Mission McAllen 2007 - Monday June 18th Update

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Greetings Residents of Mesquite!!
Well, today was the kick off of our mission trip. We rose this morning to the greatness that is the mission trip cereal buffet. Following a nourishing breakfast, the students gathered to prepare for their Bible clubs, cooked a fabulous lunch of taco salad, loaded the vans to embark on our first day with the children of the Rio Grande Valley. We passed out nearly 1000 flyers surrounding the two locations of our Bible clubs. After passing out the flyers, we headed to a church in the community that we will be doing some work for in order to get a game plan for the week as to the projects we would tackle this week. It is amazing how content the people of the valley are despite the fact that they are so lacking in the area of material possessions. We have a full list of tasks to accomplish this week including the reconstruction of an outdoor stage, hanging of sheet rock, taping and floating current sheet rock, landscaping, painting, and several other projects. We then kicked off our Bible clubs, and God brought the harvest. We had just over 70 children between our two parks, which is the most we have had on the first day of mission trip. One of our locations of Bible clubs is in the front and back yard of a Christian family in the area. The family consists of a single mom and her three kids. The family lives in a home that is no more than 400 square feet, consisting of a kitchen and two bedrooms. The house has no insulation, carpet, or a/c. What is so amazing is how content this single mother is. In spite of such limited material possessions, this mother continues to show the joy of the Lord in all she says and does (at least I think, seeing how she speaks no English!) Needless to say it was a great first day! We ended our day with a time of worship and sweet fellowship. It is now 12:50am, and the students have just gone to bed….that sounds like a great idea, so until next time please be sure to keep us in your prayers.

Coram Deo, (before the face of God)
Chris