Adolescence

I’m still trying to figure out why Mexicans INSIST that adolescence doesn’t start until 14 years old. Who taught them this? It’s impossible to me to think of a person who is 12 or 13 as a child. Sure, they are younger than most “teenagers,” but they are definitely changing/growing from childhood to adulthood. Why do we not put 12 year olds in elementary school? Because there are fundamental differences between middle school students and elementary school students.

I am grading a paper that says, “Psychologists say that children from ages 11 to 13 are forming their values that will affect the rest of their lives.” Why must we call them children still? They are adolescents.

I think this is why in general, the Mexican church has ignored middle schoolers. They treat them as children and lump them in with the second graders.

Poulette Family – Summer Tour

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This summer, we hope to be at as many churches as possible. Our schedule still has some holes in it that we would like to fill. If you want us to speak to your church or small group, let us know. We’d love to put you on the schedule. We need to get in front of as many people as possible.

May 20 – Community Harvest Baptist Church – Summerfield, FL
May 27 – Grace Bible Church – Hudson, FL (PM service)
June 3 –
June 10 – In Cuba
June 17 –
June 24 – Mexico City with Highview Baptist Church
July 1 – Mexico City with Highview Baptist Church
July 8 –
July 15 – Faith Baptist Church – NPR, FL (PM service)
July 22 –
July 29 – YMI Summit – Redding, California
August 5 – Beacon Community Church – Port Richey, FL

A Day out in Tepotzotlan

Today I went to a little town outside of Mexico City called Tepotzotlan with our friends. It was fun to get out of the house and visit someplace I’d never been to before.

Outside the cathedral there is a market on weekends. It has a little bit of everything, especially the typical art stuff and lots of food. We were pretty hungry, so we ate a lot of different stuff.

Then we went to a place called Los Arcos (NOT the restaurant). It is a place with an aqueduct that was built in the 16th century. We ate lunch, walked across the aqueduct, hiked a lot, flew a kite, and had a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures. Click one to see a larger version. You can also check out all the pictures I took today on flickr.