Miguel and Rebecca Aguirre Just another weblog 
Greetings from Mexico! Yesterday we reached the one week mark of having arrived in Mexico…we are so excited to be here! We are so thankful for everything God has done on our behalf and to have had a safe trip…someone said we looked rather like the Veggietales’ Grapes of Wrath with our trailer and van packed to the gills! 
) I would hope that our attitudes were better…
Anyway, as I mentioned before, our trip was uneventful (in a good way!) and we had no trouble with visa or car paperwork at the border, PTL. Interestingly, we arrived in the middle of a rain storm…rather not what we expected for the desert! It actually stormed the first 3 nights we were here and we’ve noticed that everything is much more green than we remembered! We’re not complaining…it really looks beautiful!
After spending one night in our mission’s guesthouse, we were able to move into our own house. We will be living in the ground floor of our mission’s Bible Institute dorm and look forward to getting to know the students that are living here this semester (single girls above us and single guys below). Our house was mostly furnished, so we’ve been able to focus on unpacking and setting up house this week. Our primary ministry will be in the Spanish study course, helping teach other new missionaries the Spanish language and culture. Miguel is looking forward to getting started on Monday.
Cuzco and Cora
Cuzco and Cora are the newest ‘members’ of our family; they are the guard dogs that we will be responsible for taking care of while we are living here. These dogs are an important part of the team as they deter break-ins on the property. We are thankful that they seem to be relatively gentle with the kids and seem to have accepted us very well. They both love to play and fetch, but do sound rather ferocious when strangers pass by the gate. It’s an interesting contrast in behavior!
Miguel’s Citizenship
Miguel is now a proud U.S. citizen! He was able to take his oath of citizenship and receive his certificate 2 days before we left Arkansas! It was an exciting moment for both of us, as you can imagine…now he will be able to get his U.S. passport, which will make international travel much easier for our family.
Kidstuff
The kids are very happy to be here and have been adjusting well. They are enjoying our large yard and have already set up a ‘clubhouse’ with friends in our trailer (one of the only spots in the yard where the dogs can’t reach them!). Micah and Gracia are looking forward to starting school on Monday and they have all of their school supplies already ready to go in their new backpacks. Jojo is looking forward to spending more time with Mommy at home while Micah and Gracia are gone. ) Jkaile has been rather laid-back these days…pretty much his usual self. Well, he does love to unpack boxes and suitcases when we aren’t watching…
