I wish the picture showed it better, but on the front of my shirt covering most of the southwest is a huge blob of plaster. Yes, I walked into a house in La Mision, Mexico that was being mudded and taped and knocked the spatula tool right out of the guy’s hand. It hit me on the way down and also coated my shirt, sunglasses, jeans, flip-flops and feet. NICE! It’s the first time I’ve ever been able to say that I was plastered in Mexico. Literally.
We had a GREAT time this week. I was asked sort of last minute to go with the youth on the missions trip. Sooooo last minute that I neglected blogging for three days before we left…. and now we’re home. Thankfully, my husband was left with the secret blogging MSJ password so he could let you know what was going on.
It was quick 5 day trip but was filled with ministry in many locations in the lush coastal valley of La Mision. The “city” lies an hour south on the border on the Pacific Ocean between Rosarito and Ensenada. And can I just say that it was a blessed relief to be in cooler temperatures in July and away from Phoenix. We left our windows open. We wore t-shirts and capris day and night. We sucked in the ocean air. We loved on the people of La Mision.
Here is the Reader’s Digest version of what we did in our three full days there: purchased basics for 15 food boxes, distributed the boxes to needy homes and prayed for the families, put up dry-wall on the ceiling in a 1,500 sq. ft. room of the daycare, helped with the children at the daycare, went door-to-door handing out fliers for two events, visited an orphanage, performed street ministry with drama, had a “gratis comida” Night (free food!) where we BBQ-ed 160 hot dogs, put in a wooden floor in a mud-floored home, distributed clothing, bedding, shoes and toys to many families, played soccer every night (and were severely beaten by the locals), cleaned a yard of debris (that filled the back of a wide work truck), laid a stone path and spoke at the local church. It was awesome and I’m exhausted.
Besides the plastered story there are several other entertaining bits including a horse lying in the road, the Sandlot dog experience relived, a bucking-bronco van ride, boiling water rituals, the burro video, eternally cooked beans and mucho more! Please stay tuned.
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