Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Carts! Carts! and more Carts!

So ever since we arrived 20 months ago, I have seen carts everywhere and for everything.  I have wanted to share the many photos I have taken of the various carts and I haven't even capture half of what I have seen and what there are out there.  Basically, if you have a bike cart, push cart or motorcycle cart - you can sell anything and you can sell it anywhere. It is amazing the things people are able to do here, they have initiative and they get it done!  Here are just some of the carts I have seen and captured and some of the things they sell.  The places around them are interesting too, you will notice various streets, highways, and sidewalks, parking lots!
In Villahermosa along the side of the highway,
he is selling pan(bread)

A neighborhood in Ciudad del Carmen,
selling food, probably tacos

A street in Villa, not sure what he is selling

In traffic in Villahermosa

In Villa, selling pozol - don't know what it is -
ask your missionary, they do!

Same cart, up close- selling Pozol, bien
frio with sugar and chocolate!

A neighborhood in Villa, selling ice cream

Riding in front of the Mission Office,
selling Pozol!

Selling horchata and other juice

We were stopped at a State line crossing, I'm
not sure what he has in his basket, my guess is
bread for sale.

Selling bread - these flat boxes are what
you see when they are selling bread
This is like a taxi, transportation for hire,
but I have never seen it with offerings
for handicap clients - pretty cool!

This cart is selling tacos, he is right by a busy taxi and
combi stop in Villahermosa

Along a street in Villa, selling paletas! (like a
popsicle)

Another Pozol cart!

Selling juice!

Selling elotes & esquites, in front of
Sam's Club in Villa

Taco cart in the morning, selling in front of an
OXXO (like a 7-11 only better)

Selling in front of a school

Selling phone gadgets and stuff in Villa

Elotes y Esquites!!! selling on a walkway
by a big lagoon in Villahermosa

Monday, February 19, 2018

#Ilumina el Mundo


In December we participated once again in the initiative of #Ilumina el Mundo or #Light the World.
We received 2,000 Pass-along Cards
from Mexico City Area Office.  Elders
Villaseñor, Falcon and Hendricks
begin the project.  We counted them  
into stacks of 100's to distribute 
to the missionary companionships 
for them to hand out to everyone!

All the Office Elders help to count and
prepare the #Iluminaelmundo cards to
take out to the missionaries

 Elder Estrella and Elder Serrato making
stacks of the cards

Presidente Haws joins in the counting
-everyone helped!

Elders Falcon, Pérez, Villaseñor and
Martinez helping with the cards

At Zone Conferences we previewed the Ilumina el Mundo
video and handed out the Pass-along cards.


Everyone was encouraged to participate in the beautiful message
of the Initiative, to follow Christ's example of showing love
to those around us through service, as Jesus did!
The missionaries in Carmen, Barrios Universidad
and Juárez, share the Initiative with a poster in
front of their Chapel

Barrio Juárez had a beautiful board to share the
Ilumina el Mundo Initiative

Sunday, February 18, 2018

November Zone Conferences

Presidente Haws with his second counselor of Mission Presidency,
Presidente Valencia and Presidente Castillo, Zapata District President.
We were in Balancan for Zone Conference, and they had an opportunity
to meet together, they are both in the Balancan Branch.
In November we did a Zone Conference in each of the 9 Zones.  We taught and practiced and pre-viewed the #Light the World Initiative. We did a formal group picture of each Zone. So look for your missionary below!
Coatzacoalcos Zone

Minatitlan Zone

Gaviotas Zone

Zapata Zone

Tenosique Zone

Carmen Zone

Cardenas Zone

Acayucan Zone

Villahermosa Zone
The Hermanas from Coatza Zone;
Hermanas Martinez, Casteneda, Mero
DeJesus, Olguin and Perez

President Haws teaching

Zapata Zone listening and following
along in their scriptures

Tenosique Zone listening to President Haws

Hermanas Velez, Kennedy, Morales and
Jimenez are listening while Hermana Macedonio
does a practice teaching

Every Zone loves to show their Esfuerza al Máximo!!!
Coatza Zone esfuerza al máximo!

Mina Zone esfuerza al máximo!

Gaviotas Zone esfuerza al máximo!

Zapata Zone esfuerza al máximo!

Tenosique Zone esferza al máximo!

Carmen Zone esfuerza al máximo!


Cardenas Zone esfuerza al máximo!

Acayucan Zone esfuerza al máximo!