Let’s see…where to begin…I guess there’s a couple days to catch you up on since, by the time we ended our long day yesterday, we were all tired and didn’t get a chance to update you. We all arrived safely yesterday although not as timely as we would have probably liked. The group of us that left from Detroit ended up leaving about an hour and fifteen minutes later than scheduled. That lovely white stuff that kept falling from the sky caused us to be delayed and de-iced at least 2 or 3 times. Although we were still more fortunate than Vic and Justin who got a late start on their flight out of Grand Rapids and missed their connecting flight in Memphis. They ended up spending about 3 1/2 hours in Memphis waiting for the next flight. We all made it safely to McAllen finally where Ron and Jane were waiting for us and drove the remaining way to Mexico. Believe it or not, all three vehicles made it through the border crossing without being stopped! We met Pastor Ramon and Lety at the church for dinner after getting checked in at the hotel and then returned back for some much needed rest after our extremely long day.
Ok, that was yesterday and now on to today…We awoke early to begin preparing breakfast for the children that were being picked up in the neigboring areas. Many of us went with the drivers to visit the areas that the children lived and to see more of their environment while the others stayed back and actually helped prepare the food. Once the children arrived, Art began entertaining the children with some magic and then on to a Bible story after that. We served the children breakfast and then Archie (Art’s dummy) made an appearance much to the delight of most of the children. The children were taken home after that and we then began to sort out what was going to be done as far as our other jobs that day. Some cleaned classrooms while others helped prepare lunch and still others began construction on the new classrooms above the playground. We broke for lunch around mid afternoon (yes, they feed us a lot while we’re here!) and then finished up our projects. The construction was shortened by some rain showers so everyone returned to the hotel to prepare for the evening. We were then off to Ron and Jane’s apartment for dinner and conversation to reflect on the day’s events. We shared what we have seen God do in just the short time we have been here so far and how we have already been blessed by our time here (and this is only our first full day!)
Tommorow we will attend the worship services here and enjoy the fellowship with each other and our friends here and prepare for the week ahead. Thanks to all of you who have sent your blessings and prayers so far and we will talk to you more later!
