In many places, the church faces poverty and persecution. Here we face spiritual poverty and emotional persecution. The battle rages on, whether in Mexico, China, or Hubbard, Oregon. While the believers in Mexico live on a lower level materially, they have advantages over us that we may never understand. The lifestyle there is much slower-paced.
People place a great deal of importance on visiting.
This relaxed style of living was brought home by a lady that asked Vivian to stop by on her way to church to let her know when the service was about to start. Vivian walked across town to her home just prior to the service. The woman dropped everything and walked to church with her. On another day, I spent several hours sitting on the front porch and watching the children play outside. It was relaxing to watch them out on the dirt road.