tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46598897487188598522024-03-13T01:43:06.232-07:00CenterPoint Go and Grow: ColimaBe imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us. ~Ephesians 5:1-2Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger189125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-51533176952123803502024-03-10T18:25:00.000-07:002024-03-10T18:25:13.007-07:00Excited for 2024!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_zsV0rUeWgerfOjZMIP84kux7xJ9zPRLYAPmLu6myXi87UUX-i_m8LZIh0hAhnHvkM-O6dsHteRS23voHVLseaLlbeshqMTZR22Yjb4vN7tN2vqMkRmnIki0pqlarTm5wIsYbXwQtCWPl83x6sFC6JTK0q-sykVoVwmAy4O1GQYAHeqOKrQ72MF3soM/s4032/IMG_7796.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="4032" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT_zsV0rUeWgerfOjZMIP84kux7xJ9zPRLYAPmLu6myXi87UUX-i_m8LZIh0hAhnHvkM-O6dsHteRS23voHVLseaLlbeshqMTZR22Yjb4vN7tN2vqMkRmnIki0pqlarTm5wIsYbXwQtCWPl83x6sFC6JTK0q-sykVoVwmAy4O1GQYAHeqOKrQ72MF3soM/w400-h161/IMG_7796.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;">We are stoked to be headed to Colima in just a few weeks! We are getting so excited about our trip to Mexico and are so grateful to you - our family, friends, church family, coworkers, and so many others who care about what God is planning to do in and through us on this trip. Thanks for your well wishes, prayers, and support!</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are some specific areas you can pray for:</span></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;">We would quickly gel as a team and that a spirit of teamwork and service would infuse everything we do both before our trip and in Mexico.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Our families, church family, friends, and community would know that they are an integral part of this trip through their encouragement, prayer, and financial support.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Both we and those we serve will be transformed through our service.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;">Logistics simply work. That health, transportation, lodging, dining, planning around our work projects, and the myriad of other details would reinforce, never detract from, God's work in and through us.</span></li></ul><span style="font-family: arial;">If you would like to financially support the trip's projects and the orphans of Hogar de Amor, we will use these donations to purchase supplies for the trip and will donate the rest directly to the orphanage, so everything you give will help and encourage the kids of Hogar de Amor! You can <a href="https://centerpointutah.churchcenter.com/giving/to/mexico-mission-trip" style="background-color: white; color: #0f568d; text-decoration-line: none;">donate online</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;">(select Mexico Mission Trip as the fund) or make checks out to CenterPoint Church with a memo of "Mexico trip" and bring checks to church or mail them to the</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;"> </span><a href="https://centerpointutah.org/giving" style="background-color: white; color: #0f568d; text-decoration-line: none;">CenterPoint offices</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111;">. All financial gifts are tax-deductible.</span></span><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-57595556940948817362023-05-11T13:00:00.021-07:002023-05-11T13:00:00.157-07:00Reflections on Serving - Sarai and Raynee<p>Raynee and I were so excited to do this trip as a mommy & daughter trip! As we arrived at our first home Casa Esperanza, Raynee was super excited to get started on painting although she did have to be reminded that the paint should stay on the wall and not her hair! We had a little hiccup with one of our sewing machines and luckily one of the house parents used to be a seamstress in her past life and we resurrected a 30 year old machine – it was magical! I absolutely loved using it and it worked like a charm; soon I was sewing a lot of much needed toddler mattress covers and fitted sheets. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8jF5cLXNxzWNR1x3-ira_gfUp43QKeIrbfQY3Qc5OLt2S7gy2C5Y6dgCLuAIV3ONms-53SZll3JhSSOwie3tYUkZ7NngEicf-UjQHL8dhvhmsG1DZB2cntT4jlPoBBO2gyQCYPFQ47zIU-W1nDdIEdkYXB8_75RkWKR3toZq9sNAc7iSusHuxul3/s4032/image_50454529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu8jF5cLXNxzWNR1x3-ira_gfUp43QKeIrbfQY3Qc5OLt2S7gy2C5Y6dgCLuAIV3ONms-53SZll3JhSSOwie3tYUkZ7NngEicf-UjQHL8dhvhmsG1DZB2cntT4jlPoBBO2gyQCYPFQ47zIU-W1nDdIEdkYXB8_75RkWKR3toZq9sNAc7iSusHuxul3/s320/image_50454529.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGRIVZVVuUbG3E4oOazgo7M8B7ENuxL5idcXOnkBCCBa1PElcJpJyxbtxvxlrfAqzS6Owz5NWcH9Kg17psK4mThdfHw3iHvBQls4VgHLWCgMuzWHiScChuiyUiWwM3Ak119x04LmFVgK4QT64SotZwe5dPPTOWLUF04RUx_vDILwOagkiWe2xl60U/s2963/image_6487327.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2963" data-original-width="2705" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpGRIVZVVuUbG3E4oOazgo7M8B7ENuxL5idcXOnkBCCBa1PElcJpJyxbtxvxlrfAqzS6Owz5NWcH9Kg17psK4mThdfHw3iHvBQls4VgHLWCgMuzWHiScChuiyUiWwM3Ak119x04LmFVgK4QT64SotZwe5dPPTOWLUF04RUx_vDILwOagkiWe2xl60U/s320/image_6487327.JPG" width="292" /></a></div><p>When we arrived at Casa Matriz, one of the little girls said I needed to sit at her table. To my surprise everyone was really chatty except for a boy named William that seemed a bit shy, just like my own son Robbie. I started asking him some questions trying to get him to open up. After a while the children that had made cards for us were called to the front and to my surprise William had made me a card. He said, “Look, I had chosen you and then you sat at my table!” It seemed like a coincidence, however I believe God was orchestrating something beautiful. William had mentioned that he had some sisters, but I wasn’t sure who they were and soon Raynee was attached to the hip of a girl named Dania. After a couple of days we put it together that Dania was William’s little sister! We also realized that Yarezit and the little toddler, Yanet we fell in love with from Casa Cuna were also his sisters! Later that week we shared our devotional with the group… the verse we shared was “For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, He will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.” 2 Corinthians 9:10. We were lead as a family to sponsor William and his three little sisters. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVTRk-HxFI7ECnkeTyhaordUMNo_f1S_ZW_qdAE7YsGPnWw-MenRVZ2EQH5ps7fh5FZhEROpFLybJ_n3PzLuGrU1ZB1sVAw9Ljjjlxo44XtLfH8LfiIkltMG0Tg-ozLAEJ8GV-wJ0tNJhfJCZS_diZ7hjNinReytAQXvNp9rkR59JgS77DuQiG_iG/s2048/image_6487327%20(1).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVTRk-HxFI7ECnkeTyhaordUMNo_f1S_ZW_qdAE7YsGPnWw-MenRVZ2EQH5ps7fh5FZhEROpFLybJ_n3PzLuGrU1ZB1sVAw9Ljjjlxo44XtLfH8LfiIkltMG0Tg-ozLAEJ8GV-wJ0tNJhfJCZS_diZ7hjNinReytAQXvNp9rkR59JgS77DuQiG_iG/s320/image_6487327%20(1).JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CSp3w-dw-RhyvxbcglNsEA_xlhJkkQOJHgSKpnryqtyrf_0U4ocs-IQ8zYLih1HbgrVe7lg8BBuFRm2nmxpMD9WzMMv3AHvlHFh-8Y8p6Elhzmr48oN0W_pCz7jH2s5aTXaOSASLOMIZhv0WAa0CZXoRQk-8dYCZgvKpSLgP3lb6Zz7jMChjxsny/s4032/image_50749697.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3CSp3w-dw-RhyvxbcglNsEA_xlhJkkQOJHgSKpnryqtyrf_0U4ocs-IQ8zYLih1HbgrVe7lg8BBuFRm2nmxpMD9WzMMv3AHvlHFh-8Y8p6Elhzmr48oN0W_pCz7jH2s5aTXaOSASLOMIZhv0WAa0CZXoRQk-8dYCZgvKpSLgP3lb6Zz7jMChjxsny/s320/image_50749697.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUrvGD779SyBU9U9xb8goJNk47tKcjqDflYmtQJ-ehRB6aql5w3NypDHaxL7zqJ85TwpXhLsN2eOojmzbG1H0Uw0Jq5SeBCUGz51s8wmpWSs8EIR0SG0sb4hQt0kDtjsV3mH-TsJSqfHHjJoorGzOR5RwnizczcVcacx9SQQQKrn_pTNbC05kZQMW/s1280/image_6487327%20(2).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFUrvGD779SyBU9U9xb8goJNk47tKcjqDflYmtQJ-ehRB6aql5w3NypDHaxL7zqJ85TwpXhLsN2eOojmzbG1H0Uw0Jq5SeBCUGz51s8wmpWSs8EIR0SG0sb4hQt0kDtjsV3mH-TsJSqfHHjJoorGzOR5RwnizczcVcacx9SQQQKrn_pTNbC05kZQMW/s320/image_6487327%20(2).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuByrAYArh5wP95KWvY8iugMqZDbPcgoOrsrvg3VxFjOH-3CP1xOAuy0X_zr0dqwl8JS83zuAxoJO5P6i5OcMG3y-eTZFf0F3EJJP3D1dgZ3OTFmo8X-KaKqbxHZDetVSUqUStRYqGrs2avP0cUSYo4fWlp3mFHwC9JTIzWFq89Km3DNAGLiQGh3Eo/s3088/image_50735617.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuByrAYArh5wP95KWvY8iugMqZDbPcgoOrsrvg3VxFjOH-3CP1xOAuy0X_zr0dqwl8JS83zuAxoJO5P6i5OcMG3y-eTZFf0F3EJJP3D1dgZ3OTFmo8X-KaKqbxHZDetVSUqUStRYqGrs2avP0cUSYo4fWlp3mFHwC9JTIzWFq89Km3DNAGLiQGh3Eo/s320/image_50735617.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Raynee’s big take away from this experience was that Jesus is not just working in her life but in everybody’s life! I can definitely agree with my daughter Raynee and it was absolutely beautiful to feel at home with the people of Colima!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-37837653046494038952023-05-10T18:18:00.001-07:002023-05-10T18:18:00.141-07:00Reflections on Serving - Darrin<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxHZB00rqZgqjr5n6OXY10gPNKdZmDvpvcJGgukW-eHwD4soNclFf4dMqGjHCmEMZ-PEi5CvulZHCWhw-h6aTx6Zv66O7hm-IYmIYyTYCLAupkOAsTbPJycPS3cXonBNEwgHu9jyxDkQvdzXhNCCs4Slo4gDhQ2QM_i2AaLb7DRbGA88jNhBX-hNW/s1024/08dc97ed-b5ba-4574-97c6-c952c5142181.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxHZB00rqZgqjr5n6OXY10gPNKdZmDvpvcJGgukW-eHwD4soNclFf4dMqGjHCmEMZ-PEi5CvulZHCWhw-h6aTx6Zv66O7hm-IYmIYyTYCLAupkOAsTbPJycPS3cXonBNEwgHu9jyxDkQvdzXhNCCs4Slo4gDhQ2QM_i2AaLb7DRbGA88jNhBX-hNW/s320/08dc97ed-b5ba-4574-97c6-c952c5142181.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I was Very Humbled when we were at the house where the little girl came and cuddled up next to me and just grabbed My arm to put around her just to cuddle.......Then the little boy came and sat on my lap to join.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRvhfvZuNOe37LAAebQgLXWt7kosIezTlym4W4ZcrE5rKNtpIZdeB6-R1fNaROXsW-3alRDO8XExJBld93rfiIep81-8dg6Gpu2ir4vplvg4idWFnqKCr_sgLClRDzLEQzfQE7UTT1v4XLt2WbJfHF98jJG9ikAhZ4qzg3u2NgOs7QdEcxQrFTrKF/s4032/IMG_0118.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSRvhfvZuNOe37LAAebQgLXWt7kosIezTlym4W4ZcrE5rKNtpIZdeB6-R1fNaROXsW-3alRDO8XExJBld93rfiIep81-8dg6Gpu2ir4vplvg4idWFnqKCr_sgLClRDzLEQzfQE7UTT1v4XLt2WbJfHF98jJG9ikAhZ4qzg3u2NgOs7QdEcxQrFTrKF/s320/IMG_0118.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>I have also been reflecting on the time spent with the recovery group of men that I had the Awesome opportunity to spend some time with<br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpixp2DXf6GdS73lBc0Gz7jzVNj13vqpMaHAtGGG-dQclj-X_vcIRHrOw9M6QEzBNDDfFhbhXV5E-9yHBVoNdfNWhat1-7DDIuwSqGWX6wDBdRnaX5RTmovAvyUAP_zq2lDtS06GtgPkOFwYtqE3nkuoLH55FsXSWGkKMY7El033ZmibVREJ1NaIh/s4032/IMG_0026.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFpixp2DXf6GdS73lBc0Gz7jzVNj13vqpMaHAtGGG-dQclj-X_vcIRHrOw9M6QEzBNDDfFhbhXV5E-9yHBVoNdfNWhat1-7DDIuwSqGWX6wDBdRnaX5RTmovAvyUAP_zq2lDtS06GtgPkOFwYtqE3nkuoLH55FsXSWGkKMY7El033ZmibVREJ1NaIh/s320/IMG_0026.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>And the kids and how happy they are with what they have! It really put
