The engine is flooded and we need to push???

So did you know that it rains all the time in Mexico (of course normally it is very dry here in this part of the world) - and for us here in Cuauhtemoc it has nothing to do with the hurricane that is coming from the east. It has rained everyday that we have been here - including lots of lightening forcing us to shut down the computer several times a day. It rained once again this afternoon right when we were up town at the Soriana grocery store. On the way home we drove through some pretty deep water rushing down the streets - Cuauhtemoc is on the side of a hill/mountain and so the water goes downhill pretty quickly.
As a result of driving through the water our serpentine belt jumped off the pulleys and so the power steering was gone and soon the motor was over heating. We shut the van off and coasted down the hill to within half a block of our home and then pushed it the rest of the way through several inches of running water. We didn't have enough umph to push it the last little bit off the street and up onto our driveway and so a kind young fellow stopped his car and offered to help us - a wonderful act of kindness. I guess tomorrow I'll have to get that taken care of so we have some wheels again.

Here is a picture of the boys sweeping the water out of our "garage."


Thank you for your prayers - Caleb and Olivia are definitely feeling better and so we carry on.

Please pray for me as I continue to prepare for my two 3-hour classes I need to teach on Saturday. I have lots of prep to do before then and I also need to prepare 4 weeks worth of homework to send home with the students as the next class is a month later. I have gotten quite a bit accomplished in the last couple of days but I still have a long way to go. Pray that I would have clarity of thought, inspiration, and patience for the kids as they come into the office to ask me to come and play quite regularly - not much time for that this week, I'm afraid.

We are heading to bed shortly as we still are adjusting to the altitude and the change of pace in our lives.