Back from the Border

I'm back from the border mission trip and I can report that it was a true success! We had a kids program each day and a group worked to finish contructing the bathroom of the church in the colonia. I really enjoyed playing with the kids and planning the Wednesday night block party for the community. The party was my favorite part of the week. Families who showed up recieved donated clothes and shoes, hotdogs for dinner and attended a church service. My spanish skills were challenged most when I walked with others door to door to invite the community to the party.

Here is a picture of Miquel, me, Alfredo, Belen and Winnie during our kids program time :) I loved my group of 4 year olds!



It was so neat to be part of something that make such an impact. There was a beauty among the poor community. There was joy in the childrens faces as they just played together in the dirt yards- not needing the latest high tech video game to keep them occupied. The women gathered in the kitchen to make meals for their family- no fast food pick up or fend for yourself. No shopping mall or strip center at the front of the neighborhood- they survive with the neccessities and don't live in excess.


Children don't look at their neighbor as dirty or poor- just living to get by. No judgement or division of people. What if we lived with the mentality the poor have? What things that we currently worry about would leave our minds and what would really matter to us?