in perspective what we have and how we can help so many more !<p></p><p>This trip was definitely a Blessing in My life........So Greatful for this opportunity and hope more in the future!<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-65273473464106739712023-05-09T18:03:00.050-07:002023-05-09T18:03:00.148-07:00Reflections on Serving - Jamie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QfzSBrbiJnQHTPyjVWMd-sTrcPj6FW-j4wQKUCEShO9koFhsJ0kwWoVchcvzKU8E_7DCDq_B1HM_KlTKoawSg35dwjvRSfVRQqT4rRIRSrn0XFvyhYFK2IpPtK0hlwBr1Oz_MA79VQPZrxPfkgs-k17uLHtDUEcQiSPdHe2_-oAH0OSABRAqELPX/s4032/IMG_3022.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2QfzSBrbiJnQHTPyjVWMd-sTrcPj6FW-j4wQKUCEShO9koFhsJ0kwWoVchcvzKU8E_7DCDq_B1HM_KlTKoawSg35dwjvRSfVRQqT4rRIRSrn0XFvyhYFK2IpPtK0hlwBr1Oz_MA79VQPZrxPfkgs-k17uLHtDUEcQiSPdHe2_-oAH0OSABRAqELPX/s320/IMG_3022.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Every year, I get lots of questions about what we do when we travel to Hogar de Amor. The aswer is - we do a lot! We engage in work projects to make the homes more comfortable and homey, including lots of painting, sewing curtains and bedcovers, and plumbing and electrical maintenance. Basically, think about all the things that don’t get done around your house, and then imagine you had 100 kids - that’s the stuff we do. <br /><br />But the reality is that we are only there for a week. <br /><br />The “doing” really isn’t the focus of our time at Hogar de Amor<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GPhH8OWgY0G0aIpX3BLcIyBkNYxkEE-fdl9_rbJ_eJ_cFoZpGhs18vJQ-nLuY2fEfkO11lmCFVtSMjAYe4_zbxUYITncmlcNhxkfQI_BwIk20jtNfzTEeOOWAHFrTPi6dCFdyrZD8oUFKdW-Ymyv8TKOLjmDXmLxnE5ZUWh-X2JjKXly-f1_lJB-/s4032/IMG_0051.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6GPhH8OWgY0G0aIpX3BLcIyBkNYxkEE-fdl9_rbJ_eJ_cFoZpGhs18vJQ-nLuY2fEfkO11lmCFVtSMjAYe4_zbxUYITncmlcNhxkfQI_BwIk20jtNfzTEeOOWAHFrTPi6dCFdyrZD8oUFKdW-Ymyv8TKOLjmDXmLxnE5ZUWh-X2JjKXly-f1_lJB-/s320/IMG_0051.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Truthfully, when we started this trip our focus 11 years ago was on cramming in as much “productivity” as we possibly could. We wanted to do, do, do. <br /><br />But over the years, we’ve learned that a week isn’t enough to really change anything. Any walls we paint will get scratched and scuffed again. Any curtains we sew will tear. And Lord knows that any drains or toilets we fix will break again. That’s all just stuff.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcp5fBD41dyyqXmuT13dgONVgpvhrOnXqMdKCxrOMtPDIVIGvt_SwH4xlsYDGQT017bSrh1aZYxisfqunOLdje0vgRnhQxft4VsAWwugAyaCl13qj3CKPx1wHgH1nYJcQTKvzdjZSq5pREArgyJKZYbbGNTPA4yryXIKnpDtihwZgxi-M5-eLW3uR/s4032/IMG_2884.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcp5fBD41dyyqXmuT13dgONVgpvhrOnXqMdKCxrOMtPDIVIGvt_SwH4xlsYDGQT017bSrh1aZYxisfqunOLdje0vgRnhQxft4VsAWwugAyaCl13qj3CKPx1wHgH1nYJcQTKvzdjZSq5pREArgyJKZYbbGNTPA4yryXIKnpDtihwZgxi-M5-eLW3uR/s320/IMG_2884.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>The real transformative work of our time in Colima is the relationships we make<br /><br />It's ways we get to come alongside the caregivers who are tirelessly working to help kids who have endured the unthinkable and to lighten their load just a little for a few day. It's the fun we get to have with the kids doing crafts and sports and building happy memories for everybody. It's the privilege of coming back as a church family, year after year, and demonstrating in word and action how worthy Hogar de Amor is of our love and support<br /><br />Relationships are what counts and they’re what lasts. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJhYdDVUjbIROwmQQ25rG49Qy4OqMwL-bUVTlZmQ-Vo5nMkcI00IAFEwxwn_e5_NkMJx7rnUCpHh8aiarPZd34s7meigrdn7RAOV4NUSlFdPaxo6uajO0iMBVhVIXnfNiuIUOJwjWaUca2b4uWXM87ecMgnJK7ytwqUxG-QUqL0lniUPDTnHcYsGp/s4032/IMG_0016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJhYdDVUjbIROwmQQ25rG49Qy4OqMwL-bUVTlZmQ-Vo5nMkcI00IAFEwxwn_e5_NkMJx7rnUCpHh8aiarPZd34s7meigrdn7RAOV4NUSlFdPaxo6uajO0iMBVhVIXnfNiuIUOJwjWaUca2b4uWXM87ecMgnJK7ytwqUxG-QUqL0lniUPDTnHcYsGp/s320/IMG_0016.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Year after year I’m reminded that God created us for community. <br /><br />God is a relational God, and he created us as relational people. But I’m an independent gal. And my default posture is assumption that the best kind of living, the best kind of Christ-following is when I dig deep and do it myself (with God’s help, of course). Left to myself, I see relationships as God’s Plan B - what I can fall back to if I’m not good enough to hack it on my own<br /><br />And that’s a lie.<br /><br />Relationships are not God’s Plan B<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErUkSIHiZ1Ztf1XuMLGbmzHM7GP8MYwHIIjj5ZCGI16Ks4lZd3t9-8ZjkfW55NrfOtUoG0-xjoF20DZYdz0QwgtfLqju4ouhJg3_uIO11-8Ig6gc0oyGf7mlxO4WB_UiwAKPGjgF5sYU2g88yCmP5xNNAR86CeBygbCvSfAN2sbN217Anbe6Cj2F2/s4032/IMG_0187.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiErUkSIHiZ1Ztf1XuMLGbmzHM7GP8MYwHIIjj5ZCGI16Ks4lZd3t9-8ZjkfW55NrfOtUoG0-xjoF20DZYdz0QwgtfLqju4ouhJg3_uIO11-8Ig6gc0oyGf7mlxO4WB_UiwAKPGjgF5sYU2g88yCmP5xNNAR86CeBygbCvSfAN2sbN217Anbe6Cj2F2/s320/IMG_0187.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>Relationships are God’s Plan A. From birth to salvation to growth to highs to lows, God has designed us to do it in relationship<br /><br />When I’m at Hogar de Amor, it’s easier for me to see how beautifully God designed us for relationship. I get to be immersed in a relational place, in a relational culture, and I get to see God’s relational work in action.<br /><br />I think about a moment that happened early in this year’s trip. <br /><br />We had a chance to take the houseparents out to lunch, which is such an amazing time of connection, and I was sitting between a team member and a some orphanage staff that I didn’t know well. So I asked the houseparents which homes they worked with and it turned out they were the leaders of Casa Belen and Casa Valientes, the women’s and men’s restoration homes<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3TMmsz3WV7qvfy0yMctko6Q8N-E6TxyH578lHPubEWeuK0sm8xktQAcKLqkWWympDrWWHE_QIhAoJvlZ9OLC5klH3Nl09PTJQ-xWqnx3gcsrVnBz3pcSV7nkhQ4VV1dAh_F521A0d7xsulpZoOYdznpfbKFbAzEdBHVXYTLEMJ3wWNcRwjzCrClW/s1600/875a6ccd-b556-46ed-b029-50bd59a78335.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy3TMmsz3WV7qvfy0yMctko6Q8N-E6TxyH578lHPubEWeuK0sm8xktQAcKLqkWWympDrWWHE_QIhAoJvlZ9OLC5klH3Nl09PTJQ-xWqnx3gcsrVnBz3pcSV7nkhQ4VV1dAh_F521A0d7xsulpZoOYdznpfbKFbAzEdBHVXYTLEMJ3wWNcRwjzCrClW/s320/875a6ccd-b556-46ed-b029-50bd59a78335.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>These are another ministry of Grupo Amor in their community - a place for men and women to live and to work through their challenges and addictions, sometimes while their children are being cared for in Hogar de Amor. <br /><br />And I turned to our CenterPoint team members and translated for them and their eyes lit up. One of the CenterPoint team member said, “I have my own recovery story and I would love to help out with their restoration home however I can. I was hoping that somehow my story could be helpful during this trip.” And in that moment, another deep connection was made between the people of CenterPoint and the poeple of Hogar de Amor. <br /><br />The men on the team had a chance to visit the restoration home and share their struggles, and experience their shared need for God and community. The people of CenterPoint and of Hogar de Amor got to be a part of a shared story<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVD-Cx9b01N-nzxVDbKfHqwMrIa2KyJzpy0NL4vuIaZVGb2C1LonK9gHE_61HcIYsDzQ7mNyCWobXYruPFJ15aJM6b-0aWM3eI5ZlcgdKmX0lHw2mKMig4LMYgDkavuqlGrNI12shqdyCCaavfiJN0U5WoBvWCmBIT4Z2cOa26cfIQAVqdu24jTpp/s4032/IMG_2927.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsVD-Cx9b01N-nzxVDbKfHqwMrIa2KyJzpy0NL4vuIaZVGb2C1LonK9gHE_61HcIYsDzQ7mNyCWobXYruPFJ15aJM6b-0aWM3eI5ZlcgdKmX0lHw2mKMig4LMYgDkavuqlGrNI12shqdyCCaavfiJN0U5WoBvWCmBIT4Z2cOa26cfIQAVqdu24jTpp/s320/IMG_2927.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />That’s the heart of this trip<br /><br />Because that’s the heart of God<br /><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWlarp_KRVzbzhiiyOiaPAArg9DuEyS8GZ-RvkOdNkzNppz6EfukKFgnDrZzTBeTWJX5E3CbmWnqa5skufE4UR0YHTxJvKZuySZ6KYg1b9CrR7Hn3lrXzqVu1Cy7HkHQehFwzDrAzvSe32Bo86QEq0BAny8TY5qgo-UG-hAIiUzj9-LJMJknzOsgS/s4032/IMG_2967.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrWlarp_KRVzbzhiiyOiaPAArg9DuEyS8GZ-RvkOdNkzNppz6EfukKFgnDrZzTBeTWJX5E3CbmWnqa5skufE4UR0YHTxJvKZuySZ6KYg1b9CrR7Hn3lrXzqVu1Cy7HkHQehFwzDrAzvSe32Bo86QEq0BAny8TY5qgo-UG-hAIiUzj9-LJMJknzOsgS/s320/IMG_2967.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-41664642631501274952023-05-08T17:45:00.041-07:002023-05-08T17:45:00.140-07:00Reflections on Serving - BR<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4vugTWAxocpD5NNPz81yPQOyzlVzdrp_3v1QdpfebdbGe9pRP7YWPcGXj5s_Vvd8NMYmjgsWSeK1Bn0wIHybK7mZJk__JewSqvm1UjGYox-fPwZGLc0R5O26uHpKsByp3AZfKa_N3zB8fMszK_Fo_y7bxAuIuj_tbWDoDRNj274Qj_1euzl0t832/s4032/IMG_0028.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe4vugTWAxocpD5NNPz81yPQOyzlVzdrp_3v1QdpfebdbGe9pRP7YWPcGXj5s_Vvd8NMYmjgsWSeK1Bn0wIHybK7mZJk__JewSqvm1UjGYox-fPwZGLc0R5O26uHpKsByp3AZfKa_N3zB8fMszK_Fo_y7bxAuIuj_tbWDoDRNj274Qj_1euzl0t832/s320/IMG_0028.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>When I first went to each orphanage homes, I was
surprised by what little they have and what they had to work with and
the faith they have is very strong and powerful. They seem so happy. <div dir="auto"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4Cl-RhKFHCsSlmdDHz2C68nbQM4p_dZLrczi-zEztaFbtbNrRbgGx8OzNcNavYXy3YU2wnUCBsNYqRJmV9TLeHH4jovMeEsoludgmzOr7glSOYZAdhB5HYP6NG2BsVlU5pcQHwptzNtGi2FgipkTahlRApXuUeSodMbAnxbzXGAhF69XTocz8D0N/s4032/IMG_2859.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR4Cl-RhKFHCsSlmdDHz2C68nbQM4p_dZLrczi-zEztaFbtbNrRbgGx8OzNcNavYXy3YU2wnUCBsNYqRJmV9TLeHH4jovMeEsoludgmzOr7glSOYZAdhB5HYP6NG2BsVlU5pcQHwptzNtGi2FgipkTahlRApXuUeSodMbAnxbzXGAhF69XTocz8D0N/s320/IMG_2859.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div dir="auto">When
a little boy came to ask me to play chess, Sarai translated for us . It
was a tough but fun game. This little boy won and he was so proud he
did and so was I.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1hsSsoRBEBV9QTOKyK_DRKdU56Rj_o3gM74fmYtIwyuzgYSohUwvF6GpY4rdYmZi4qGKwgUhFG325OSmA1gLWb2X9kcjmKN1XhjixO9nABkDzdBGzUK_EbWgFjfnfnCLbw7I3MLKRll88gdwZTKLhJd_l8YvqidxMuXOmPDBatGa_obyo9xDLN6f/s4032/IMG_2873.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv1hsSsoRBEBV9QTOKyK_DRKdU56Rj_o3gM74fmYtIwyuzgYSohUwvF6GpY4rdYmZi4qGKwgUhFG325OSmA1gLWb2X9kcjmKN1XhjixO9nABkDzdBGzUK_EbWgFjfnfnCLbw7I3MLKRll88gdwZTKLhJd_l8YvqidxMuXOmPDBatGa_obyo9xDLN6f/s320/IMG_2873.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>We put
up piñatas one night for the kids. Each time someone was trying to get
the piñata to break, all the other kids were singing a song and would
stop when they wanted the person hitting it to stop and go onto the next
person. I couldn’t help but smile on how they all came together.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tVdQYk0XUDPHXPUD34gepTbVcezsY_V0zOPOGy1m-T0Cqaql-ykY77FhHunaQNMmtMX-WOM951ASqwcr1ygHKZ4NUPPwU7Of4_nS_6VJDMGhWT8LAfTwEAKhLMEzXQTX2SkMv7imnvQhVSWWu877Q5_p3ei679UQ7lVrtUoYjZmhxeQSTe3MX1tO/s4032/IMG_3008.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tVdQYk0XUDPHXPUD34gepTbVcezsY_V0zOPOGy1m-T0Cqaql-ykY77FhHunaQNMmtMX-WOM951ASqwcr1ygHKZ4NUPPwU7Of4_nS_6VJDMGhWT8LAfTwEAKhLMEzXQTX2SkMv7imnvQhVSWWu877Q5_p3ei679UQ7lVrtUoYjZmhxeQSTe3MX1tO/s320/IMG_3008.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div>For
Easter, we hid eggs for the kids and it was exciting for me to see them
find a hard to find egg and them have such a proud look on their faces.
It was great to see and it brought me so much joy.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">I
played a Golden egg chase game with a little girl and when she caught
up with me, I gave it to her and Sarai translated for me when I told her
to open it, she was so happy and excited to see what was inside. </div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI89LZAgiI9I_C6qH2g5Xhniat3YejOy_wnzMd7qyaXtvV90XkMByKaKMid5kpF8QQrEiu9VvPlONVCqwt6WOyl19evLbMjyRk1oeY0VDlCC0nsvY1S59ImwmxgU2AwZAlpHOZQgPzsBzzJzgNg2lx5QR8D-E26kK7_QhfUsznpG0myEtBmIIL0U6G/s4032/IMG_2845.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI89LZAgiI9I_C6qH2g5Xhniat3YejOy_wnzMd7qyaXtvV90XkMByKaKMid5kpF8QQrEiu9VvPlONVCqwt6WOyl19evLbMjyRk1oeY0VDlCC0nsvY1S59ImwmxgU2AwZAlpHOZQgPzsBzzJzgNg2lx5QR8D-E26kK7_QhfUsznpG0myEtBmIIL0U6G/s320/IMG_2845.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>So
many great experiences and I can’t wait to go again next year. I hope
to see them all again and to remember names better. I also plan to learn
more Spanish as well.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-8590303179562140182023-05-07T17:43:00.002-07:002023-05-07T17:43:27.224-07:00Reflections on Serving - Julie and Karlie<p>
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7Z-5sivix6QtHE6SUm2UaFrJxct7_xDPDzNVXm2HZExWGF9V6ogj26e5IB6GQ9NQhCstmBHEH4PEjOC2Quqpo8XqRMnx7pMgFq3PB7DHcdE4o4yYZS31CRDOdsydQsPzEGm4ZY5jntpQn_mpaqWgHhq1tEByNcrBol5KZEz12k1rx09cv3lTJ-3B/s4032/IMG_5139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ7Z-5sivix6QtHE6SUm2UaFrJxct7_xDPDzNVXm2HZExWGF9V6ogj26e5IB6GQ9NQhCstmBHEH4PEjOC2Quqpo8XqRMnx7pMgFq3PB7DHcdE4o4yYZS31CRDOdsydQsPzEGm4ZY5jntpQn_mpaqWgHhq1tEByNcrBol5KZEz12k1rx09cv3lTJ-3B/s320/IMG_5139.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKplnlG6TGg22rmv_p7Yxwx3SN1lYnh1GkAjrPTOXb-DJqwxJFa15Jk5xqfXK3nCBblM2pg2OaE7qsJKYPxbrylBXHGkWKxZFWqX87fa8HKwKFOV0kJJJ13sZuAF7XtlBixHIU_flLGdV1dM1Eohel0nELAOC4Tz-zQUMfJwRDfS8Vi7tBIK9cvGo/s4032/IMG_5176.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKplnlG6TGg22rmv_p7Yxwx3SN1lYnh1GkAjrPTOXb-DJqwxJFa15Jk5xqfXK3nCBblM2pg2OaE7qsJKYPxbrylBXHGkWKxZFWqX87fa8HKwKFOV0kJJJ13sZuAF7XtlBixHIU_flLGdV1dM1Eohel0nELAOC4Tz-zQUMfJwRDfS8Vi7tBIK9cvGo/s320/IMG_5176.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>My first trip to Hogar de Amor was in 2015. Each and every year brings special memories and experiences. It is such a wonderful feeling to revisit known friends and to make new relationships. Even with our language barrier, it is clear to Karlie and I that we have a connection with the children and the caregivers. Their love runs deep and their hugs are abundant. After each visit, Karlie and I return home with hearts full and running over with intense emotion. Words cannot express what this special place has meant to us - each and
every day. There isn't a day that goes by that I do not think, worry
and pray for these amazing children and adults.
