First Impressions of Puebla
February 11, 2010After months of talking about Puebla, googling Puebla and imagining Puebla, we finally got to see it first hand. We were so excited to get down there for 5 days and see the place that we will soon call home. We did a small amount of sightseeing, but mostly we attended a support raising seminar to help us raise our funds. It was an incredible 5 days to say the least. We learned so much, saw so many interesting places and met some amazing people. It’s safe to say that this trip confirmed that we are called to be in Puebla!
One of the most exciting things about the whole trip was meeting the rest of the ILAM team. Our director, Hector, described the ILAM team as a family and I cannot think of a better word to describe it than that. They welcomed us right in and we felt instantly that we had made new friends. Here is a picture of some of the team members:
The large building behind us is the Training Center which houses meeting rooms, a chapel and dormitories for housing up to 50 people.
It’s the perfect place for a church team to stay when they come down for a missions trip.
dormitories
We were also able to tour the new offices that ILAM will be moving into within the next month. They got a great building that just needs a little TLC to fix up the cosmetic issues. Tyler and I will both have work spaces somewhere in this building.
the future ILAM offices
We did a lot of work-related stuff, but we also got to do some fun, tourist-type stuff too. We went to the Puebla square or “El Zocalo” and got to see the Cathedral. That was quite an experience in and of itself. We’ll be posting more about all that we learned about the religious spirit of Puebla later, but here I wanted to show this amazing cathedral built in the 1600s.
We got to visit a market to pick up a few souvenirs and Tyler was introduced to a new snack sensation – roasted crickets with chili powder.
No, he did not try them this time, but he did promise that he would eat one when we move there. Thankfully, I did not make the same promise.
Paige Staton
Tyler Staton
Two Things –
1. Loved the update. I can tell just by reading this that your hearts are already there. So cool!
2. You need to blog more.