Last Day - July 6, 2015
Today we got to pass out rice and beans to families on the other side of the canal. The other side of the canal doesn’t have electricity and the homes are very small. They are many empty lots and large parts of land that has old abandoned houses. So our...
Daily update 7/5/15
This morning we started off the day by going to the church here at Eli House. The service was so amazing, everyone there was just so full of joy! We were able to take communion with them and it was just really awesome to be able to come together as a...
Happy July 4th!
So this morning we were able to go on another prayer walk. The experience was amazing and really eye opening to see how much poverty there is. It’s crazy to think about how little these people here have, yet how happy they are. They may not have all the...
Eli House Celebration - July 3, 2015
Following the prayer walk, we came back to Eli House and ate another delicious breakfast. Afterwards, we took the bus into town to do some souvenir shopping. Though authentic Mexican knick-knacks were hard to come by, we managed to find some cool sports...
Morning Walk 7/3/15
This morning some of the girls got up early and decided to go on a prayer walk, and it was amazing! We went to some houses of the kids who went to the Eli house and prayed over them and their families outside of their houses. We also went to a canal which...
Evening: July 2, 2015
Well, today was one of the coolest experiences I think I’ve ever had. Several months ago we came up 6 main tasks we wanted to accomplish on this missions trip. One of those was “stepping out of our comfort zone” and today we definitely accomplished that....
Morning 7/2/15
Arrival at Eli House Everyone arrived safely and in good spirits, Brianna and Dave welcomed us with smiles and hugs and gift bags. Following a fabulous supper of chicken soft tacos, we had a great worship service with the church last night and everyone...