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLD-f7tFOPoauHf8RHHJEll_MxVq2zgXNACeJ345YxeU_gy9m-0YCkkZDvhDUvg5eqJT9ZxanYMzsiAmUJLfMwbwyFYhDoCoj3uEtvQFNrEpEDTdys0rvYorG32ZjDVPFgW1ghzO51GcqWdEmsU8dD0izpOalQCXu08otmAPiag-u0fX0HteAJ68a/s4032/IMG_5175.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLD-f7tFOPoauHf8RHHJEll_MxVq2zgXNACeJ345YxeU_gy9m-0YCkkZDvhDUvg5eqJT9ZxanYMzsiAmUJLfMwbwyFYhDoCoj3uEtvQFNrEpEDTdys0rvYorG32ZjDVPFgW1ghzO51GcqWdEmsU8dD0izpOalQCXu08otmAPiag-u0fX0HteAJ68a/s320/IMG_5175.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Hogar de Amor has changed my life. There is no place like it or no experience that can compare. Karlie and I are so very grateful for the opportunity to connect with our friends in Colima. They are the reflection of Christ, giving endlessly and selflessly. <br /></p>
WE LOVE HOGAR de AMOR! <p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13OEITnHxPQ0lFvwvZs-GwPZDJBhaMBfL4ElpEDl5Hx-TwWqJ60TBVzUwVnpcAm37WDBTD6mbaefRTbDX7qguJiQb3DJTTTYamk30KEKmpO6Oqki_dhkzshU4BEXn32rb6C0lPGhr5UJfq-90rbykHiKCad235BGYsoqD4c_9_9dcULTl9Ymsgh-8/s1280/IMG_9953%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13OEITnHxPQ0lFvwvZs-GwPZDJBhaMBfL4ElpEDl5Hx-TwWqJ60TBVzUwVnpcAm37WDBTD6mbaefRTbDX7qguJiQb3DJTTTYamk30KEKmpO6Oqki_dhkzshU4BEXn32rb6C0lPGhr5UJfq-90rbykHiKCad235BGYsoqD4c_9_9dcULTl9Ymsgh-8/s320/IMG_9953%20Large.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKzETJhFNrLU4QW63zWbPNqn_C2HcgF5k47dZUf6tPnAeUlkTjRvyv-29e-7maymTfQhFiiIYbt2nA4rm818f7RLts3m8RZgioev40D4ZZOlhdb1VlWbouFr1dlfRk42PYuHUV4dEADU1GIFZh6wyGdt0WI4nehxnikFsf_UtWCtAxms2NU7jqe5x/s4032/IMG_5332.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKzETJhFNrLU4QW63zWbPNqn_C2HcgF5k47dZUf6tPnAeUlkTjRvyv-29e-7maymTfQhFiiIYbt2nA4rm818f7RLts3m8RZgioev40D4ZZOlhdb1VlWbouFr1dlfRk42PYuHUV4dEADU1GIFZh6wyGdt0WI4nehxnikFsf_UtWCtAxms2NU7jqe5x/s320/IMG_5332.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-80921150700992614022023-04-24T20:34:00.000-07:002023-04-24T20:34:12.635-07:00Friday: Wrap up, Clean up, and Party down <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our final day in Colima started the same as the others. A morning meeting followed by a hearty breakfast. By the final day breakfast is often just a yogurt or fruit to get going as we eat so much good food for lunch and dinner. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkrWxb1oAeKb3Ro_z5R6Kb0gd99ZeQyo5uOEy8tjKPZr0Id5QB20ucGLxL5K01SVkYefJMrxm6_fRSD-H_k0z2b_wUat4Sq_RCbYfA0r5JlPWC-vwHPiYOWjjyyBR-6m9rfU5GlXrIoPfHKWbTu8fso5PDJ5mXBy2bbCl5ioSa2eh4DGX6b31d2RbNg/s4032/IMG_0608.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkrWxb1oAeKb3Ro_z5R6Kb0gd99ZeQyo5uOEy8tjKPZr0Id5QB20ucGLxL5K01SVkYefJMrxm6_fRSD-H_k0z2b_wUat4Sq_RCbYfA0r5JlPWC-vwHPiYOWjjyyBR-6m9rfU5GlXrIoPfHKWbTu8fso5PDJ5mXBy2bbCl5ioSa2eh4DGX6b31d2RbNg/s320/IMG_0608.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> Stephan joining the team for our morning meeting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We headed off to the main house, Casa Matriz, to lead the kids in some planned activities. Like our other two days at Matriz we split the kiddos into three groups and rotated them through sports, games, and crafts.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcEukmrLE8T-O66B582yL1jddZiTqVtLL5w5nARd37XT9pjOSjeBqDsjQ9EzmlNEMohPw38-uccaLek6hBeSVkSrW87Mn7Q49e4lN4eCISUIoOUv0A6Q5TyrPWLn5oo5pdMMolRShWswMyfbLJCBC75Q-AK8nlHa5O9qtRlZChZMZjK3uMBgd1BWohg/s4032/IMG_0612.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNcEukmrLE8T-O66B582yL1jddZiTqVtLL5w5nARd37XT9pjOSjeBqDsjQ9EzmlNEMohPw38-uccaLek6hBeSVkSrW87Mn7Q49e4lN4eCISUIoOUv0A6Q5TyrPWLn5oo5pdMMolRShWswMyfbLJCBC75Q-AK8nlHa5O9qtRlZChZMZjK3uMBgd1BWohg/s320/IMG_0612.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Yoga is always a good way to start the day</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavVa8v7ouXgrJpdMacT_hz7yOP8o_sPfW4jD5KCTgKacg8dzOGlBI81IvK_Q_fmz5wfz3KarrbhABWgkeERyrK4nJreyZSPywO7DBotadMznisk_HwW37-doW49tRb6bJG6OvK30ImrQ7I5eVxSCnmqE4pgaAF72KUlDB4EZDCj7G8_Sj9wmV-8ngSg/s4032/IMG_0625.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgavVa8v7ouXgrJpdMacT_hz7yOP8o_sPfW4jD5KCTgKacg8dzOGlBI81IvK_Q_fmz5wfz3KarrbhABWgkeERyrK4nJreyZSPywO7DBotadMznisk_HwW37-doW49tRb6bJG6OvK30ImrQ7I5eVxSCnmqE4pgaAF72KUlDB4EZDCj7G8_Sj9wmV-8ngSg/s320/IMG_0625.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYPBPi-rHDJqQTSQ6rR3PuRMRjD6ht_Q1Wb_dP8UVbAEDoAACMkcYOqrX0gVu7eELPae9dzHZXQbtwdLqysVBhsroF3_RCpIT-eGK0bW0i7udgJ1dAGX64n7tSXv65vxW0jCNoSlZpR_Y5MQq2hZZ2pmEIRDTdhFUTK1hRkiP4JE-D-6A-Zvk5C6gJw/s4032/IMG_0617.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYPBPi-rHDJqQTSQ6rR3PuRMRjD6ht_Q1Wb_dP8UVbAEDoAACMkcYOqrX0gVu7eELPae9dzHZXQbtwdLqysVBhsroF3_RCpIT-eGK0bW0i7udgJ1dAGX64n7tSXv65vxW0jCNoSlZpR_Y5MQq2hZZ2pmEIRDTdhFUTK1hRkiP4JE-D-6A-Zvk5C6gJw/s320/IMG_0617.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Testing our frisbee skills</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVakxq2AB9rqxHpJli5D0h8nKxC8imr6oLj2K-prCRC6tjJuBRbDZe4zKuMXSP7LouEaZCTRbOuk0vPxqK81hGphaDPx4h4BXrWxZfSdHLvTA0AafUrrkW7QfwetqYMuWFc2cEWD4E4qWyi9DA25hHizzFhXfw823ko0ejRNyQC_ladB_QMWFjxYyBA/s4032/IMG_0634.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRVakxq2AB9rqxHpJli5D0h8nKxC8imr6oLj2K-prCRC6tjJuBRbDZe4zKuMXSP7LouEaZCTRbOuk0vPxqK81hGphaDPx4h4BXrWxZfSdHLvTA0AafUrrkW7QfwetqYMuWFc2cEWD4E4qWyi9DA25hHizzFhXfw823ko0ejRNyQC_ladB_QMWFjxYyBA/s320/IMG_0634.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjmFPGefrR0sAjuCa4tkgVddgrMsGBA--kmaYtkJVEBuKZgfpAgqnrsHPUw5YfrP0VCpRuPmuXmuIXLDLvaQB9pEr1LxQQVtaa68BE8ZXd18Uu5UQxWUunbzt1iTys95xKu0Jp2C2bUj2SPCG3rn4e5aYIiiijoFwc1aTI1fzdemKYNoE9V0tA_qqUw/s4032/IMG_0658.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjmFPGefrR0sAjuCa4tkgVddgrMsGBA--kmaYtkJVEBuKZgfpAgqnrsHPUw5YfrP0VCpRuPmuXmuIXLDLvaQB9pEr1LxQQVtaa68BE8ZXd18Uu5UQxWUunbzt1iTys95xKu0Jp2C2bUj2SPCG3rn4e5aYIiiijoFwc1aTI1fzdemKYNoE9V0tA_qqUw/s320/IMG_0658.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The craft table is a busy place that needs lots of supervisors. You never know where that glue will end up </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kPKGtmiA2mku51m6ogdVuQ-nbOtuUwy3oLxHzFLTHL00udlrAm32nRAKAYbbGyHVSMsRFQQJs4P0h_M2JlRjFHOSxuH2K1o7wmx8D7kYOoOOf7LeOAmBNoebkkNM0tYroXMbxHdnP-xjTx1K8Fp6l8Ao5miR7rDz6e6NIa9qLAdAYvpju-DCGOX8eA/s4032/IMG_0639.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kPKGtmiA2mku51m6ogdVuQ-nbOtuUwy3oLxHzFLTHL00udlrAm32nRAKAYbbGyHVSMsRFQQJs4P0h_M2JlRjFHOSxuH2K1o7wmx8D7kYOoOOf7LeOAmBNoebkkNM0tYroXMbxHdnP-xjTx1K8Fp6l8Ao5miR7rDz6e6NIa9qLAdAYvpju-DCGOX8eA/s320/IMG_0639.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Alex and Tonio blowing up balloons for the kids</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqP2N-GUUAhPtvUigQApGb-WsvL5oo1nPjVw99qGqQGasWGlej_DSguf57GvVwHoRhG8D2mq85Gcgf5xa1Nxtv9LI_zbAOON4_x3zqkHquWP6eNkUoD0Hh1f5q3hCRrISRxyQGec5yZ6-jyveiXHngulLK3RCR9_tFiqc3iYIY1qNfGQPEDSDE9Batrw/s3520/IMG_0622.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3520" data-original-width="1980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqP2N-GUUAhPtvUigQApGb-WsvL5oo1nPjVw99qGqQGasWGlej_DSguf57GvVwHoRhG8D2mq85Gcgf5xa1Nxtv9LI_zbAOON4_x3zqkHquWP6eNkUoD0Hh1f5q3hCRrISRxyQGec5yZ6-jyveiXHngulLK3RCR9_tFiqc3iYIY1qNfGQPEDSDE9Batrw/s320/IMG_0622.JPG" width="180" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">One of the "kids" enjoying the balloons in the trampoline</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsD7gnS57voaLi5bgElvHxw0gwHoYz65ihwGuGEiISFamfy4KqwnkSBRAApiIr2Wni83C9k8T1xIow9rILu8fyDu4VTzJF3uDITkms2nLo3k6nqHrqrgQBj7yUKaHfeBRp7JX4B0NMGY6gnw-JzoWVcVus3_K9cob1XZx3y9RLDhMmTRrwtNXFeufXNw/s4032/IMG_0666.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsD7gnS57voaLi5bgElvHxw0gwHoYz65ihwGuGEiISFamfy4KqwnkSBRAApiIr2Wni83C9k8T1xIow9rILu8fyDu4VTzJF3uDITkms2nLo3k6nqHrqrgQBj7yUKaHfeBRp7JX4B0NMGY6gnw-JzoWVcVus3_K9cob1XZx3y9RLDhMmTRrwtNXFeufXNw/s320/IMG_0666.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Alex exhausted after blowing up 100 balloons</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZsQwNSZNiL434K8SErNW-g_5pDri1FK1HM4hBnaop_iaOFEgawN76fIJcxIvsNstOTcLokAAxXnU-MPCsmThHQsZPf2e7bJHPj9npTY_2NmN8XQVKrf89g3arJ1GsHEwZCcUbU7xrctdYJrkZS9yINI88_gwI3CxUZ0_kTzy3OP2cBttN5DEZPdTOg/s4032/IMG_0647.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEZsQwNSZNiL434K8SErNW-g_5pDri1FK1HM4hBnaop_iaOFEgawN76fIJcxIvsNstOTcLokAAxXnU-MPCsmThHQsZPf2e7bJHPj9npTY_2NmN8XQVKrf89g3arJ1GsHEwZCcUbU7xrctdYJrkZS9yINI88_gwI3CxUZ0_kTzy3OP2cBttN5DEZPdTOg/s320/IMG_0647.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A quick hug with Raquel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">And then we went to Esperanza to finish up the projects that were in progress. There was painting and general maintenance tasks to complete before we would call ourselves finished.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkGoKoaNjSNFe6JroxIByXEPrUKTpj7OhZ6N2Aw_O7_ubyFuT7rUzJMwWZpE1GKOPlRIgSC-2bdN2tH8mJtZtQ0UuqSO01jdP5UobOOmuN2d2BhBryvcvazCWownGPguoZ2Xnidd4qwKZkxbBsr7oc-57lnkE2K83WO2IDXuEdoTdyaaOA8uVd2_yjg/s4032/IMG_0669.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibkGoKoaNjSNFe6JroxIByXEPrUKTpj7OhZ6N2Aw_O7_ubyFuT7rUzJMwWZpE1GKOPlRIgSC-2bdN2tH8mJtZtQ0UuqSO01jdP5UobOOmuN2d2BhBryvcvazCWownGPguoZ2Xnidd4qwKZkxbBsr7oc-57lnkE2K83WO2IDXuEdoTdyaaOA8uVd2_yjg/s320/IMG_0669.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone in front of the Esperanza House</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65_QWYXinfh_Rsm2a0Nuy3XCq9CsT8JDwqMs85uqgDcZHh_n1xePqddx_I3GrYLmX7xE3tH-Z4DLDisoXz9tiAp8HX7ceJaw1_gWX9lQDQxyV84fzITZfk-1hya2Pm5p7IyIYTMMJPM3cPlfUItkl49H_Kpr8n9bVDJlwZip-r962hFyh72QVe0H_yQ/s4032/IMG_0704.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65_QWYXinfh_Rsm2a0Nuy3XCq9CsT8JDwqMs85uqgDcZHh_n1xePqddx_I3GrYLmX7xE3tH-Z4DLDisoXz9tiAp8HX7ceJaw1_gWX9lQDQxyV84fzITZfk-1hya2Pm5p7IyIYTMMJPM3cPlfUItkl49H_Kpr8n9bVDJlwZip-r962hFyh72QVe0H_yQ/s320/IMG_0704.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emma taking a quick snoozer on the drive back to the hotel. Smart kid</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a rest and some much needed pool time to cool off, we headed back to Matriz for an end of trip party. All of the houses came out to eat tacos and play games with us. It was amazing to get to see all of the houses together at the same time. Logistically it's hard to host that many people in the same space for dinner. But luckily there is a great caterer in town who specializes in tacos. Try to act surprised about that one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IQM7hpv1LGN4GxcY55PO3_ThwE2ucpE3pCusse-9htG2c9bvVKJdfCh3zbsOHBd3JAkf6rFUsfepuKzcbJpfYUbDSYhzcfv7ezmjJUgtkm7gUm2O2LcPJTfn1dc57AOpHzQCss_e1MO8VVCMsdK7KsrkuJYlCffffpK3G_t1opyyUJmEV_fOjVdh6Q/s4032/IMG_0709.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7IQM7hpv1LGN4GxcY55PO3_ThwE2ucpE3pCusse-9htG2c9bvVKJdfCh3zbsOHBd3JAkf6rFUsfepuKzcbJpfYUbDSYhzcfv7ezmjJUgtkm7gUm2O2LcPJTfn1dc57AOpHzQCss_e1MO8VVCMsdK7KsrkuJYlCffffpK3G_t1opyyUJmEV_fOjVdh6Q/s320/IMG_0709.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gracie blowing bubbles for the Cuna house kids</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWd4jyMfy__HbXkkdERkVm8_C7PTH8MeQEbkqNCJRZAlyDIAPaO-or49JhFvVCoqrqjSHmofzjhGQVqR9fjQbgKfZdS2YlALR_dp9ZAWgogJkRyiyzlkalczIronoqSA27wV3bBOFCh_a0gWmCBVeiMCrT4JLNfWFtaQhOVhYJNtgKUSyJQT5FXzYsQ/s4032/IMG_0710.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWd4jyMfy__HbXkkdERkVm8_C7PTH8MeQEbkqNCJRZAlyDIAPaO-or49JhFvVCoqrqjSHmofzjhGQVqR9fjQbgKfZdS2YlALR_dp9ZAWgogJkRyiyzlkalczIronoqSA27wV3bBOFCh_a0gWmCBVeiMCrT4JLNfWFtaQhOVhYJNtgKUSyJQT5FXzYsQ/s320/IMG_0710.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every kid loves to pop bubbles floating in the air</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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You'd think that'd be enough for this many people, but I know there were some teenagers who could eat a whole lot more.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTzkJleC2ovCFOoRwWhGvSjniekFRpAHySxyWrAe3Y6BOYzgbA7XOyVvya_hP2OD3XYZcF93yFnq7EUIuLYjpItPtKJweDk579BriMz698Hs5GUzKPc1TfamLAuKlGcKGmb3aQnyIxDXlap6QWGWssKzDBIwlb_O-dAJMMRMuoB42apkcHoL5ZhsBww/s1280/IMG_0138%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTzkJleC2ovCFOoRwWhGvSjniekFRpAHySxyWrAe3Y6BOYzgbA7XOyVvya_hP2OD3XYZcF93yFnq7EUIuLYjpItPtKJweDk579BriMz698Hs5GUzKPc1TfamLAuKlGcKGmb3aQnyIxDXlap6QWGWssKzDBIwlb_O-dAJMMRMuoB42apkcHoL5ZhsBww/s320/IMG_0138%20Large.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3lV5lbv_clUCSohfdNWLk-ydKu0XTYW4cPoxy9StOHhQv5cRP4sRsVyyjKauiq3QFO6shq0px2FANDxnI8KTeGnhGlihcPrGvElHNQ6pzMtOXAZHd7O7yJhnIl1bzAEYvUbOJ0DnnnDS2L5qbffWOfYxZ5kihDQTKTGJqoVqUTITNIBjIcZ9c2ZJzQ/s1280/IMG_0141%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib3lV5lbv_clUCSohfdNWLk-ydKu0XTYW4cPoxy9StOHhQv5cRP4sRsVyyjKauiq3QFO6shq0px2FANDxnI8KTeGnhGlihcPrGvElHNQ6pzMtOXAZHd7O7yJhnIl1bzAEYvUbOJ0DnnnDS2L5qbffWOfYxZ5kihDQTKTGJqoVqUTITNIBjIcZ9c2ZJzQ/s320/IMG_0141%20Large.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A pinata for the littles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then the night ended with a send off. The team was surrounded by the entire group of kids and caregivers who prayed over us. I'd like to say that I understood what was being said, but my spanish isn't all that great. What I do know is that prayer time was a powerful moment and there were many happy tears. Tomorrow we leave Colima, but I know our hearts will always have a home here in this place.