Work Trip to Mexico

A few days after Christmas we headed out on a work trip to visit some of our IMB families who serve in Mexico.  We had a wonderful time, and as you can imagine, I took a few hundred photos.  I'll spare you all of those but will try to give an overview of our trip in this post.  

 

We flew direct from Guatemala City to Mexico City.  It was a little over a two hour flight.

 

boarding our flight in Guatemala City

 

flying over Mexico City 

It is enormous!!

 

landing in Mexico City

 

We then took a two hour bus ride to Puebla.

 

David and Ben on the bus.

 

After arriving we had a meal with these fun missionaries.

 

The next morning we visited Wal-Mart to pick up some food and snacks.

 

We then spent much of the day with the English family.  They are currently doing a year of language study before heading to Guatemala later this year to serve on our team.  After many months of phone calls and video calls, it was really nice to finally get to talk to them in person.  They are such a sweet family and will most definitely be an asset to the work here in Guatemala. It was Tyler's birthday so that made our visit more special.

 

 

We made individual homemade pizzas for lunch.  It was a fun activity especially for the kids.

 

 

We ended the day having supper with the Lightseys.

 

 

The next day we were up early to make a 2.5 hour drive to see the Parks.  The scenery along the way was beautiful!

 

We passed through a few of these tunnels along the way.

 

 

our family with the Parks

 

We enjoyed exploring their city with them.  They have a river walk area that includes a zoo.

 

We visited the Central Park, the local market, and also spent time in their home.

 

Before leaving, we rode the cable car up the mountain and back down.  It takes you to a park area on top of the mountain.  It is a fun, popular activity to do in their city.

 

We were all excited!

 

headed up the mountain in the cable car

 

so fun!!

 

 

The next day was New Year's Eve.  We joined the English family for church and then ate lunch together.

 

 

We spent part of the afternoon walking around the Central Park.

 

 

A family photo as we waited to ring in the new year.

 

We went for an evening walk and also explored a local mall. 

 

The last sunset of 2023 was breathtaking!!

 

We had a pizza supper at the hotel and watched some of the midnight fireworks from the window of our room.

 

On New Year's Day we started an eight hour drive to visit two other families.

 

Volcano view as we drove out of Puebla.

 

Somewhere along the way we stopped for a roadside picnic lunch.

 

I love seeing the cactus in Mexico!!

 

It was such a beautiful drive!

 

 

We stopped for the night and enjoyed a pizza supper.  We were also able to watch some of the college football bowl games from our motel.

 

Ready to get back on the road the next morning to finish our drive.

 

a family photo along the way

 

 

visiting the Koons

 

hiking with the Armstrongs

 

 

driving back to Puebla

 

We made two more visits in Puebla before returning to Guatemala.  We met the Jones family for afternoon blizzards at Dairy Queen.

 

 

Our last visit and meal was with the Conners. We love them, and it was a great way to end our visit to Mexico. 

 

The boys at the Mexico City airport ready to fly home to Guatemala.

 

We went to encourage some of our IMB missionary families, several of whom we currently supervise. In the end we left feeling greatly encouraged ourselves. We also left with a deeper love for Mexico and a stronger relationship with the missionaries who serve there. I’d say it was a very productive work trip!