Mexico Branch

"Jehovah, I have loved the dwelling of your house
And the place of the residing of your glory."- Psalms 26:8

Surely, this is one of my favorite scriptures! Being able to stay a night or two in Jehovah's house is a grand privilege. It's indeed a little taste of Paradise. Being able to escape from the city for a couple days is priceless for me. No one is yelling "tamales calientitos", "el gas", "el agua", "llegaron los churros", and you don't hear not a single dog bark!!

On my first night, as I walked out into the dark, chilly, calm night, I took a deep breath and for the first time in Mexico City I smelled fresh air!! I could smell the grass, flowers, and trees around us!! And I felt like I couldn't take enough breaths to satisfy my need for fresh air. It was simply amazing!

Morning worship was great. It was a bit weird to hear it conducted in Spanish. But none the less it was great! I miss Spanish soo much!
Being in Bethel period, made me miss my friends back home even more! Soon tho I will see everyone!

We were able to visit the translation department. They said there's 68 languages (dialects) from Mexico to Panama. It takes 3-5 weeks to translate. And most people can't read so something that must be done is the audio recording of the literature. Something that helps a lot is that many pioneers have MP3 players to use in the ministry.

We also met a brother who is originally from Britain. But has been in the Spanish field for 40 years. So his British English is gone! It was funny to hear him speak English, it sounded like he was German. The brother spent 30 years in Honduras and has been at the Mexico branch for 10 years. It's great to see how he has become so engaged in the Spanish field that he nows speaks better Spanish than English. Brother's name is Raymond Walker. Look him up!

Again, I encourage anyone who hasn't gone to visit Bethel to go!!! Only if you "just tour" Bethel it's a privilege in itself. So please, GO!