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Steve Amstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707611660819840228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-73239503171678229122023-04-23T07:41:00.000-07:002023-04-23T07:41:35.842-07:00Thursday: Moving along at the pace of Mexico<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The morning was spent at Casa Golandrinas and Famoso. These houses have a combined play yard that the kids can play and do activities in. It was the perfect place for us to pull out all of our cool games and activities. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VDmtxsZWzfGKeTXC06Ldgw7trsnthiDdnj-pKm0ouIIMkZiqNuKZulEdak0mAll8AfeqwOcoj1f31NQFYRhTJRmEvMF1tZQuuDmsz6T3AHGF0D8nO03pX26nvuJv3BwepEWnW29TQ6IqLnq20UtAh3Kehbsi_jaMHZQD2cV5oedMPbovbkABscdcug/s4032/IMG_0548.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VDmtxsZWzfGKeTXC06Ldgw7trsnthiDdnj-pKm0ouIIMkZiqNuKZulEdak0mAll8AfeqwOcoj1f31NQFYRhTJRmEvMF1tZQuuDmsz6T3AHGF0D8nO03pX26nvuJv3BwepEWnW29TQ6IqLnq20UtAh3Kehbsi_jaMHZQD2cV5oedMPbovbkABscdcug/s320/IMG_0548.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlfZUjdwaFzZ-LHoiNWzI1znD5h-_Ta41bAA70iqpZVXDqiz5tJWVScDTFFCnYGNg2e9U9-CVaUGTO5zFos0evlhy_CnUwxvrtxQI6o5Q_n8DPa1JIQIXYRQlJ-9eai2_AYj-2_sxiLBprNIy_YkwyzHX3ZvTMiR9g4Z8TMmCGAsWX_lQV7vdLAa_C4A/s4032/IMG_0549.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Things in Mexico feel, taste, and smell different. And while it is exciting and invigorating in some ways, it can often combine into feeling a bit off. Fortunately, our God made us to be able to heal and re-energize when we take a bit of rest. 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When you are in a tight community of kids and caretakers living together in close quarters, it doesn't take long for a sickness bug to travel through everyone. Half of the team have had to take time to let their bodies get over some yuckiness as we've caught a few of the germs that have been running through the houses. With a bit of rest, we'll all be ready for Friday.</div>Steve Amstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707611660819840228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-6061192345073484922023-04-20T14:26:00.000-07:002023-04-20T14:26:51.038-07:00Wednesday: Kids, Hike, Comala and lots of fun.<p> After all the craziness week 2 has gotten they are more than halfway through the trip!</p><p>Wednesday was such a big, tiring but fun day. We started with a good hotel breakfast, then headed over to Matriz for some wonderful activities. The kids did some great job sand art, water balloons for games and some soccer for sports. </p><p><span> </span>Once activities were done we headed back to the hotel, grabbed the things we wanted for the river hike then headed to the market for some exploring that should have been done Sunday but was delayed. We then headed to the adorable little kids at Casa Cuna for lunch before Jupiter picked us up for hiking.</p><p><span> </span>For the water hike we took the older kids from Golandrinas and Famoso. That was really fun, the kids at first were careful not to get wet, but when one or two fell in they decided to embrace it. They would truck through the deep water and on occasion splash the team and their friends to "cool" each other off from the heat, even though we were in the shade most of the time.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xZ0q3NSM7OPt1HDOY6ghuVtQBk-p0yXKUWH-DJL9rUIBf_ebV-zKMSvHi4zGr-s07fnZ_JlaF2kc3MCUsswauq__3W9rbNKmnhfr6Lt_nROqQS6s7zFoj936DdnmBMSQfEui9yw26MsjmFzkEzdgGIQ1eg1euH8UMq9eznzzSRAma669G0x6ugeG3Q/s4032/IMG_0399.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3xZ0q3NSM7OPt1HDOY6ghuVtQBk-p0yXKUWH-DJL9rUIBf_ebV-zKMSvHi4zGr-s07fnZ_JlaF2kc3MCUsswauq__3W9rbNKmnhfr6Lt_nROqQS6s7zFoj936DdnmBMSQfEui9yw26MsjmFzkEzdgGIQ1eg1euH8UMq9eznzzSRAma669G0x6ugeG3Q/s320/IMG_0399.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alex showing the kids how the sand bottles work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTGCOCiztYT5j5FMAzUkwgW9Kk9TKzhSwUUsYpb_-kQ7Y2gsMNatzjKZfTE2_rGS8FcX0MbsBPGFv3R72VdCJ7O3UDQYHbRsFOYcfWRh9WmON7AOukVm6xobQdrAFZSs1_y6gi-4Ne1Bu0xMM3PxQ-mjMhSHq0RSWOmY48tADf0XbhZ_nz1mgt3vxWA/s4032/IMG_0405.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgTGCOCiztYT5j5FMAzUkwgW9Kk9TKzhSwUUsYpb_-kQ7Y2gsMNatzjKZfTE2_rGS8FcX0MbsBPGFv3R72VdCJ7O3UDQYHbRsFOYcfWRh9WmON7AOukVm6xobQdrAFZSs1_y6gi-4Ne1Bu0xMM3PxQ-mjMhSHq0RSWOmY48tADf0XbhZ_nz1mgt3vxWA/s320/IMG_0405.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Dan got a wonderful haircut the same time the kids did, and it sure looks great. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPjVH1z99ZkJ6K048lhc07cNyt62gPTt_ZiQFv9Oo9IUMelHxO19mRAyzEmLzIvIuBIYisqq6m7ejLSubn_xKBM7yCiXSY7nbsoHwtSTb_pfdmbF3tRBO7j5LP2YKqe2GR-Xj5bOojNddbHs5on1C_nKwhcQ_2Lm2Qi9msew3bHqKLbrXrVe8fpqTMQ/s4032/IMG_0414.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPjVH1z99ZkJ6K048lhc07cNyt62gPTt_ZiQFv9Oo9IUMelHxO19mRAyzEmLzIvIuBIYisqq6m7ejLSubn_xKBM7yCiXSY7nbsoHwtSTb_pfdmbF3tRBO7j5LP2YKqe2GR-Xj5bOojNddbHs5on1C_nKwhcQ_2Lm2Qi9msew3bHqKLbrXrVe8fpqTMQ/s320/IMG_0414.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Francisco teaching Nick how to drive the stick-shift van (who knows, maybe he'll drive next year)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihysOb1SQbhUCeQnVWmLkP6rm_7zxGcPaDGqm7I81VLFjTSWKZoFacGG8lqpGHEumL8HY8ElYcrMN8ybLPpRec1zp2eiX7mTez3L0NL8zVoZMHJC0PMILiSpOOKc_fl1LxHIduzn3_R7FmDx-ZSUrOvAW06bSXiLe83CAEE6AxghYvwOY74QoAwA6NRQ/s4032/IMG_0420.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihysOb1SQbhUCeQnVWmLkP6rm_7zxGcPaDGqm7I81VLFjTSWKZoFacGG8lqpGHEumL8HY8ElYcrMN8ybLPpRec1zp2eiX7mTez3L0NL8zVoZMHJC0PMILiSpOOKc_fl1LxHIduzn3_R7FmDx-ZSUrOvAW06bSXiLe83CAEE6AxghYvwOY74QoAwA6NRQ/s320/IMG_0420.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some really cool leather work at the market.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vo_e0yqCagKLGFBQYgYqoWOKnDGfiMt87ZE5_EFQcMTSXS2zybtvzsZjhSgTLuyO13FItLy7SuVAXq00ZLJBtST83A7Gjei7iG12MkqWKjBONwVqR21uwHvLWZ1A8enumoNPR77Pp8F_olDCuzJDR-Sq6W3KYzRk2jwsMKUFnK19uDNuD7e_413IQA/s4032/IMG_0423.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vo_e0yqCagKLGFBQYgYqoWOKnDGfiMt87ZE5_EFQcMTSXS2zybtvzsZjhSgTLuyO13FItLy7SuVAXq00ZLJBtST83A7Gjei7iG12MkqWKjBONwVqR21uwHvLWZ1A8enumoNPR77Pp8F_olDCuzJDR-Sq6W3KYzRk2jwsMKUFnK19uDNuD7e_413IQA/s320/IMG_0423.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drink in a bag and pinata's, perfect match for Mexico</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8vZOyyZ9RnbIPGTyUv2jCx57GQ_U9nLbMG4biF8qS-GUlTcpYFWHN_xbFmVUx5h3dJdFm-0BwppDuut5gMreEQPJyHjzizrAAt1pvpHUrZseomYo5dBlNyXuCNbw-7BWJxmhcGQjmxXvDyW-_IXCoYRVZAE0_Q2rnwm_S8s6P6iJ5qFFJb2xAaUYag/s4032/IMG_0424.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin8vZOyyZ9RnbIPGTyUv2jCx57GQ_U9nLbMG4biF8qS-GUlTcpYFWHN_xbFmVUx5h3dJdFm-0BwppDuut5gMreEQPJyHjzizrAAt1pvpHUrZseomYo5dBlNyXuCNbw-7BWJxmhcGQjmxXvDyW-_IXCoYRVZAE0_Q2rnwm_S8s6P6iJ5qFFJb2xAaUYag/s320/IMG_0424.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Taxidermized bull heads, not something you see every day but something cool for sure.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Group photo at the end of the hike! Looks like everyone had fun!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4rQtMYNZCYjPTXTahf0mLYEEe_IL6WPmjl8xNdJbRzfYh_Keo7zvnM34HqM_k_t4rSekiODzs2-4XQgYkqTMFc6mRpmKovg-S2rFSnXrmBym5WOmScPGpqXpIzv5IMMs-CK87eANzO7PYqOW8Pnn8flsbnMlqmZCGHpybgGGMcYnbqirM68PfNJIwQ/s4032/IMG_0508.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4rQtMYNZCYjPTXTahf0mLYEEe_IL6WPmjl8xNdJbRzfYh_Keo7zvnM34HqM_k_t4rSekiODzs2-4XQgYkqTMFc6mRpmKovg-S2rFSnXrmBym5WOmScPGpqXpIzv5IMMs-CK87eANzO7PYqOW8Pnn8flsbnMlqmZCGHpybgGGMcYnbqirM68PfNJIwQ/s320/IMG_0508.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Enjoying dinner at Jupiter's place in Comala</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span> </span>After the hike, the tired, happy, and very wet group headed down to Comala for some delicious burritos at Casa Volcana and some small shopping before heading back to the hotel to rest for another fun day.</p><div><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Steve Amstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707611660819840228noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-67356363113024172492023-04-19T12:01:00.000-07:002023-04-19T12:01:34.947-07:00Week 2 We're in full swing of things.<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiK673VVk71mpjlUI6MJX_yFgB7ub3dLx8NjUV69Ga0a-86rOicI75wGITBjdITEM9ATzS-VWwZAvsIzYiCXin7-BaKcFqg17yuRbS27DX6-OI9p4VQjLIw1YlqthgfhF_RXGcbMMcM-nPpf7aRNhEpdfLyFi7w1nU2aWwnD44WhEBXRWUyluhmCFQ0fw" style="margin-left: 1em; 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With piñatas and dancing and so much laugher that your cheeks hurt afterwards.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm-herFMQHkDVn5vjDQma8Wi2l0SxUyzRFC0siAvUwbvH2ubt-urKPMYFPBOIohnJHX3YYxHKZgmwBpb9inGLUllyUZeryJ6027myfzoPyn8dQqPXIR3GCZEw9HjwOT0GKs6ekBYziogWexftq85eFbNukaH5dyU-MVaUXMHswPOQAxQ2Pkc6mlj1RsA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm-herFMQHkDVn5vjDQma8Wi2l0SxUyzRFC0siAvUwbvH2ubt-urKPMYFPBOIohnJHX3YYxHKZgmwBpb9inGLUllyUZeryJ6027myfzoPyn8dQqPXIR3GCZEw9HjwOT0GKs6ekBYziogWexftq85eFbNukaH5dyU-MVaUXMHswPOQAxQ2Pkc6mlj1RsA" width="180" /></a></div><br />This place is special.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>DanoSLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471015625166683119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-66660559377305634922023-04-17T22:01:00.006-07:002023-04-17T22:09:09.757-07:00Somedays just don't go my way<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DjIYT8EkU6-bV5FYkNZ5Nov4UTg6HzmD2Q1JVMziHagNwd1cv_CCv42S0kSwsQuMj7iaqxmN0qUNotcrj_drB66VZhrqtGExSMoMFHmShG5WdBOq64n0l9LquIiRX_-K0WMCQnQKUVyLkMofWh3j1ckUeqTbyi1rCG0UzDN4N3M4bQMdtIIzBTIrTA/s2312/image000000.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="2312" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1DjIYT8EkU6-bV5FYkNZ5Nov4UTg6HzmD2Q1JVMziHagNwd1cv_CCv42S0kSwsQuMj7iaqxmN0qUNotcrj_drB66VZhrqtGExSMoMFHmShG5WdBOq64n0l9LquIiRX_-K0WMCQnQKUVyLkMofWh3j1ckUeqTbyi1rCG0UzDN4N3M4bQMdtIIzBTIrTA/s320/image000000.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Here is the week two team waiting at the airport to board their flight Saturday morning.</p><p>And then their flight was delayed.</p><p>And then their flight was delayed again</p><p>And again.</p><p>And then the flight was rescheduled to the following day.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMWVklGwN_uZD8gF32gh8bRKOSn3hzsP0r_NAB0Hs8GkkwelLBwJz0kxiSF90ypFumEhbeLxWRxVwtKtR-9dqHvfOlqPQ7csLXwJ7AgkCcPyg850L-SveNTn4iO3eHFjSzbJVJDoPufNu1JcMh2sOmut8PGnbI71nexo68Hn3wGRelnvpgpKCznCRTQ/s4032/IMG_0199.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMWVklGwN_uZD8gF32gh8bRKOSn3hzsP0r_NAB0Hs8GkkwelLBwJz0kxiSF90ypFumEhbeLxWRxVwtKtR-9dqHvfOlqPQ7csLXwJ7AgkCcPyg850L-SveNTn4iO3eHFjSzbJVJDoPufNu1JcMh2sOmut8PGnbI71nexo68Hn3wGRelnvpgpKCznCRTQ/s320/IMG_0199.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>And then here Dan and I are in church with extra seats where the week 2 team should be sitting because the airline decided to change the takeoff to Sunday morning. </p><p>And then customs in Guadalajara took forever and the group was two hours late to lunch. Dan and I occupied the 25 teenagers we brought along that were waiting for an hour and a half for lunch.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwICTOS8oJOmBiSNNb3Q7gQvwVR6dzUaucajxglkt3tVPLDhM93q1edwNaYrJouliYxp0UI0Gtc3FSLI5M4N-whNvk6K9gDX2nDnh76rEoDxvZp0dR_HqT3UBDuOsIketGVCSu4xSleL6FQqTHLsF-1H8uD8tdRU5m1VXdR4-tTvGLWJf2dJ6x1oDs3A/s4032/IMG_0204.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwICTOS8oJOmBiSNNb3Q7gQvwVR6dzUaucajxglkt3tVPLDhM93q1edwNaYrJouliYxp0UI0Gtc3FSLI5M4N-whNvk6K9gDX2nDnh76rEoDxvZp0dR_HqT3UBDuOsIketGVCSu4xSleL6FQqTHLsF-1H8uD8tdRU5m1VXdR4-tTvGLWJf2dJ6x1oDs3A/s320/IMG_0204.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Steve driving a van full of teenagers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1r4o2H9ATzWBuGdD6rh6okTPG3gCdihw-T7Js5aTzITBeh4INvncL7-Sl7B6tz5-cETgwAziwW49Tu0pYTvVhq1hCnLSbF1WXnyUNr_N6DKQ-Sp-7cLE8Djadp5yvDoHO-WrDDytWGhZ7r9uV30Y0RaVVNfkQkgMtP3WHzwfz9tcwYJ3DUjKaUlCPRQ/s4032/IMG_0208.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1r4o2H9ATzWBuGdD6rh6okTPG3gCdihw-T7Js5aTzITBeh4INvncL7-Sl7B6tz5-cETgwAziwW49Tu0pYTvVhq1hCnLSbF1WXnyUNr_N6DKQ-Sp-7cLE8Djadp5yvDoHO-WrDDytWGhZ7r9uV30Y0RaVVNfkQkgMtP3WHzwfz9tcwYJ3DUjKaUlCPRQ/s320/IMG_0208.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Dan proving he can do more pushups than someone a third his age</p><p style="text-align: left;">And then the team arrived in Colima. A little tired from the journey, but happy to be able to eat some great food and spend some time getting to know the adolescentes and senoritas.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZncu2DcmwX7i7Jb2yIQTlnm0_5IBU6ZNrFmvuykAHjWG3sJe0zF16Xfnj-MGUanFW7bzH7cdqWqVhZfoF4Qc5ri3FVyCs_q0wlkgyjIjhLKj6gRYHFsrHSLwCxc8DcZe0dzmrwAcl7cE80a1-wQinJeSRIn2Y9HLhHI4xM3Zguxgzhhqu_7BjLNmcPw/s4032/IMG_0214.