Ultimo Domingo en mì iglesia

Today was my last Sunday at Horizonte, unfortunately next Sunday I won't be able to attend because I will be travelling back to Mexico City for the next part of my trip. The service this morning was fantastic - I was able to get into the songs even when they didn't have the words up on the overhead. It is so amazing to praise God in another language, I found it really exciting. It was particularly cool when we sang songs I know in Spanish such as Open The Eyes Of My Heart and Over The Mountains And The Sea! I am so encouraged by the enthusiasm and passion of the church community at Horizonte and have been blessed as they have welcomed me and I have been a part of their church.
Yesterday there was a "working bee" at the church and it was really cool to have a stack of us painting a wall together. Even that was a really cool time of fellowship as we painted alongside each other.

This is Horizonte. The actual room is really big but I was down the front!

Yesterday I also had a great afternoon going around el centro with a friend and seeing some more of the tourist sights. There is so much culture here and so many amazing stories behind all the buildings. The streets are magnificent and there are lots of little markets and little things that make this such a cool place. For example, there was a tango exhibition and a band playing for free as a cultural activity in one of the plazas and all around there are people selling colourful baloons and handicrafts. It´s wonderful and I absolutely love it! Tonight we again visited el centro and there was an a brass ensemble playing in the main bandstand and people dancing all around. It was amazing! So so much fantastic culture, sights and sounds to experience, I can't even begin to explain it!

This is not Horizonte! jeje it's another of the beautiful churches here

This is my last week working at the cafè so I must continue to keep my focus on Jesus and serve enthusiastically. I don't want to leave at the end of the week, but time is limited. I'm sure God has his plans in mind for the future, so I'll leave that up to him for the moment. Please keep praying for the cafe, my Spanish classes and for the relationships I have established. Pray that through my time here and everything that I do, God may be glorified and his name lifted up.

Adios for now.

Phil