Mirador

Dorcas and I met last night to go to Mirador for the women's Bible Study. Upon arrival, we had to cross a trench that was dug to accommodate the sewer that should be installed at some point. The community has just recently received running water, and the streets are lined with huge ditches that will be filled with tubing.

When we entered the house we saw an entire room filled with piles of unpainted ceramic figurines. The woman who owns the house makes and paints these figurines to sell during Christmas. Here is an example of what I mean:

(This is not a photo that I took. I just wanted to give you an example of what I meant by unpainted ceramic figurines).

Now imagine a room filled with these things. There were probably thousands, and I could not fathom painting each one by hand. I asked one of the girls if she could teach me how to do it, and she said that we could in January. I think that the next month is going to be a season of cranking them out. I would slow down the process.

About an hour after we arrived, Dorcas started teaching about what it means to be a virtuous woman. I tried to stay focused, but one of the woman's toddlers kept walking in and out of the room. He was looking for attention, and it was hard not to notice when he opened the front door, pulled down his little pants and started peeing off the stoop. One of the woman corrected him, but I thought it was one of the funniest things I had ever seen.

The rest of the Bible study went well, and we all shared crackers and coffee to end the evening. Dorcas and I made it back to town to find that the electricity had been cut, and I thanked Jesus that I was not alone. (We have to walk through some shadier areas of town to get back to the church). I met up with Travis and Jeff (our friend who is visiting from the States), and we spent the rest of the evening relaxing in our apartment. It was a good Saturday.