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="4032" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZncu2DcmwX7i7Jb2yIQTlnm0_5IBU6ZNrFmvuykAHjWG3sJe0zF16Xfnj-MGUanFW7bzH7cdqWqVhZfoF4Qc5ri3FVyCs_q0wlkgyjIjhLKj6gRYHFsrHSLwCxc8DcZe0dzmrwAcl7cE80a1-wQinJeSRIn2Y9HLhHI4xM3Zguxgzhhqu_7BjLNmcPw/w482-h244/IMG_0214.HEIC" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BezgmM7f5ejHNgboG0du9eibcgcKwnWSnc8zHdXDlw8RcQCzz_CkuhPMgMWY0xAo2lOpGvu4hBEo9S5UjJ4Ftanh7gN2lo00t26AF1UGPBAYAQJL_XNKXByat6w-iR8rxss0PYx1WSBeZ0XEIB-24Mfp4O_DzqJnbnR1OarneP45r0ceT6RAevInuw/s1600/7a2d79b4-a6dd-42bc-8f4e-d9592e448566.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7BezgmM7f5ejHNgboG0du9eibcgcKwnWSnc8zHdXDlw8RcQCzz_CkuhPMgMWY0xAo2lOpGvu4hBEo9S5UjJ4Ftanh7gN2lo00t26AF1UGPBAYAQJL_XNKXByat6w-iR8rxss0PYx1WSBeZ0XEIB-24Mfp4O_DzqJnbnR1OarneP45r0ceT6RAevInuw/s320/7a2d79b4-a6dd-42bc-8f4e-d9592e448566.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: left;">And so I turn to God and I complain. "God, why aren't things going the way that I want for us? Why are you making things so hard for this trip? Can't this be easier?"</p><p style="text-align: left;">And then I look at these travelers who are so happy to be in Mexico to serve their God and to love on others and I realize this is where he wanted us to be. I am humbled to be a part of this group that had such a rough time to get here and are still excited and energized to be serving and loving others in this community. I'm pretty excited to see what this week has in store for us. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXEPfQCFguZX7oaI3-kekHDnRgfKWUWWNqHM8Nswv4L-AkAYzVL5hIGkdDPxIGHRMbLVEDaq9bTZ8PYLZzYtTB4Q2cLfFqDMRSZbIOFOu32fSxwOisZdq1b4msaM3ad5hrF-OQNEgfLN4Gt0qrJS92sg7MzIZyQQnSfE9QIucz_zkHaLQ4GFBneDrEA/s4032/IMG_4631.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXEPfQCFguZX7oaI3-kekHDnRgfKWUWWNqHM8Nswv4L-AkAYzVL5hIGkdDPxIGHRMbLVEDaq9bTZ8PYLZzYtTB4Q2cLfFqDMRSZbIOFOu32fSxwOisZdq1b4msaM3ad5hrF-OQNEgfLN4Gt0qrJS92sg7MzIZyQQnSfE9QIucz_zkHaLQ4GFBneDrEA/w380-h285/IMG_4631.HEIC" width="380" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Colima Mission Trip Week 2 @ Monte Real</div><p style="text-align: left;"> </p>Steve Amstarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11707611660819840228noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-37213618249051678002023-04-16T12:20:00.001-07:002023-04-16T12:20:35.269-07:00Home, Sweet Home - Week 1<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeP8ranjfpekh7BZ1wOXPtEQ2teRwkfE4i7XB7jA9ek3kcZx3RqLCadz8PQX5uHOgdOw57lrOv7mcuqBGwCJn2uGoGsgTvfuSoHx3mS6b8IZ2koL6CEhpqRbbiOfEeMX27Xh5Ni8jKl3LFlnNqywPG2UJr2-UCiG-s3OQF0KNvuu5dUdb6_PZXOIh/s1280/IMG_3095%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGeP8ranjfpekh7BZ1wOXPtEQ2teRwkfE4i7XB7jA9ek3kcZx3RqLCadz8PQX5uHOgdOw57lrOv7mcuqBGwCJn2uGoGsgTvfuSoHx3mS6b8IZ2koL6CEhpqRbbiOfEeMX27Xh5Ni8jKl3LFlnNqywPG2UJr2-UCiG-s3OQF0KNvuu5dUdb6_PZXOIh/s320/IMG_3095%20Large.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Team 1 is home safe and sound - thank you so much for your prayers, support, well-wishes, and encouragement. <p></p><p>We had a really beautiful week in Colima with old and new friends, helping with orphanage upkeep, and having a lot of fun. It was such a good week. There were hard times, also - some rough tummy situations that kept people grounded for a day or two, plenty of fatigue and the frustration that comes with being tired, and the pull of wanting to do everything and knowing that just isn't possible. </p><p>It's hard to leave Colima. Our one week passes so quickly and there's so much left to do and say. Please pray with us that these relationships that were formed and over the last week will continue to be strengthened, that we will continue to be an encouragement to the folks at Hogar de Amor even as we are no longer there in-person, and that our daily patterns and thoughts would be changed because of our time in Colima. Please also pray for Team 2 as they hit the ground and begin their Colima experience. <br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-12310561211366672782023-04-14T20:30:00.010-07:002023-04-15T08:22:22.351-07:00Friday Week 1<div style="text-align: left;">We are all amazed that Friday has come so fast. Our time here is almost complete. </div><div style="text-align: left;">We began our day with breakfast at the hotel restaurant. Then it was off to Casa Adolescentes (teenage boy home) to complete painting of the boys bedrooms.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBwoNZJxD0AWjuTZRcCHDwAiMkQjHcvNFv5M96odAvPfzRaV9nD4Jr1Zrqs02BY0kUu51D5eTs-kF2G_Gw92Ewmm_VuxPK3OwUu2oCD95aHzH4DfI55gfwD_T4eHWT_TI5wF138gAF-y_UNHydK-6Bk5oBwpZdgB8Efdrai4RMpYhgCnFN9U-qF8GXIQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBwoNZJxD0AWjuTZRcCHDwAiMkQjHcvNFv5M96odAvPfzRaV9nD4Jr1Zrqs02BY0kUu51D5eTs-kF2G_Gw92Ewmm_VuxPK3OwUu2oCD95aHzH4DfI55gfwD_T4eHWT_TI5wF138gAF-y_UNHydK-6Bk5oBwpZdgB8Efdrai4RMpYhgCnFN9U-qF8GXIQ" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRhjwg5NKiflmyjHKP9v1A1qpzDFYFa5-F0IWo9dqgFyBirNpl14TJgKe3tVg4tlIIQ4xEFv_wgeLob63t40ws0zcNA8XtkkaFp3_cAQiyvjVs8XIXLp8iWw0HRSV4aX_kwOEqJDiDJ4ENLb749rTq1EsAmvccx6CRNZAkdKf53q82c9N4KVXHDDkweg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjRhjwg5NKiflmyjHKP9v1A1qpzDFYFa5-F0IWo9dqgFyBirNpl14TJgKe3tVg4tlIIQ4xEFv_wgeLob63t40ws0zcNA8XtkkaFp3_cAQiyvjVs8XIXLp8iWw0HRSV4aX_kwOEqJDiDJ4ENLb749rTq1EsAmvccx6CRNZAkdKf53q82c9N4KVXHDDkweg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqcexh-wbzCDuSa1caYcW_rYF1yvgXjjkhI8z5-FPT7r9FNXGsOa-EW7ckrGa7F43RaABMWRqeASK6PaoicuP3ZMIu1FlEoeTDifvea6c0PxyB9NIVQ3zpSkBolPRewCF78uR0eTWl4l9SzIQA2uRk9SKjbOESbYWNHdvmA7F2W0ogPkO2U8_bjsHIhw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhqcexh-wbzCDuSa1caYcW_rYF1yvgXjjkhI8z5-FPT7r9FNXGsOa-EW7ckrGa7F43RaABMWRqeASK6PaoicuP3ZMIu1FlEoeTDifvea6c0PxyB9NIVQ3zpSkBolPRewCF78uR0eTWl4l9SzIQA2uRk9SKjbOESbYWNHdvmA7F2W0ogPkO2U8_bjsHIhw" width="180" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was great that the boys were helping. There was a lot of enthusiasm with no precision. I guess there was actually some precision (on the floor and their mattresses).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We also had a couple of plumbing and some electrical projects there. We're always amazed at how long projects take here and how much we need to piece together from the parts that we have to make things work.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjO0z8TYNjQ_pypGD0b4mHmyybb3kz1Wa6AUh1L6xeMCK_vIFr8Qe7Q77r4F5xScmRDUKPVioHiR0DYZNELWpqc83BdFATwpNtsSyMS_q4qtHMKuNrf_mEb-Rn_g79-m1aoTBP7U4PqeA3w7vj5lHUx77YXHs2qSiJPLVF7UdsUylyvmEjJUNAb3mn9Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjO0z8TYNjQ_pypGD0b4mHmyybb3kz1Wa6AUh1L6xeMCK_vIFr8Qe7Q77r4F5xScmRDUKPVioHiR0DYZNELWpqc83BdFATwpNtsSyMS_q4qtHMKuNrf_mEb-Rn_g79-m1aoTBP7U4PqeA3w7vj5lHUx77YXHs2qSiJPLVF7UdsUylyvmEjJUNAb3mn9Q" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sarai was able to sew some new mattress covers for Casa Cuna (baby home). As she was sewing, she was able to interact with the house parents and hear their stories and some of the life of the people here (very heart felt, when you see Sarai, ask her to share with you).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdU6zmabgvrlIo3MMKeFZKltiHE03pgnaWTXQnlYlrcgnSG6hL56odMeFJMSteNmpH4gjb6Or22f_-4lxFzcN343SoixJtF5PwihgA0Ee9ZB0tQJCqKXA7_6D5AT_kRE4wIT-5sKSpJQ7nitGx1DXMQj0-_d4LuwlY6NtOsolVF-IK-4790WjYUytRCQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdU6zmabgvrlIo3MMKeFZKltiHE03pgnaWTXQnlYlrcgnSG6hL56odMeFJMSteNmpH4gjb6Or22f_-4lxFzcN343SoixJtF5PwihgA0Ee9ZB0tQJCqKXA7_6D5AT_kRE4wIT-5sKSpJQ7nitGx1DXMQj0-_d4LuwlY6NtOsolVF-IK-4790WjYUytRCQ" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was a great way to finish the trip.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hasta luego to our new forever friends.</div>DanoSLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471015625166683119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-85464415026576630022023-04-13T20:23:00.002-07:002023-04-13T20:23:19.839-07:00Thursday Week 1<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoA-Al2hVAPAi25CCGYXDLOfQcuQczUhSaKLlpTLdty4aZGu85LGTHMreupZ9qnF1Mm3gu1lI9jyjZp_pa6s7bzaxZQO78YoWH5nAAIAm47-cx3a0TYYsN7wj5JEwHBlGT_DAsfCDEZHf7Fv51ZQV32d8nU-_yvW3IO0oJcHBA9iW42BD66VoOHKhU6A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgoA-Al2hVAPAi25CCGYXDLOfQcuQczUhSaKLlpTLdty4aZGu85LGTHMreupZ9qnF1Mm3gu1lI9jyjZp_pa6s7bzaxZQO78YoWH5nAAIAm47-cx3a0TYYsN7wj5JEwHBlGT_DAsfCDEZHf7Fv51ZQV32d8nU-_yvW3IO0oJcHBA9iW42BD66VoOHKhU6A" width="180" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyGSWc8aWgmqoxs6sfAWSiCi3gKnDpZhCeqI95U6pUHQrFrhZM66VwRJpNzaEw0o58IPvrqzky4jBw1Z1JFh3PoEVPJH2XbAKv_VXMcjCBeJghd_CUV-njzO0HnJYjlA4yI50E4qDhTUQk-lhSdNdjfZiWP0hJnUZhfsFpJGREJqAG68kYBWSf2rplgQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiyGSWc8aWgmqoxs6sfAWSiCi3gKnDpZhCeqI95U6pUHQrFrhZM66VwRJpNzaEw0o58IPvrqzky4jBw1Z1JFh3PoEVPJH2XbAKv_VXMcjCBeJghd_CUV-njzO0HnJYjlA4yI50E4qDhTUQk-lhSdNdjfZiWP0hJnUZhfsFpJGREJqAG68kYBWSf2rplgQ" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A few of our team members went to a recovery home for men where Darrin spoke about his "experience, strength and hope" to 6 men that were in the program. One of the staff at Hogar de Amor was able to translate for him. Darrin was able to bring his grandson BR and let him hear his story which meant a lot to Darrin, the men there and BR.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu2XdGMBS0Ts50nDnXAq0UANilXFbtz38a2wjcOEsH0BUQIQRpa9FKEeOflNydrGNt92qoMLEA5WQS8bncHKZCBJRDy5YyAxNCPr7k0BWH7loBEC59yfO2mZj2_FO_OGF8abfM6S9GdgXmPwOA0qNQbaSB56BrMtVggAU5_twBs8x42w9nYvo5IyhFwA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgu2XdGMBS0Ts50nDnXAq0UANilXFbtz38a2wjcOEsH0BUQIQRpa9FKEeOflNydrGNt92qoMLEA5WQS8bncHKZCBJRDy5YyAxNCPr7k0BWH7loBEC59yfO2mZj2_FO_OGF8abfM6S9GdgXmPwOA0qNQbaSB56BrMtVggAU5_twBs8x42w9nYvo5IyhFwA" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwRldtGSGPDj1LcF_ZxV-bSkTXbNeKmuJtm-5oC48RD5QBmQ1O9VlD6abMldz880fXHD_ya-1QBbX_PT_H5Wy9Pqsv13FWhOviaVMTfP492nf9if1viyq7fwIBMBl9Jl8GNzuhWlV-WhnL5ZJvPiWvLaeinCz3UP9V6qLHcKIzu2YJjMskDn7O_hfS6g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwRldtGSGPDj1LcF_ZxV-bSkTXbNeKmuJtm-5oC48RD5QBmQ1O9VlD6abMldz880fXHD_ya-1QBbX_PT_H5Wy9Pqsv13FWhOviaVMTfP492nf9if1viyq7fwIBMBl9Jl8GNzuhWlV-WhnL5ZJvPiWvLaeinCz3UP9V6qLHcKIzu2YJjMskDn7O_hfS6g" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then on the drive to another home for breakfast, BR gave the devotional where he gave us God's phone number as Jeremiah 33:3. There we had a delicious breakfast and even had cake for "breakfast dessert" to celebrate all of the birthdays our team had this week.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiihfbRhs2CSt_L0U9tKKbMainkKZV8BYBgSz3KxWTrbEkKpV4ahhu2Mdh-3xgCRORxNSajug1L9mhst_5dRAmVnWcyn2ePBxx0tSzXlLXJaGx3IbahbnztKjPSLdBsPKqHk_rUvShq720s19DZJ39tYFJh2UiYpZGYlLHySwo1Spx2CttIaf-_lBIZfg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiihfbRhs2CSt_L0U9tKKbMainkKZV8BYBgSz3KxWTrbEkKpV4ahhu2Mdh-3xgCRORxNSajug1L9mhst_5dRAmVnWcyn2ePBxx0tSzXlLXJaGx3IbahbnztKjPSLdBsPKqHk_rUvShq720s19DZJ39tYFJh2UiYpZGYlLHySwo1Spx2CttIaf-_lBIZfg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3yhG417ZJJxe5h1qrWc7iZFWFs4t1a0Lxtno7zBdIKeqTNIUjvCSayLMbNA97r6aujwKWLbQS-vFAS2N6X0uwxTW9MDYcSGaxJaArdF2AQm6V5WG0vgHMzr3upwuNZP9EdlwCat6cpKJPG55stbyivGIRT52BoXB71P2jOJoVP9PAPI3dpv9OJw_RNQ" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8oQBF0rDQCvDeI6x_zfyYY-S109bG5nlqjg8aUvAdseFHaoA5Snr6YwR5l13fJi4QcNKoPwQJDGhxP8t1e57SJWWvFVf2LfRHcyGR_iJjHsJBdVkaq-JpVT9EUSGLq7N8RGU6N-D2KtaJI0yVyJNcsijR_JmTDfle93tlPYQeC-aP2GXkSw0ybMUCDA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8oQBF0rDQCvDeI6x_zfyYY-S109bG5nlqjg8aUvAdseFHaoA5Snr6YwR5l13fJi4QcNKoPwQJDGhxP8t1e57SJWWvFVf2LfRHcyGR_iJjHsJBdVkaq-JpVT9EUSGLq7N8RGU6N-D2KtaJI0yVyJNcsijR_JmTDfle93tlPYQeC-aP2GXkSw0ybMUCDA" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Someone had the idea of allowing the teenage boys to help.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirWMaXT-RWwHvxiiCvkUIdC3A1uUGDUce0CFFuuuPNJFlqnFbW85GjLdpFafRuLUgKn_2aHAr9cJcJ8TsSM-MnUFOIn3BYgQc_t8NSFEuO6ul56PgM7E7ijZlMLlnLXSnItQmVJ0LWM5lNL9sgjIUf0tJPv6Fw-HYeahbTOGEXL6qUeFKmipIdg6_obA" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Here we're highlighting the spots <i>WE</i> were painted.</div><div style="text-align: center;">They were actually a big help and we all had so much fun!</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjxhgcrene2ckG2KQd63oNH9529VWPSwOqzR7CZp3QEjtdji-W5a8kFbI-E6vOCU5ZX5AgXVh18iZm2rHEeK4iJnQDUdrhMJTVfW4_BkHfn5OpZbBQCV7CqIW50qeAaxCXe3XtsO5i3q6kuMui6YQFyh9ugs1TIfwd8sLyFUCymfLxEFlmt7FNq6DjVA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjxhgcrene2ckG2KQd63oNH9529VWPSwOqzR7CZp3QEjtdji-W5a8kFbI-E6vOCU5ZX5AgXVh18iZm2rHEeK4iJnQDUdrhMJTVfW4_BkHfn5OpZbBQCV7CqIW50qeAaxCXe3XtsO5i3q6kuMui6YQFyh9ugs1TIfwd8sLyFUCymfLxEFlmt7FNq6DjVA" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">While some were painting, others were sewing. There are even bruises on some knees to prove how hard tile can be.