{"id":631,"date":"2011-09-28T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2011-09-28T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/never-a-dull-moment\/"},"modified":"2014-05-19T23:53:40","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T23:53:40","slug":"never-a-dull-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/never-a-dull-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Never a Dull Moment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m experimenting with a new blog format&#8230;which gives you the ability to view the blog, and past posts and pictures, in a different way.  Not sure how long we&#8217;ll stick with this format&#8230;but anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Last night we arrived late to the &#8220;School for Parents&#8221; Bible study because I needed to pick up the van.  The little red voltage light in the van started going on and off, which usually means the alternator is going bad.  So I took it to Jorge, a mechanic friend, and he checked both the battery and the alternator.  Yep, I needed a new battery&#8230;and a rebuilt alternator.  The battery cost over $100.  The parts for the alternator, $12.  The labor to totally rebuild the bearings and packing\/coils&#8230;$10.  So the van is good to go again for a while.<\/p>\n<p>We arrived a bit late to the study, and when I came in, Iris asked me to go invite her husband Miguel to the study.  I was walking down the street from the church, and an exasperated Teresa, one of the market place owners, came walking up the street towards me.  &#8220;There&#8217;s a man taking pictures of the fenced in area, and Ninfa wants you to go there.&#8221;  O.k, sure.  The man had gone, but Ninfa, a lady in our church, said that he was driving a maroon sports car without any plates, and that he had turned to go towards the other side of the neighborhood.  So Ninfa, Carmen and I walked that way, and sure enough, saw the man again.  He got into his car, without plates, with letters on the windshield that said PRENSA, or PRESS.  So&#8230;not sure if he is going to be doing us a favor by advertising our community center activities, or was taking pictures to later accuse us of taking over community property.  Time will tell!  <\/p>\n<p>The picture below is David Gomez\u00b4s prayer card.  You can find info on how to support him in this ministry to Uruguay in previous posts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Postal-2BUruguay-2Bcopia.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 316px;\" src=\"http:\/\/mexicomatters.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/09\/Postal-2BUruguay-2Bcopia.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\"id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5657409966514037186\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m experimenting with a new blog format&#8230;which gives you the ability to view the blog, and past posts and pictures, in a different way. 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