A couple of weeks ago, we were driving to our home in Atizapan from the retreat centre in Acolman when the traffic inched to a crawl. We progressed only a couple of blocks after an hour and a half. The truck driver beside us stood on his running board to look ahead down the street and we asked him if there was an accident ahead. He told us that the water is very deep, up to our truck window! That was enough for us. We gave up and turned around. That meant an extra two hours of driving around the mountains (back east, south, then west again) to get to our house.
Tonight, we were able to continue driving through this same stretch of road after a heavy rainfall. Wow! There was a river running down half of the street, being fed by other streets joining from mountainsides. There even was a current that could sweep you away if you should try to walk across the street. Small cars were overwhelmed with water and quit.
Other than this adventurous trip home tonight, we are doing very well. This morning, our girls had free medical exams as part of their entrance requirements for the school they will attend in a few weeks, Mexico City Christian Academy. The clinic was put on by a group from Baylor University in Texas. Then we went to camp and discovered that the paint we had bought was not a milky coffee color but rather, terracotta. It turned out to be a color we liked even though it was a mistake. Besides painting, the group from Ontario, Canada also did a lot of roughing in of plumbing today and we are delighted with their progress. We enjoyed Enchiladas Verdes for supper.
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