Neighborhood stuff

Our upstairs neighbors, Luis and Diana moved away. They are a really cute young couple pregnant with their first child, a little girl. The apartment above us is really small, and I must admit I wondered how they would manage with the new addition to the family. But they had a plan in hand!! There was space with Luis' family on their ranchero about 40 minutes from here so they made their move. The baby is due in about six weeks, so Diana will still need to come to La Cruz for checkups and for the birth of the baby. She promised to let me know when their daughter was born. So, now we have a "casa se renta" above us. Please pray with us for a great person or couple to move in there.

Speaking of babies: Our other neighbors Luis, Candy and Luis pequeno just returned from three weeks vacation visiting Luis' folks in Sonora and during that time they found out their second child, due October 14, is a girl! They are thrilled. They have an apartment about our size, so they should manage fine. Their biggest problem is their only mode of transportation is Luis' motorcycle that he uses for deliveries for work at Rin Rin Pizza. It's fine transportation for three people, not so good for four. They are thinking there is finally a car in their future. Pray for something cheap, safe and reliable for them please.

One of the other neighborhood couples are Theo and Lupita. They live next door to the church and in the evenings they run a little food stand in front of their house. Once in a while we'll head over there to get a snack in the evening and visit a bit. Additionally, Lupita works during the day at Comida Mary's…one of our favorite places to eat in La Cruz. Theo is a painter.

When we were over visiting the other night Theo announced that he has landed a job as a painter in the states and will leave for a year beginning in December. He'll be working in the LA area painting all kinds of new construction houses. And he's waiting on his visa…and waiting, and waiting. He had to go to the US consulate in Hermosillo, quite a ways north of us to apply and pay. He had to pay a lot, just like us, and do a ton of paperwork just like us, and now he's waiting, just like us. Seems the visa thing is universal. Hurry up and wait.