Esteban, Apolinar and Carla sit outside in the shade by their home on the south side of Nuevo Progreso. Esteban is sitting on their ice chest which now has a padlock on it. Their only means of keeping food cold, it has milk, eggs and a little fruit in it; and they have to replace the ice daily. Apolinar sells food and drinks to truckers and this large cooler will also hold many cans of Coke and Pepsi, their favorites.
A large blanket hangs in the trees over their laundry area for extra shade in the afternoon. Carla washes their clothes under the trees and hangs them on lines across the yard.
Theirs is a simple life, filled with hardships and challenges.
"In my Father's house are many mansions, if it were not so I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you." John 14:2
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