More Hockey...and a Bit of a Rough Day

By popular demand I have added some more hockey photos from the league here in Mexico City. The girls have their first tournament this weekend. We are starting to talk to more and more people at the rink every time we go. I hope that this can be a place of outreach for us. The girls did well at hockey today and they found out that this winter they will be flying to Monterrey and Leon for hockey tournaments. They were quite excited about that. The one picture is of my eldest daughter Brittany and it appears she will be playing Center. Don't let her cute looks fool you. She is a fast skater and is not afraid to fight for the puck. She also likes to wear her favorite team's jersey, the Edmonton Oilers.

As for the rough day, let me explain. This morning Ingrid and I went to FedEx to drop off a package to be sent to Canada. When we left the parking lot, we got stopped at a traffic light. Then we heard the screeching of tires and a huge crash. I turned to look and I (Marcel) witnessed a semi trailer truck run over a motorcyclist. What is worse was that it was a motorcycle cop with the Tlalnepantla Transit Police. He did not move for quite a while and then he started to make small movements and took off his helmet. It was clear he was in an incredible amount of pain. With in two minutes a beat cop ran to the scene and shortly there after other police cars arrived. I had been a volunteer fire fighter in The County of Leduc, Alberta many moons ago and had seen many horrific crashes but for some reason, this was quite shocking. I would be very surprised if he lives after what I saw. All we could do is pray for the poor man and for the driver of the rig. It was a stark reminder of the frailty of the human condition. Yet even in the midst of situations as this, there is hope when we suffer if we are in Christ. It is the reason that we are here in Mexico City; that we may speak of the eternal hope that is in us, the faith we have in the person and works of Jesus Christ.