in anticipation of the move and the temperature has been hovering around 100* F. I don't know what that is in Celsius but when its combined with humidity its real hot!!! What is worse is that for two days our air conditioner was not working!
We thank all of you for your prayers and support but please don't let up...we are anticipating crossing the border this coming Sunday. Pray that we will not be hassled by the guards or charged any "fines". Pray that we and the Ruizes will have a safe drive and arrive in Mexico City in good time. Finally, pray that we will quickly find housing in Mexico City.
Until next time...adios!

"Film at Eleven..."

Hi everyone!
Sorry, but we don't have a picture this time. We are temporarily in NeverNeverLand between our internet connection in Texas and our internet connection in Mexico. (When our neighbours, also The Mitchells, moved for the summer, the school campus here in Texas accidentally disconnected the wrong Mitchells' internet.) We will just save up a bunch of photos for a couple of weeks in the future!

What's new with us?

• We graduated!!! We think... Grades and diplomas are to follow provided all is in order.
• We've had two weeks off and have still been getting up every day at 6:30 a.m. to get the girls off to their schools.
• We enjoyed a day in San Antonio at Six Flags Fiesta Texas -- along with about 15 choral and band middle school groups.
• We were able to visit our NAB church in Crawford, Texas and during the drive back south, saw the actual Texas state flower growing wild on some beautiful Texas pasture land.
• Marcel has rediscovered rollerhockey and has the injuries to prove it.
• All four girls have received academic awards at their schools. This was such a blessing after wondering how they would transition from homeschooling to public schools.
• Petra and Emma both auditioned and got solos in their school concerts.
• Our prayers have been partially answered with the purchase of a 6 X 12' trailer that we will use to move our household things to Mexico City. Please keep praying that our license plates and registration will arrive quickly.
• We celebrated our 17th anniversary on the 19th of May!!
• On May 22 Ingrid experienced her first birthday celebration in 90% Spanish.

Anticipated moving days: June 5th and 6th.

Please pray for ease crossing the border. Six more days of classes for the girls so it's pretty much packing and cleaning for these last days in Texas.

Ahava sings at Chapel

Thursday, we had our final day of chapel for the year and it was a special day of music where people from around the latin world, the US, and Canada used their talents to praise our Lord. Our three year old, Ahava, sang with her preschool class. Accompanied by The Accordian Man, they sang a medley of songs including one in Spanish.

B.T.W.: Have a happy "Cinco de Mayo"

The Perfect Storm

Last night a warm, moist storm came in from the Gulf of Mexico and mixed with a cool, dry storm that came in from the Texas hill country. The two storms collided right over Edinburg. The result was four hours of tornado warnings. Such powerful thunderstorms are infrequent in our area of deep south Texas. Most storms occur north of San Antonio. This storm did remind us of summers back in Alberta, Canada.

We awoke after a tremendous clap of thunder. Within a minute, heavy rain began, the lightning flashed and thunder roared with great frequency. Our new alarm for our truck was activated when the concussion from the thunder rattled our windows. A bolt of lightning hit the tree you see here, a tree that is right behind our house.