</div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR1hAh17QjpvwH9CiZ8kE5KbZlYw11tCHlBGam-WiX5JH1X12ido0es44l8LKWz2tX10t_BM6lwZigZs3Q7m6Gknbx802B_iI0suHHy5mW4YvDeBN5LWjIqsIF6xUfOG56ySC9FEjK_bbPWEcVPhHiMeZmYv6mKkKXK6wAgqIoGzTZKhDWC5FMwkeYfw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR1hAh17QjpvwH9CiZ8kE5KbZlYw11tCHlBGam-WiX5JH1X12ido0es44l8LKWz2tX10t_BM6lwZigZs3Q7m6Gknbx802B_iI0suHHy5mW4YvDeBN5LWjIqsIF6xUfOG56ySC9FEjK_bbPWEcVPhHiMeZmYv6mKkKXK6wAgqIoGzTZKhDWC5FMwkeYfw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJu6Cxk1y2ONvLyf9TpRxduHrp3N8SUbldktTtKQpvAbZUKqftbeGcuq9j4cQxeKsxiiU-nJYHq-FzmISX-tdUR9ez5xZ3TMahddxHTbLk3Sor8jc1nHlJ-tQnhppWO96G-rLWHfly6Gru0pnQH9bug892RHwGx1mNPwkI8wNYB8xUmKhXHLB7LK3-Fg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJu6Cxk1y2ONvLyf9TpRxduHrp3N8SUbldktTtKQpvAbZUKqftbeGcuq9j4cQxeKsxiiU-nJYHq-FzmISX-tdUR9ez5xZ3TMahddxHTbLk3Sor8jc1nHlJ-tQnhppWO96G-rLWHfly6Gru0pnQH9bug892RHwGx1mNPwkI8wNYB8xUmKhXHLB7LK3-Fg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjafwqvPLRDVuGuOxY5l61H6oYeBOEI25UhFWtDRSC_bdR4ByGuStR8b4m9oFS6POIq8HqWGF3RKUmLXv3BViFuooHhm3kwcySBQdjLGT8dMWxhZ8bo6W9IHt4J9cirsJMa9SxnDmcHmi9SKEnrfsVinRJX-UJ-4-JemiuIsv1kNNFXHHiu3quXfQSExw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjafwqvPLRDVuGuOxY5l61H6oYeBOEI25UhFWtDRSC_bdR4ByGuStR8b4m9oFS6POIq8HqWGF3RKUmLXv3BViFuooHhm3kwcySBQdjLGT8dMWxhZ8bo6W9IHt4J9cirsJMa9SxnDmcHmi9SKEnrfsVinRJX-UJ-4-JemiuIsv1kNNFXHHiu3quXfQSExw" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8074rq1EX7FRNMOVLjrgK4hWn1tp2Au6tyf6qtvVYBI4OwsP8zc4yDOam5fbBztlL_O8lub_sGfZDSJNQHfqHyGkIn4p-6VJG3mVcU6sdUS7NBSkKmoD3ANgbadYx5ffvYGGd0t-YC84w-FI0Wvp1y5kKyiBxrvlw_8DICLD3MCVIXrNM9OLqhwjZxA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8074rq1EX7FRNMOVLjrgK4hWn1tp2Au6tyf6qtvVYBI4OwsP8zc4yDOam5fbBztlL_O8lub_sGfZDSJNQHfqHyGkIn4p-6VJG3mVcU6sdUS7NBSkKmoD3ANgbadYx5ffvYGGd0t-YC84w-FI0Wvp1y5kKyiBxrvlw_8DICLD3MCVIXrNM9OLqhwjZxA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL0HzFyocD9K00Ikl_3whglDcQUABMR18ijL8rrPeBabc172TJCbTCFDf7QbgBfWwRU8S_aLdJhIxY2vHqtmgtJsdQGPR5xwGLFqON_knrr4B9Q-1vPCjUVMTBrxZxytAG7dVxZ_BqwDw5WfC6-YRsC9jDhAs5xSkjtik2bGM6GOB6voptkGYe29NMHw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL0HzFyocD9K00Ikl_3whglDcQUABMR18ijL8rrPeBabc172TJCbTCFDf7QbgBfWwRU8S_aLdJhIxY2vHqtmgtJsdQGPR5xwGLFqON_knrr4B9Q-1vPCjUVMTBrxZxytAG7dVxZ_BqwDw5WfC6-YRsC9jDhAs5xSkjtik2bGM6GOB6voptkGYe29NMHw" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next was lunch at yet another home. There was food, fun and games.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Afterwards, we spent an hour hiding 1,000 Easter Eggs for 90 of the kids. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUeca78xJuXv6sVuWMkv5q9j1MHdZIVv5-RAWgexkskzRhRFk-afuhMFZge5nKudl_UP4Lp2FPvkX9WkSpZsRpgCdwnzeP0_7b1zyQbUq-ujOSAUhLOwsRQ1GXApRaoIDJKP9ZSk0O_XZx7CZ72ahgRhy80kiYA6kBInU8s9EtOXZAN_eB1KfAtnKSqw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUeca78xJuXv6sVuWMkv5q9j1MHdZIVv5-RAWgexkskzRhRFk-afuhMFZge5nKudl_UP4Lp2FPvkX9WkSpZsRpgCdwnzeP0_7b1zyQbUq-ujOSAUhLOwsRQ1GXApRaoIDJKP9ZSk0O_XZx7CZ72ahgRhy80kiYA6kBInU8s9EtOXZAN_eB1KfAtnKSqw" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7GqI46-NjBGSXxFD68Ul_Un9MpV2PhJ-zDgBX1JLUmcLtYcP_FlHywO3SJ5RaKCx7UKdQxjO99l6fr76Hamrfxz1XurmnD9qG67OIWVqZa8teK5lgMQmn9v0FlQOdaFQbiB-mSyCqcXSCenaJI2TwcRXw561vwzcPukhcutxX-ag49x1_3I-Y2f1NLA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7GqI46-NjBGSXxFD68Ul_Un9MpV2PhJ-zDgBX1JLUmcLtYcP_FlHywO3SJ5RaKCx7UKdQxjO99l6fr76Hamrfxz1XurmnD9qG67OIWVqZa8teK5lgMQmn9v0FlQOdaFQbiB-mSyCqcXSCenaJI2TwcRXw561vwzcPukhcutxX-ag49x1_3I-Y2f1NLA" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvaIzTOBXA2OFzX60eIJXVaVLrSl9J1fVTakaKiJsc7tlnH9WFb2Fsy7U_Lix0RU4rOjPv-AOKyUBy4__7si6jDpBMk8UuHrj7pxp6kc4hJrbXLBwuojjY_fa15_IeA01UkSWq6hsk6lz5b8NVsNv01XjT5ZLvGSKlIUl6QrIymjyW4wMUBcnpwLMv5A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvaIzTOBXA2OFzX60eIJXVaVLrSl9J1fVTakaKiJsc7tlnH9WFb2Fsy7U_Lix0RU4rOjPv-AOKyUBy4__7si6jDpBMk8UuHrj7pxp6kc4hJrbXLBwuojjY_fa15_IeA01UkSWq6hsk6lz5b8NVsNv01XjT5ZLvGSKlIUl6QrIymjyW4wMUBcnpwLMv5A" width="180" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzsfJitiuda_YKv8X8RPfLXf3ULBUyL45d5WLqYj9xTBqpCnsk1bgyC4DNI0iPX_Cv5be131keqkdSwM_Sk8A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />The days here are full of a lot of new experiences, new relationships and hard work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We would appreciate any and all prayers that you would send our way for strength, team unity and continued health.</div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p><br /></p>DanoSLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471015625166683119noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-998629256985566782023-04-12T21:08:00.000-07:002023-04-12T21:08:45.530-07:00Wednesday Week 1<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;"> We started the day off with a birthday cake for Marcia! (It was really good!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy8kN8_vl907uN2lcEmQ3a3ChtTfqsFM86LVzGViE7niIZ3k2bSPLu82Tiyvo0UeBe6EOE5P-kOb1OwyKCYzAyO_IhS5_cC_CPXz-gvG5B1MZ1UaJa7vAz1tkLnVGZhD1jhKp_2NEtZqmriNejr1RD8UFOZNqH48o9JcL9hlI9xgL4a7BKY7gRBWp/s4032/IMG_2941.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigy8kN8_vl907uN2lcEmQ3a3ChtTfqsFM86LVzGViE7niIZ3k2bSPLu82Tiyvo0UeBe6EOE5P-kOb1OwyKCYzAyO_IhS5_cC_CPXz-gvG5B1MZ1UaJa7vAz1tkLnVGZhD1jhKp_2NEtZqmriNejr1RD8UFOZNqH48o9JcL9hlI9xgL4a7BKY7gRBWp/s320/IMG_2941.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then we headed to the pool for all kinds of fun! The slides were awesome and a bit chaotic. We stayed there for most of the day. All the houses came, and it was a blast! There were over one hundred and fifty kids that came.</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN36hXg_LB9I_JQMXmTETevMrt6L13_QuAwQbDT0E8hE3-8RPdyDPfMHLTr-zpa9VlsamC8oGjfG1WBMydo8UIfbVL2nKbUkT4NRP18nDEgO2jBwPlMIF27LV6zrEokSOcjEujvMLZVqVtWdrX0TBNVz0QjJ_3OYxcuXRZi3kzzoUvfRXrMmiaDBI/s4032/IMG_0089.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJN36hXg_LB9I_JQMXmTETevMrt6L13_QuAwQbDT0E8hE3-8RPdyDPfMHLTr-zpa9VlsamC8oGjfG1WBMydo8UIfbVL2nKbUkT4NRP18nDEgO2jBwPlMIF27LV6zrEokSOcjEujvMLZVqVtWdrX0TBNVz0QjJ_3OYxcuXRZi3kzzoUvfRXrMmiaDBI/s320/IMG_0089.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The little ones really liked this!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnuNkP8SLC3TOP8gOku74MDJ_Pt6HH43Tv5sCkXNL2dNIrOtZjbpkHtbkWIdSvb8jx5_RO1iHUtgoLcj7LrRjXmEd7OpuxPHfyYN2ujVrZkIRkVlAKx16VvRQ2krnYG9HuMjuu2rPGd9qDEDFtbZbmSjyaigEG2kLPTLn5DTNVlPIHVwLvFxF5a3q/s4032/D84C7D26-1E87-4427-88CC-2525A77D92DD.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnuNkP8SLC3TOP8gOku74MDJ_Pt6HH43Tv5sCkXNL2dNIrOtZjbpkHtbkWIdSvb8jx5_RO1iHUtgoLcj7LrRjXmEd7OpuxPHfyYN2ujVrZkIRkVlAKx16VvRQ2krnYG9HuMjuu2rPGd9qDEDFtbZbmSjyaigEG2kLPTLn5DTNVlPIHVwLvFxF5a3q/s320/D84C7D26-1E87-4427-88CC-2525A77D92DD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jumping in with friends!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We all had so much fun!</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhPZ_qikLiWeyYDw2Wz-bZ1GT1QPj83jeBvfnK7OhUhSm8Qi9zjm8fEcpXdzTntcCRkBB_cLFtcLeN4bRl9Ga8nA_mOZi934oOSWOKueP9ftrVinh-owyMVdPc85J1C8A_J9ZmZrVcBNxi14Jt05FRdEVitmQK4An6sW-9qFQEt-okOn_GRsFisUS8SA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhPZ_qikLiWeyYDw2Wz-bZ1GT1QPj83jeBvfnK7OhUhSm8Qi9zjm8fEcpXdzTntcCRkBB_cLFtcLeN4bRl9Ga8nA_mOZi934oOSWOKueP9ftrVinh-owyMVdPc85J1C8A_J9ZmZrVcBNxi14Jt05FRdEVitmQK4An6sW-9qFQEt-okOn_GRsFisUS8SA" width="180" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpb5coJI2QycCYpiBm8R4kIMnx14s-cKs3ad9y57LOf8VuMgtayccwRtoOLqWKVu81JKvUxmvBvcP1jdC3uncyZrlhLMhz5rT_vhuQVhz9ZzVsgj_C8ekHeFVfhmoOH0q8V0Ne3XdMOosmf0V0oQkmyigHB9T8VaF_c98YQuqhgQJc2SG2XRa2Y7ZfKg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpb5coJI2QycCYpiBm8R4kIMnx14s-cKs3ad9y57LOf8VuMgtayccwRtoOLqWKVu81JKvUxmvBvcP1jdC3uncyZrlhLMhz5rT_vhuQVhz9ZzVsgj_C8ekHeFVfhmoOH0q8V0Ne3XdMOosmf0V0oQkmyigHB9T8VaF_c98YQuqhgQJc2SG2XRa2Y7ZfKg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lunch at Casa Leonel then off to Casa Cuna after lunch where Sarai led parachute games with the kidos.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXFLz3WV5pWDAuAnpfqKWLCruaF5wv8K__2dU1ab97SMFF9xYhPuo3c11EhMBRCuzrT25bbQK_VEl5GCkYs8mBOzrVgz0xwl2QWMYHmhGc1sOtK57cPTZAN58sHxVRvhp14629lesKLL4FXyVhJNDwpV4od7wegUW0y6kRRcYELnYDldAE7p4t2-xIDw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXFLz3WV5pWDAuAnpfqKWLCruaF5wv8K__2dU1ab97SMFF9xYhPuo3c11EhMBRCuzrT25bbQK_VEl5GCkYs8mBOzrVgz0xwl2QWMYHmhGc1sOtK57cPTZAN58sHxVRvhp14629lesKLL4FXyVhJNDwpV4od7wegUW0y6kRRcYELnYDldAE7p4t2-xIDw" width="180" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">After the games we did a surprise attack where we water ballooned the kids. They loved it and jumped right in retaliating and soaking us! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8hxwxtHw7zM12ps-VqLk8NjO5u3678PL8P-1eO5EeRzA4HvfoLia6k2sSN0nY70PGH5Fy2dwdYnw2A7k0dq-5DpvZhaGyaqZifDI7cy2lyz17JaAw0zVls1p-A_dtnNL6nAHYWpJHFtrnolOQBe9_DWOMly48eWBpexh6Coba5-qQbpo4Dn6ea8vZjw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8hxwxtHw7zM12ps-VqLk8NjO5u3678PL8P-1eO5EeRzA4HvfoLia6k2sSN0nY70PGH5Fy2dwdYnw2A7k0dq-5DpvZhaGyaqZifDI7cy2lyz17JaAw0zVls1p-A_dtnNL6nAHYWpJHFtrnolOQBe9_DWOMly48eWBpexh6Coba5-qQbpo4Dn6ea8vZjw" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Darrin and Dan had some help from a couple of leaders of the orphanage and we were able to purchase metal, build windows, and bars for them.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mid afternoon it was hot, we were tired and when I reminded the team that I needed pictures for the blog, they sent these:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqS0wvZGJ9Q7vjsiYhQAW-vwJ7QvH6DCNhq6LGm4VfJbqiOhPn4ty3IcSRJC3Fw3dm5NGsDGrgghuv4Yxf0UT2vIjrJXDzx-xsHv8Fm58-4Eug_vzn8LrTHheJQi-j-DO04kkh-uL5yGQqbpuxfoGyV0iwaDCBjdMxp7Pod3unMH-e-eTcNCAxXRWGHg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1188" data-original-width="1286" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqS0wvZGJ9Q7vjsiYhQAW-vwJ7QvH6DCNhq6LGm4VfJbqiOhPn4ty3IcSRJC3Fw3dm5NGsDGrgghuv4Yxf0UT2vIjrJXDzx-xsHv8Fm58-4Eug_vzn8LrTHheJQi-j-DO04kkh-uL5yGQqbpuxfoGyV0iwaDCBjdMxp7Pod3unMH-e-eTcNCAxXRWGHg=w400-h369" width="400" /></a></div>These are a bunch of goofballs!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Notice that Darrin was the only one working!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We finished with yet another party where we were able to eat with several adults from the houses.</div><div style="text-align: center;">The kids watched a movie with a projector showing on the wall outside with us. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a great day!</div>DanoSLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471015625166683119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-15182572605488436652023-04-10T21:22:00.002-07:002023-04-10T21:22:42.474-07:00Monday Week 1<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;">Our day started with a devotional. We were reminded that Jesus continued the first and greatest commandment with “love your neighbor as yourself”. We are He at Hogar de Amor to paint, sew, repair plumbing, but most important, to love our Mexican neighbors and our team.</span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVI1o6FrjI5XQH98cuDtiFngSkmEDpFqgnWBgECTk2tQIMCS2gxuq-H5tuyk3lRQTX8UaI8Gdh1GpSOVH5f8gAcM8549bAmlkr3gDXT-RrKGGGlHlCjCzdSnDyigkQIPow_P1uDli_c2dfwYyYj79qDWRWlYF4zeLpk9VMcXHkPwp952h5zryPxqka2Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiVI1o6FrjI5XQH98cuDtiFngSkmEDpFqgnWBgECTk2tQIMCS2gxuq-H5tuyk3lRQTX8UaI8Gdh1GpSOVH5f8gAcM8549bAmlkr3gDXT-RrKGGGlHlCjCzdSnDyigkQIPow_P1uDli_c2dfwYyYj79qDWRWlYF4zeLpk9VMcXHkPwp952h5zryPxqka2Q" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">After a “market breakfast”, the ingredients being purchased yesterday at our WalMart experience, we packed up supplies and drove to a Esperanza, a town on the outskirts of the state of Colima (not to be confused with the city of Colima which is in the state of Colima)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZH4OiTJtbfWTJL1nEthnwX9V7zeE_CC2cIe1NTgZ12O0tfjQzZ_-16HeW8wAlg9MR22OL1SG6qOz-4A5uAZ6DVSzC-I2e_1XQlJWsHTKGa0IuC2tkPr2wzI_gmNL-WPS-J1JM9JvI3BJbREZchdQntGiREaJqJA0iU4ItKNf4kDSIqn6ZsmQVkVKVFg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZH4OiTJtbfWTJL1nEthnwX9V7zeE_CC2cIe1NTgZ12O0tfjQzZ_-16HeW8wAlg9MR22OL1SG6qOz-4A5uAZ6DVSzC-I2e_1XQlJWsHTKGa0IuC2tkPr2wzI_gmNL-WPS-J1JM9JvI3BJbREZchdQntGiREaJqJA0iU4ItKNf4kDSIqn6ZsmQVkVKVFg" width="320" /></a></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); 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text-align: center;">Painting started with one bedroom.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTqA3LBbTSy64-pjL6f80N8Jzir-30tQolDFtobP5c4O0RiIJU4jJsfcbzf3vXiCqNqqeVuvMSxy9K3HEpdLcd0iau6zh4zFX72MCSl5EBAAJZsFdB_hXjveATqd2KZCYPm8CZavXcMMF8bicu3rWtRgSaAuvUUWDFcfbyHwo6FrzRYv4vVKrPJIWlCQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTqA3LBbTSy64-pjL6f80N8Jzir-30tQolDFtobP5c4O0RiIJU4jJsfcbzf3vXiCqNqqeVuvMSxy9K3HEpdLcd0iau6zh4zFX72MCSl5EBAAJZsFdB_hXjveATqd2KZCYPm8CZavXcMMF8bicu3rWtRgSaAuvUUWDFcfbyHwo6FrzRYv4vVKrPJIWlCQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhPc8kJ4HBOBmkiO8yIValCuLH1CTUqS_cUGnkNHb3nkeAidaABeNYm12BFm8k7JYVaH6_LzRXE7GuDAQQJtx9wUUozl8RdwHyd2ogbKrgaFMEyDsAjG-JFPugrjUUF8Ls7WFdpa_dSRMp_wVwVe5GR39mb3B1KorU-ptXVZDKfCidGiq0oG9kaNYIL2A" style="margin-left: 1em; 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God showed up - our second machine was broken, but the house </span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34);">parent for Casa Esperanza had been a professional seamstress and repaired the machine.