Greetings from Hot-mosillo

It's getting hot in here... yes, it is... so we decided to.... go for a swim. That's right Josh- a little birdie was right... we went for a swim... IN MANZANILLO in APRIL!! If there was even THAT much water here... it would be paradise... but all there is is brown dry tierra! As you can see from the real pictures from Hermosillo below...

If you look really closely... you can see that sign back there- the one that is telling you to say no to drugs... it says 43C- and that was just at 12pm... that is about 109F. And just if you are wondering what that feels like... sitting in a hot car with the windows up and breathing fire... I know you are so jealous that you are not here! Actually, in the shade with the nice 'warm' breeze... it wasn't too bad.

Universidad de Sonora... or UNISON is the largest University in Sonora... about 25,000 students. We did get to meet with a few of them and talk with them about their campus and student life. We found that there is some Christian work on the campus from a Baptist church and also another Christian organization. We were able to prayerwalk ... or prayer'sit' in the shade for the campus/students/teachers/believers and non-believers.

Yes, we know we look HOT... you can see the sweat pouring off of us and this was even after the sun went down at about 8:00pm. Of course we couldn't leave Hermosillo without having one of the world-famous Hot Dogs!! They are made on special bread, with the dog and chorizo, bacon, beans, cheese, lettuce, tomato, mayonaise and anything else you can think of!! Just trying to fit it into your mouth was a challenge. Really, this is on the NY Times 100 things you should eat before you die...

We went with a local pastor to see this campus... and while he was taking our picture he decided that we needed to have a picture with some of the local students... so, he beckoned these two students over... and here is the result.

Two Gringas in the middle of nowhere... We mean the typical landscape of Hermosillo... This is when we were wishing we were in the pool!! We think cactus is the state tree...

Working hard... as always! Laura and Amy on the plane wishing we had some tea... Our plane ended up stopping part way to drop off some people in Los Mochis- we will be going to Los Mochis in a week... and from the plane it kind of looks like there isn't much going on... However, we think we might be surprised! We are looking forward to our next adventure in Ciudad Obregon...

We will be leaving here this afternoon and riding with a guy we met to Ciudad Obregon. We met him at a church- and he offered to drive us there becuase he's going there for Father's Day... so, we accepted... It will be nice to be in a car! We will keep you updated as we go... We have a meeting with some students tonight in Obregon. Continue to pray for our safety and for the time we have- that it will be used to glorify the Lord. Pray for the students of Hermosillo and for those working with students. Thanks for checking in!!

The Amazing Race continues... Until next time... Las Gringas