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Mexico - First day on the house

It was an awesome first day on the house build. All three houses are very close to each other and a healthy competition has started. (My team is winning). It was

wonderful to see your kids working hard, and taking time to play with each other and the Mexican families we are helping. Our students are being impacted as they make an incredible difference in the lives of these families 

Vancouver: Meeting New Friends

The awesome part about staying at the same mission throughout the week is that we develop relationships with clients who come back on a regular basis. Today, many of our students were asked, "Are you here all week?" or "Will you be here tomorrow?"

Students are becoming more comfortable with meeting new people and hearing stories from new friends. We are seeing the beauty in every individual, no matter what they've been through or what they struggle with.

Some comments from students:
"The people we have met are very hurt but still full of joy"- Katie M

"I met this guy named John and he taught me how to play chess. He basically played for me the whole game, so I beat him, haha!" - Katie T

"I met Larry, he's really cool and made me laugh the whole time on Monday" - Shanique

"Our group is really positive and we get along really great" - Tommy

"I met this guy from Ontario, we talked about Twilight and Hunger Games" - Jamey

"I met a guy named Randy, he is awesome and he played me a song on his guitar that he wrote, it was so beautiful. He also told me that beauty is on the inside and the he knows so many beautiful people."    - Melissa

Thanks for sharing in our journey with us. We look forward to another two more full days in Vancouver.

Here are a few pictures from today's experience at the Women's Shelter. We are not allowed to take pictures with clients so this was before they came:

Mexico: Monday

Good morning! Sorry for not blogging yesterday but we just we're having so fun out here! Let me fill you in on what we did; our day started off with a visit to a local field. While that may sound boring let me tell you it was amazing. We went around to the community children and invite them to come play with us, communication was a huge challenge. We had around 12-15 kids play football (soccer) and just play simple games with us. All of the students did great at connecting with the local kids and I think by the end of it both the students and the locals were extremely blessed. After lunch we went swimming in the ocean. There's not much to say other than it was amazing, God really has created an amazing world for us to experience and live in. 

In the evening us leaders wanted to bless and serve the students so we washed their feet. Now this may seem awkward or weird to some it was extremely cool. We did as Jesus did to his disciples, showing them how much he loved them. Our students are amazing and it was an honor to serve them, thank you for sending them on this amazing journey with us! 

Today we build, we'll share how that goes with you this evening! Stay tuned!!