</span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSF758u8KuZj7MLHWuT-FKrD7aMHh5vC2l2ElmsRasRCqoYC-Oy_EjWrL_djCdVjetUD1E8rVjcjprBDX0p4gowtL5cdYc_Nhqql0EttuU9pWDEBTyrUlbIfUMON1QQm_yc7F-XbI3KzHTGW7hi-u8LtLcRg3j2S0UPu0r06PisAonQAOknrnm4hXp8A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiSF758u8KuZj7MLHWuT-FKrD7aMHh5vC2l2ElmsRasRCqoYC-Oy_EjWrL_djCdVjetUD1E8rVjcjprBDX0p4gowtL5cdYc_Nhqql0EttuU9pWDEBTyrUlbIfUMON1QQm_yc7F-XbI3KzHTGW7hi-u8LtLcRg3j2S0UPu0r06PisAonQAOknrnm4hXp8A" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSBh5Pj1dlcLCfAn4qb6Qxm7c51VQcpe7C_c1NmutMVXXZ99XM67GHD9TsMwTlkpCSpkonQ8tZ8V6KS7hgvWcmrahutaMf_o-644pTLI8NPypu3KEkJGTQnXEINHeg1ngbcrOo7VvLS315ERAaLgdKjdpQil3hlH9OXUuJO7lnjmTkju0Kz2r1OWDi4w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjSBh5Pj1dlcLCfAn4qb6Qxm7c51VQcpe7C_c1NmutMVXXZ99XM67GHD9TsMwTlkpCSpkonQ8tZ8V6KS7hgvWcmrahutaMf_o-644pTLI8NPypu3KEkJGTQnXEINHeg1ngbcrOo7VvLS315ERAaLgdKjdpQil3hlH9OXUuJO7lnjmTkju0Kz2r1OWDi4w" width="320" /></a></div></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><br /></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM1Hj8VC3vAeePwPui1r9GFEXNa1A6bEKefJzlj2uoq6pbmCYgx6ymbv1Ry7clxx6lJQJmxOqh5_BOEBKFk-7DMcZVtnvKgf1F4AzfWwk6y-45KKSVyNbRlib6bPn6hMvCrvesrIKEE0ZUHG8sB07VIwgraqFws_9jkR01_-FPZSfrPrRs_NkBu_Fs2w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiM1Hj8VC3vAeePwPui1r9GFEXNa1A6bEKefJzlj2uoq6pbmCYgx6ymbv1Ry7clxx6lJQJmxOqh5_BOEBKFk-7DMcZVtnvKgf1F4AzfWwk6y-45KKSVyNbRlib6bPn6hMvCrvesrIKEE0ZUHG8sB07VIwgraqFws_9jkR01_-FPZSfrPrRs_NkBu_Fs2w" width="180" /></a></div></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Lunch was at the adolescent home. They served tacos which were better than last nights restaurant dinner. Of course, the boys challenged Dan and Darrin to arm wrestling. Then Steve, WanYing, BR and Raynee played soccer FOUR against ONE. The game ended 6 to 5 … not saying who won.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCQVNno78L7SHIXGGjW2LtHtlahZ_Oyz37viM5bbJreeSRhjSy4wUDUZk-BckAeU27QIZj3B0ZtBlEuovLpWpXRmXi_V_1T89j41Y6752rXHVEz6XtaJJ3DFy0xXsQuN97VUHKcn4eLLT-38h53uAJR0PkaLrNe-454S2ix3SJX3eSQP1GZu-U3eXYcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgCQVNno78L7SHIXGGjW2LtHtlahZ_Oyz37viM5bbJreeSRhjSy4wUDUZk-BckAeU27QIZj3B0ZtBlEuovLpWpXRmXi_V_1T89j41Y6752rXHVEz6XtaJJ3DFy0xXsQuN97VUHKcn4eLLT-38h53uAJR0PkaLrNe-454S2ix3SJX3eSQP1GZu-U3eXYcQ" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjjPoyEUEFtX_509wlB2lZSu7qW80MoeY2w9QvD1cxzQK4ZL7EtxDNQ-XnDl0M2xLTgfAy7bFHLj2iWk0uFjdfFV3uZ6hkx0Al6WsRCfXs7e444K6LF3vaw7fZkZnBj1sOf4IxARY1lG8ZYPO-8uk8rlM2TCmPrZCorGStonHN_SPdp0ijbtdr6AYpBg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjjPoyEUEFtX_509wlB2lZSu7qW80MoeY2w9QvD1cxzQK4ZL7EtxDNQ-XnDl0M2xLTgfAy7bFHLj2iWk0uFjdfFV3uZ6hkx0Al6WsRCfXs7e444K6LF3vaw7fZkZnBj1sOf4IxARY1lG8ZYPO-8uk8rlM2TCmPrZCorGStonHN_SPdp0ijbtdr6AYpBg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCnz26p9YFqIk1ML4Z25sAKPvue5rN7YOca7gcfT8qNS5tmueu65XlBY0OPVLzod0BhuuXU7-TxtIJsEUmcps96pDuq7bfdED2l99jQxGrn5X6n63UTfuP9Nvk5ZzVBmzUb76UuyjcTR_r-u4pq6xL6ssvEPc99sx3L13XmBeTqq3RrwMaHKPImE0R8w" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCnz26p9YFqIk1ML4Z25sAKPvue5rN7YOca7gcfT8qNS5tmueu65XlBY0OPVLzod0BhuuXU7-TxtIJsEUmcps96pDuq7bfdED2l99jQxGrn5X6n63UTfuP9Nvk5ZzVBmzUb76UuyjcTR_r-u4pq6xL6ssvEPc99sx3L13XmBeTqq3RrwMaHKPImE0R8w" width="180" /></a></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgczF13_MeenevSjGHS_FyvKlK-tcnW2XoycWmRipvb3TKlKnvOtcclQABNUbLLJKOK7DHP2irIeCg5DsY30CeRP5OzSBKVC9Mp2Za_L4SyNOsd2HQlbX-f0HH80uzsPB6DD-vUA8xK-lXD_CYT3qi0w5_RMFy6eAijzWg14POPhOWl_ZsYC43bU187Vw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgczF13_MeenevSjGHS_FyvKlK-tcnW2XoycWmRipvb3TKlKnvOtcclQABNUbLLJKOK7DHP2irIeCg5DsY30CeRP5OzSBKVC9Mp2Za_L4SyNOsd2HQlbX-f0HH80uzsPB6DD-vUA8xK-lXD_CYT3qi0w5_RMFy6eAijzWg14POPhOWl_ZsYC43bU187Vw" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sarai lead the Casa Cuna children in several games. She also read a story about animals and we imitated spiders, cats, dogs and many other animals. Our fun time ended with blowing bubbles.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggAbFLRUExly98tsoTYgXvzLSCGsMC51LxnNwGOrI4WqkkRz6MQEPTXP5fi_4gnqYqHfI3j06epdJ94lT6ekKqB8HmsoHk0VxcskvkmbHjrkJ3aMgHdo9aHKZ07DJ_vp1ACvcqDYsMVrHr8uKk7Q0fK4e-uJj2OcQxJQ1-DHKzeGYcKTzr9kkOnJf5ZQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggAbFLRUExly98tsoTYgXvzLSCGsMC51LxnNwGOrI4WqkkRz6MQEPTXP5fi_4gnqYqHfI3j06epdJ94lT6ekKqB8HmsoHk0VxcskvkmbHjrkJ3aMgHdo9aHKZ07DJ_vp1ACvcqDYsMVrHr8uKk7Q0fK4e-uJj2OcQxJQ1-DHKzeGYcKTzr9kkOnJf5ZQ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibXxjWYcH4XPpWdYctXWzTQOAMYFggt7TC_se8Ag17YvN6uewfqu-Or1F2-ijXY3bBRYFg1RcHS4itzZesiyR7uL0BtpB6oUYExmptT_C6x2fOImoyLyWXPLrGgD1uXkXArVPJQ2DDgiJfzetDMpOKmMp5UtDIVidRD_ajKWnu9V_Qy36a-K4T2e9Umw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEibXxjWYcH4XPpWdYctXWzTQOAMYFggt7TC_se8Ag17YvN6uewfqu-Or1F2-ijXY3bBRYFg1RcHS4itzZesiyR7uL0BtpB6oUYExmptT_C6x2fOImoyLyWXPLrGgD1uXkXArVPJQ2DDgiJfzetDMpOKmMp5UtDIVidRD_ajKWnu9V_Qy36a-K4T2e9Umw" width="180" /></a></div><br /></div></span></div><div dir="auto" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then back to the hotel for a swim or a rest before going to Casa Matriz for dinner and games.</span></div>DanoSLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471015625166683119noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-52040113443749529542023-04-09T20:15:00.000-07:002023-04-09T20:15:14.126-07:00Sunday Week 1<p> It was our first morning in Mexico. As we woke, one of our team members found that his door was decorated for his birthday!</p><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQAIS2kXwD8LL21kxPlLBZNhGx43QpM7NwUL2hx5LH48xlWQN476G81xXMl9aasidABgUFTrbqc1HIbKSQ846jGN8OUwMG3RHtHGiYtNgehVuZrqkfc-E99Ko6pZXmuh8S-aKUrrfPZACwRJ2Z2mCuNvXIqxDm5c5UEuIORhXsh6ai9mVJmbOsWvaQwQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiQAIS2kXwD8LL21kxPlLBZNhGx43QpM7NwUL2hx5LH48xlWQN476G81xXMl9aasidABgUFTrbqc1HIbKSQ846jGN8OUwMG3RHtHGiYtNgehVuZrqkfc-E99Ko6pZXmuh8S-aKUrrfPZACwRJ2Z2mCuNvXIqxDm5c5UEuIORhXsh6ai9mVJmbOsWvaQwQ" width="180" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy 14th Birthday BR</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnHfBMgl4rDj8v84qOxaXlvYxea9ahMFfLeELgB0KXEFdIzDbJBDBvpoHs5N_NJfPTduLJ6ZFeSkG3K7zC4zpp3zHF6GL5pGFXMegZmd95wZdHjaKM3PklbIsBp4cQuHWYde_cEVH4PHh5jeaa2nMDpUt6xLLJCblbab_NaRjaT1yQhgz362vZZY73-Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnHfBMgl4rDj8v84qOxaXlvYxea9ahMFfLeELgB0KXEFdIzDbJBDBvpoHs5N_NJfPTduLJ6ZFeSkG3K7zC4zpp3zHF6GL5pGFXMegZmd95wZdHjaKM3PklbIsBp4cQuHWYde_cEVH4PHh5jeaa2nMDpUt6xLLJCblbab_NaRjaT1yQhgz362vZZY73-Q" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;">Each day we start with a quick devotional and prayer. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggnIktYlbgEEJCcFtXBgXduS0AG9zEAb0GAvLV6Fz7LGKH_yh3-svzYcTt2svauAYNQb7Io7KqV7eZGtzJjD2XT0k0B_xrIgTRQ6D8kKZWuNbZi-vBSzLwovZObjg5oN4Tk7jLYhd3iCH5BDQlufIr5PivoWk2O9Mr8tpnCc96oA-jPOHAvLKgrCbcig" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggnIktYlbgEEJCcFtXBgXduS0AG9zEAb0GAvLV6Fz7LGKH_yh3-svzYcTt2svauAYNQb7Io7KqV7eZGtzJjD2XT0k0B_xrIgTRQ6D8kKZWuNbZi-vBSzLwovZObjg5oN4Tk7jLYhd3iCH5BDQlufIr5PivoWk2O9Mr8tpnCc96oA-jPOHAvLKgrCbcig=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Then we headed up to a small mountain town to have lunch with some of the caretakers. It was such a great time to get to know each other better as well as laugh and smile a ton! </div><div style="text-align: center;">One of the leaders specifically said that it was so good to have a normal conversation with other leaders. All too often the conversation between leaders can be all business.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm also sure it's good for them to get away from the kids for a bit and eat together with friends, but it's super obvious that they love their calling to serve the kids!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnlUhQteezGcR6nVIYnRrSmX4NhK7cyC7pJV-69nx01CsDGtjxrVwn3SIqJVsdE2O1Kyv6SNgL0wGUwcbgXvx1_Ape83pMKFULmozWhZov7tOHM6gmcU0kbwQq8_Q6TNrDy0qugiqaT59ecFuBljbCAAI4NDsfI6s-mszVjehhCmjUhe5oD_YWTMCdtA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgnlUhQteezGcR6nVIYnRrSmX4NhK7cyC7pJV-69nx01CsDGtjxrVwn3SIqJVsdE2O1Kyv6SNgL0wGUwcbgXvx1_Ape83pMKFULmozWhZov7tOHM6gmcU0kbwQq8_Q6TNrDy0qugiqaT59ecFuBljbCAAI4NDsfI6s-mszVjehhCmjUhe5oD_YWTMCdtA" width="180" /></a></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a great finish to have a birthday cake with BR <i>AND</i> he learned a tradition here in Mexico where you take the first bite out of your birthday cake (and get a little push on your head from behind).</div><div style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday BR, I'm sure this is a birthday you will never forget!</div><p><br /></p>DanoSLChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11471015625166683119noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-65481537337702978422023-04-08T17:20:00.002-07:002023-04-08T17:20:59.898-07:00Saturday - Travel Day!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDpyU-dbwewP6bnKDT022BvfejRRAKmsSKBKIOAF0cCSAEZSnu9dSB3nw8TR6rniNrBpt09snVtcXBHfHE4UpItr0uMx5JQ5JZtVgfK89sa7Aks17h3nrznXITkWt20eAJdMLIt7RS6I0_IzE6t6kSKXGbWlbx9EBl4BNQowfCxuyFr_q0kECTxLE/s1280/IMG_2736%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDpyU-dbwewP6bnKDT022BvfejRRAKmsSKBKIOAF0cCSAEZSnu9dSB3nw8TR6rniNrBpt09snVtcXBHfHE4UpItr0uMx5JQ5JZtVgfK89sa7Aks17h3nrznXITkWt20eAJdMLIt7RS6I0_IzE6t6kSKXGbWlbx9EBl4BNQowfCxuyFr_q0kECTxLE/s320/IMG_2736%20Large.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>We are super glad to be here together in fabulous Colima! Travel was smooth and easy and we're just so excited to start off our week of service and fun and relationship and so many tacos!<p></p><p>Thanks so much to our families, churches, and community for all of your donations for the trip, encouragement for us, and support for the kids of Hogar de Amor. As we enter this week, we ask for your prayer over this trip. Tomorrow is a big day for relationship-building: We get to go to church, take the staff out to lunch, and enjoy some good hang-out time. Please pray that we make the most of these times to connect - that God would bless our broken Spanish and that folks would feel connected to each other across nations and languages.</p><p>Thanks for your prayer and support!</p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-61842557367669392832023-03-19T16:07:00.004-07:002023-03-19T16:07:36.277-07:00How Can I Help?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qU0JCK2gw1u1pPmtcD-9pvtzSGo998zWa67WquvzHP4Av-rmqHmhx2plU8phlmGX6IpznJTghan2Ztr68v_9kwN_30lApZycwht9xgznCknMFtYPn_z5SV6AEyjx5Lutc82kxnKdn_tfuhV_2Hb7IhepK8EhelBBx-80GIaq9szD8sNiUPZlevul/s1280/IMG_2498%20Large.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qU0JCK2gw1u1pPmtcD-9pvtzSGo998zWa67WquvzHP4Av-rmqHmhx2plU8phlmGX6IpznJTghan2Ztr68v_9kwN_30lApZycwht9xgznCknMFtYPn_z5SV6AEyjx5Lutc82kxnKdn_tfuhV_2Hb7IhepK8EhelBBx-80GIaq9szD8sNiUPZlevul/s320/IMG_2498%20Large.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>We are getting so close to travel and we can't wait to greet our friends at Hogar de Amor in person! As we prepare to travel, several folks have asked how they can support our time in Mexico and the orphans and caregivers of Hogar de Amor. Here are a few very important ways you can be involved:<p></p><p></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>Pray pray pray! Some specific prayer requests are at the bottom of this post.</li><li>Provide supply donations for the trip. We are collecting coloring and activity books, colored pencils, kitchen towels and serving utensils, hair brushes and barrettes, working laptops, first aid supplies and medicines, and all sizes of children's and young adult underwear and socks. You can give these items to Jamie or anybody going on the trip. </li><li>Financially support the trip's projects and the orphans of Hogar de Amor. We will use these donations to purchase supplies for the trip and will donate the rest directly to the orphanage, so everything you give will help and encourage the kids of Hogar de Amor! You can <a href="https://centerpointutah.churchcenter.com/giving/to/mexico-mission-trip" target="_blank">donate online</a> (select Mexico Mission Trip as the fund) or make checks out to CenterPoint Church with a memo of "Mexico trip" and bring checks to church or <a href="https://centerpointutah.org/giving">mail them to the CenterPoint offices</a>. All financial gifts are tax-deductible.</li></ol><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8G3XQr-NIJz9_rdEDNDeRpaa2sV9d9MyKaU1d5KDaJs5ApDEnKTgYJ0qLUqPB0fBTcLWvVbTBACLNrs6Xf4bmlwNoAAXK_ustIgcJKWBqiBKGHFXYlSatMJQjmiWziwLFvgSpY3OAY9a4HoeFB5sUXsR8DyJh0fvuNzXX8Mq7-VMl7tbvlII07Ag/s4032/2023%20team%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ8G3XQr-NIJz9_rdEDNDeRpaa2sV9d9MyKaU1d5KDaJs5ApDEnKTgYJ0qLUqPB0fBTcLWvVbTBACLNrs6Xf4bmlwNoAAXK_ustIgcJKWBqiBKGHFXYlSatMJQjmiWziwLFvgSpY3OAY9a4HoeFB5sUXsR8DyJh0fvuNzXX8Mq7-VMl7tbvlII07Ag/s320/2023%20team%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Thanks so much for your support for us and the kids of Hogar de Amor. We can't wait to go! Here are some specific areas you can pray for:<p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>We would quickly gel as a team and that a spirit of teamwork and service would infuse everything we do both before our trip and in Mexico.</li><li>Our families, church family, friends, and community would know that they are an integral part of this trip through their encouragement, prayer, and financial support.</li><li>Both we and those we serve will be transformed through our service.</li><li>Logistics simply work. That health, transportation, lodging, dining, planning around our work projects, and the myriad of other details would reinforce, never detract from, God's work in and through us.</li></ul><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-10015541194478008522022-05-07T13:19:00.003-07:002022-05-23T16:01:58.892-07:00Reflection on Serving - Scott Reinhart<p>Ah, what a wonderful time playing and interacting with the
