Cow Heads on a Moped

I saw a dude driving a moped with a basket of cows heads on the back. Sweet.

I held out some hope that after a couple weeks my body would adjust to the constant heat and I wouldn't continue to sweat constantly. That hope has been crushed. In fact, I think my body is rejecting the heat and choosing to sweat even more than normal. Is that gross and probably not something that should be put in a blog? Probably, but I'll use the "I've never blogged before so I don't know the rules" excuse.

Our second group has officially departed now, and we don't have a real group for the upcoming week. By that I mean there is a group of day-trippers that will be working with us M, T, W but not a big group that stays in the team house all week. Since the week is different, we are kicking it off with a retreat for all the interns and nannies. There's an island just off the coast called Deer Island and we are going to camp out overnight on the beach. I can't wait. There are only two things that concern me: getting carried off and eaten by some manner of giant insect colony and not sleeping high enough on the beach so the tide carries me out to sea while I sleep. I've been told both are highly unlikely but I'm not so sure.

After the retreat our group of staff and the day-trippers will continue to work on projects at the homes. I'm looking forward to being able to work in a smaller group. I think it will be a great opportunity for our team to bond (since often we spend time trying to get to know the group members that are there for the week). We also will be attending a graduation party for a couple kids at the Salvation Army home; one kid is graduating from middle school and the other from elementary. It's super cool that we get to celebrate a landmark achievement for these kids who have had such tumultuous childhoods.

Last thing, I would love some prayer support. I continue to apply for teaching jobs back home, but so far have heard either nothing or bad news. I continue to pray and ask for God to help me trust Him and have faith that His plan is better than mine. Unfortunately I haven't been able to break that anxiety. As soon as I think I've made progress I see another person posting something about their new teaching position and I drop right back into mistrust and doubt. Congrats to all of you who have gotten a job by the way, you'll do great! I guess I just don't have the faith to accept that not getting a job is really the best plan God has got for me. Basically if you read this and could toss up a prayer or twenty, that would be lovely and I'd be so thankful.

Also, if you're looking to see some pictures of what is happening down here, follow Back2Back Mazatlan on facebook or add me as a friend because I'll be tagged in pictures as well. I'm not a big picture-taker myself so I let the people who know what they're doing handle all that. Peace. I'm gonna go pack all the kitchen knives in my backpack in case I have to fend off an insect army during the night.