We took a few weeks off from blogging to enjoy the Christmas holidays and to go to the City of Mazatlan for our annual team meeting. This was the third such meeting that I have had with the Mexico field. The first was in the town of Guaymas in the northern state of Sonora and the second meeting was in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. This trip, we and the Ruizes stayed at the Mayan Sea Garden and enjoyed the beautiful beach for at least a couple hours each day. This is only the second time that we have been to a Mexican resort town. This past summer, our family went to Puerto Vallarta. Here's the differences between the two towns: Mazatlan has the nicer beach, better food ("must go to" restaurants are The No Name Cafe...get the BBQ Ribs...Brasil...Brazilian rotisserie BBQ, roasted over an open fire on swords [see pic. above]... and Panamá...get the enchiladas.) and the town is generally cheaper. Puerto Vallarta has a much nicer resort (Mayan Palace) and nicer downtown tourist area but the place is much more expensive. The weather was sunny but according to several people we talked to, this has been Mazatlan's coldest winter in twenty years. (So much for global warming.) Everyday the high was about 22*c and "sweater weather" in the evenings. That might seem nice to our friends in the prairies and the Midwest but it has been unusually warm here in Mexico City this winter, getting up to 26* everyday. After having lived here and deep south Texas over the last two years, we went to a resort to cool off! Our bodies have certainly aclimatized to hot climates. While in Mazatlan we celebrated Kirklyn's 8th birthday. I can hardly believe she was born at the turn of the millennium and is eight already. Yes, we did get some work done and I can say that plans for church planting in Mexico City are coming along and soon we'll be able to put our plans into action.
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