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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....
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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...
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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...
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We Have Arrived! Viva Mexico!
I am writing this blog post as we are on the road from Phoenix to Eli House. The rumor that the air conditioning was functioning in the Eli House bus was a bit of a stretch. Right now it is 12:30 AM Ohio time, 9:30 here in Arizona. It is a balmy 97 degrees....
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Third Day
Today we focused on exemplifying acts of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Everywhere I looked today, I saw these qualities shining in the people around me. This was the last day of school for...
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Day 1 round-up
Our first day at Eli House was completely exhausting, but I am not sure that we would have asked for it to be any other way. We started the morning off with devotions, then enjoyed breakfast with the Eli House students. Anna (Eli House intern) along with...
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Day 2
Today’s schedule got a little reworked, as there was a funeral being held at the church. We fed the children breakfast, and then most of us took them to a local park to play for a couple of hours. A few of us were privileged to attend Gadiel’s graduation...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Day 4 summary
Today was a very emotional day for me. It actually started last night for me while we were out eating at the Vulcan restaurant. I had a lot of things on my mind, and a lot of emotions and memories of things that I have struggled with in the past. All...
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Day 5
This week has been filled with building a house and playing with kids. We headed out this morning to a local park to minister to homeless immigrants. This for me is always a huge highlight on trips to Eli House. I had the privilege to break bread and...
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Day 5 part two
To start off the day, the team and I went to a local park to have breakfast with some homeless people in a park. Many of them have been trying to get across the US, Mexico border for the past few months and have given up everything in the process. It...
