Mexico Outreach 2011

    This year, a group of twenty willingly traded their skis and time of leisure for a hammer and a week of service.
    The trip to Mexico was three days in length and jam-packed with hundreds of hammered nails, dozens of coats of paint, and many unforgettable moments. The students worked hard and although inexperienced, were willing to do what they could to make a difference in the lives of a family in great need.
    There was a growing family of four, a husband and wife, an aunt, a daughter, and an expected child, all residing in a  loaned camper smaller than 12 feet in length and 5 feet in width. There was a make-shift bunk bed in the furthest end, the top bunk for the aunt, the bottom one for the expecting mother and young daughter. Leaving the father curled on the cold, hard floor after long hours of work.
    Witnessing first hand the severity of the situation, no one dared complain of the long hours, or wind chill. The circumstances did not call for selfishness; it called for love in the form of service. It called for the work of a cheerful giver. It called for conversations in imperfect Spanish.  And mostly it called for everyday students to drop everything and let God work.
    And as always, He did. The house was built, fully furnished and stocked with groceries by the end of the trip. The family’s appreciation was palpable, overflowing in the form of tears and words of gratitude. The father, who had thought God had abandoned him and his family, rededicated his life to Christ-reassured in His faithfulness.

Written by: Raelin Perez, 12th Grade Student

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