kids and doing LOTS of repairs! Andy was a godsend - on our many trips to
Home Depot, and replacing the vans battery . Such fun, seeing that
neither Andy nor I spoke a lick of Spanish! </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">But, the folks were always so accommodating and
helpful! So, except for always getting lost many times, we still conquered all projects!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRO1pvgiNOvgVVvsnodyHDjlHUpTratc9orTwdUAcqhFO0nC78R-fcS9RYmKF7meVh-lcBeRHJ3TF5yF0A3qE2ZchFROcMx91hDpQAzvzdLeH2MiGfXMTAoWd7BXB3Syd5MMSLujK--1imufCjC5oL66cH-efMVoidNVBYycabkVOUtg7xfuEw1Rup/s320/Scott%20at%20work.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="320" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRO1pvgiNOvgVVvsnodyHDjlHUpTratc9orTwdUAcqhFO0nC78R-fcS9RYmKF7meVh-lcBeRHJ3TF5yF0A3qE2ZchFROcMx91hDpQAzvzdLeH2MiGfXMTAoWd7BXB3Syd5MMSLujK--1imufCjC5oL66cH-efMVoidNVBYycabkVOUtg7xfuEw1Rup/s1600/Scott%20at%20work.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Andy was a great partner for all of our plumbing, furniture
and electrical endeavors. We replaced 2 toilets and a zillion toilet
seats. So fun when we took the drains off one of the sinks, and the 2
ginormous cockroaches were unhappy about us messing with their home in
the plumbing. After squealing like a little girl (me, not Andy), we
conquered the buggers and destroyed their home in the down tube for one of the
many plumbing. repairs. Anyway, we were fortunate to be able to help out
and clean drains and faucets and fix electrical issues, etc.<p></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqQ7EwTgm0nkqU1MX_stjtl8G1K-af2g2QrNXqtmyi5IIuv0u9ZAVVHcfEwI9ZKZs-ecL5KtGy2VXtz4wnITeRBSn6gwFebkY3rTTTPy-vBLSFI0CLEiTn7uPeAGIxRqXw-Fi4bN2vV4aQlPQfWOWmKQ_B2uezWqnJwlpYVKsjfZp8GKg0ZQkxFMC/s4032/IMG_8330.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqQ7EwTgm0nkqU1MX_stjtl8G1K-af2g2QrNXqtmyi5IIuv0u9ZAVVHcfEwI9ZKZs-ecL5KtGy2VXtz4wnITeRBSn6gwFebkY3rTTTPy-vBLSFI0CLEiTn7uPeAGIxRqXw-Fi4bN2vV4aQlPQfWOWmKQ_B2uezWqnJwlpYVKsjfZp8GKg0ZQkxFMC/s320/IMG_8330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>All of the kids we interacted with had so much fun and were
very helpful. We had a great time fixing lots of projects, <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">One thing that always astounds me is how much everybody
cared about all of us - it is so delightful being with a team willing to
do everything needed.</p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Well done, all of us!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-27570731997989592452022-05-07T13:14:00.001-07:002022-05-23T16:00:58.428-07:00Reflection on Serving - Marcia Reinhart<p>Three words: TEAM, YOUTH, FUN.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrEueWAtdMpes0yKEm7inyJAzAe9KiOplVNO_7AkDnXAKRm7Talx8QgRwIjTMqb3es-tgfeZBXjhBxmLTnV3BdXKzJco_HK555sH3GIvWhav_jPO3RnH5HfDjgI3WkftPPYF4WY6K-1DfKen0DlqgR1Vpspzhg6Q4sYIJPeAh336gEAQdKu5KvN6D/s2237/colima%20sewing%201%20(2).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1877" data-original-width="2237" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzrEueWAtdMpes0yKEm7inyJAzAe9KiOplVNO_7AkDnXAKRm7Talx8QgRwIjTMqb3es-tgfeZBXjhBxmLTnV3BdXKzJco_HK555sH3GIvWhav_jPO3RnH5HfDjgI3WkftPPYF4WY6K-1DfKen0DlqgR1Vpspzhg6Q4sYIJPeAh336gEAQdKu5KvN6D/s320/colima%20sewing%201%20(2).jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This is “my” room at Hogar de Amor. It is a tutoring classroom on the second floor of the girl’s dorm at Casa Matriz. I’ve been part of the sewing team for nine of my ten trips to the orphanage, for which I am very grateful. The room has tiles which are one foot square, perfect for cutting yards and yards of material.<p></p><p>This year, TEAM sewing was awesome. Kristel and I worked through each project before we started cutting. Her suggestions were spot on. Caroline said she was not an experienced sewer, but she could cut and organize and anticipate our needs. They were a treasure sent from heaven.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc1Sx6ak2uy1fMYf-j7Eh0QH-lrY9IB9AIAaqUfHb5Vr4ljPdPRIeUd4X_7FEA6gAZiP-OAbY71Ncm8kjGi-c2-okdakLD9Uxi5lvekPJecw2MM8JqWLh6gRjGeanV5FfEOv4xsBMlS8tVyYKaD_rgWY8s_pTbzRIdn8ml0J8xCfxT7iBPTtC54Bg/s4032/Cuna%20bunk%20sheets.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicc1Sx6ak2uy1fMYf-j7Eh0QH-lrY9IB9AIAaqUfHb5Vr4ljPdPRIeUd4X_7FEA6gAZiP-OAbY71Ncm8kjGi-c2-okdakLD9Uxi5lvekPJecw2MM8JqWLh6gRjGeanV5FfEOv4xsBMlS8tVyYKaD_rgWY8s_pTbzRIdn8ml0J8xCfxT7iBPTtC54Bg/s320/Cuna%20bunk%20sheets.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>One project was to sew 21 waterproof mattress covers for the under 5 kids at Casa Cuna. Black became the new infant color since that was the only material the store had in the quantity we needed. The fitted sheets were perfect and the mattresses are now protected for another 6 years. (A team 6 years ago made the mattress covers which were well worn). A quick explanation – the mattresses are not a standard size and sheets can no longer be purchased to fit them.<p></p><p>We also sewed curtains for 8 windows (the sun is so hot they appreciate sun block curtains), a tablecloth and repaired numerous articles of clothing.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtTd5tfqwkJSm9JxJF7iW6qfFG-WLcuz_aTqoFjB3Su8HHIrQoxCOTAkWYnNs5DcjNwfUADOwdhEelahtU3vrONbpPmxv8FLAM4-ZMuXVHxJ3mPKrui-6FFPtAwCbcV9ztVRgS_5fNxagDF3t2thGIWgJXR_zqL2B4BGV9iBAQReuGxyqPuOkSa-T5" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="475" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtTd5tfqwkJSm9JxJF7iW6qfFG-WLcuz_aTqoFjB3Su8HHIrQoxCOTAkWYnNs5DcjNwfUADOwdhEelahtU3vrONbpPmxv8FLAM4-ZMuXVHxJ3mPKrui-6FFPtAwCbcV9ztVRgS_5fNxagDF3t2thGIWgJXR_zqL2B4BGV9iBAQReuGxyqPuOkSa-T5" width="320" /></a></div>Speaking of team, our YOUTHFUL craft team was such a joy. Jess and Kalista created interesting and easy crafts for the kids. Easy was important for me, as I’m not very crafty. They let the grandmother have FUN with the kids while they attended to the details. Cassidy and I had a blast. I can see the ministry at Hogar de Amor continuing for years with the next generations having a heart for the kids. <p></p><p></p><p>Did I say FUN? That was my goal this year, to enjoy each moment and not stress over the jobs. Check – mission accomplished!</p><div><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZuW2FpqH91w3aFyfgNeQ4LJNnVRFPFmotSVg7W2u3sVb68z0JLjZzEUp70PMJ8VGFhhfu70FihXZWui8OnJ5FUivHS-eoT2Odeg1Nd1vPNhwGzKz-AN8fy8SSaS-9BzmesxmqCbkQ-KDvq3N-_wChf7nGTvrYBRnXD9N3S8YTan2xF2WpSpdKs_KC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="468" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZuW2FpqH91w3aFyfgNeQ4LJNnVRFPFmotSVg7W2u3sVb68z0JLjZzEUp70PMJ8VGFhhfu70FihXZWui8OnJ5FUivHS-eoT2Odeg1Nd1vPNhwGzKz-AN8fy8SSaS-9BzmesxmqCbkQ-KDvq3N-_wChf7nGTvrYBRnXD9N3S8YTan2xF2WpSpdKs_KC" width="297" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-48754470018483670762022-05-07T13:02:00.001-07:002022-05-23T15:56:53.766-07:00Reflections on Serving - Sasha Morningstar<p><span style="border: none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 233px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 350px;"><img height="233" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/juzTyGF3TP6YY2pMBhvDiOBasq8Trc7jlrEOMg0aMmNF-6UzIZa6AE0M1EScTwFTBbpjqoU12Sb-RUZe6rvr0xxNSE3LoWgdUX6L8EtvGC3a5EMMZ4WhXeymBcDDzk6p6KneHzeE6KIWuC7INQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="350" /></span> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">This was my fifth year down to Mexico, and it was another amazing trip. Went down with a big and wonderful group this year. It was the first year that we brought down a small group from our highschool youth group, and that was a truly amazing experience to spend time with the people I love and care for from my youth group. It was amazing to show them the place that I love, and to show them it and enjoy a week with them in one of my homes away from home. Not only was our small youth group amazing to hang out with, but everyone on this trip was amazing. We had such a big range of ages, and personalities, and for me that made the trip so much fun. Because we got to experience so many different things, just being around a crew for a week almost 24/7 really impacts you. </span></p><p><span style="border: none; clear: right; display: inline-block; float: right; height: 320px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 240px;"><img height="320" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/Db4ZIVrqwzM4lKceFK6I9-oqxQLZC6C63qW-mIpJjz1kFGVUiYO9SrRyH3sEiucow5iEYVenb-LJgijFdQVHbS9wGKaXkJz6GbUZw6wkTHHKXhvvZCp7PQ9ku2NIBo2qbMhCkLmMnYhbS03neA" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="240" /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 36pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The biggest thing I took back from the trip this year that really struck me hard this year is: Be grateful for what you have. As a teenager there are so many things that I want that I don’t have. But there’s also stuff that I do have, and I’m very ungrateful that I have it. When I’m down in Mexico, I see the kids who either don’t have new clothes or don’t have toys or they don’t have shoes. I always feel really sad and I want to immediately give them a new toy or go take them out shopping or try and give them something I have that I don’t need. At that moment, I always have to take a step back and just watch. I realize that they're ok with the things they have. They make it work. When we're down there I always see the kids happy, and it’s always before we give out the donations. It’s when we were first there and they first met us. They don’t care about getting new clothes or toys, or anything. All they want at that moment is someone to hang out with and play, someone to talk to about things they like, and someone to love them. I realize I have so much of that love to share, and at no cost. And in the long run. That is going to be so much more helpful than a pair of shoes that are going to wear out in a week. </span></p><p><span style="border: none; clear: left; display: inline-block; float: left; height: 301px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 226px;"><img height="301" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/y22oBDsRJRuCXPN4IRKMwOPqoNVnQQ3Q9Y_uAaWfzbbv-zuIbeeerT4Wa0DzCG6G_q7efqGHs-UbU83C66EXkJAdukbPKbWNA_kISoGoMsbYQrXHeGefdoWDTmA_nWuf_ezNapf6Qra04sn7Gg" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="226" /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For me Mexico, it’s not only a place to get away, but it’s also a place to learn and take back to America to apply to my life. This year, coming down as a highschool with three others from my youth group, really pushed me to learn and listen, and take back good and hard things from the trip, and to talk about it with people around me and to apply some of those new hard things I learned to help me become a better person in my home community. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-indent: 36pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-0d30f89b-7fff-6dea-2bf6-d9fc94afa915"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can’t wait to go again next year with another amazing crew and another lesson and story to bring back.</span></p><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-84246654602126658332022-04-23T19:15:00.006-07:002022-04-24T20:05:12.829-07:00Reflection on Serving - Jacob Harvey<h2 style="text-align: center;">The Colima Trip </h2><p style="text-align: left;">My memoir happened last week. Last week was spring break. Usually on spring break
we go somewhere and have fun as a family. But last week me and my mom went to Colima,
Mexico and helped at an orphanage. The kids there taught me alot. They had unconditional
love. Accepting anybody that went there. My week there went like this.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuURlgHtODbagj3dft_ImGphPTX9KH4hmrVqQFjimodcmL8fNaV4VZ0IUhJqwXs-_Aq9SwmNEvPFW9GrH_Ti52hW5D1yJTmOTX6qMdqQNfmKiwL_UKfFrerTVEDcH-6fTvE24YjhaCQtLuWHbWTgQ9ZSjSBEByo2QBqGuf-wOxkdDbaAvysjO8ZMdi/s1741/IMG_3361.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="1491" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuURlgHtODbagj3dft_ImGphPTX9KH4hmrVqQFjimodcmL8fNaV4VZ0IUhJqwXs-_Aq9SwmNEvPFW9GrH_Ti52hW5D1yJTmOTX6qMdqQNfmKiwL_UKfFrerTVEDcH-6fTvE24YjhaCQtLuWHbWTgQ9ZSjSBEByo2QBqGuf-wOxkdDbaAvysjO8ZMdi/s320/IMG_3361.HEIC" width="274" /></a></div>We got off the plane in Guadalajara. We had to walk down the runway and onto a high
tech bus and went through customs. After that we had drivers from the orphanage drive us
down to the hotel, we took two 16 passenger vans. The next day was Sunday, we went to a
Spanish Speaking church that had tortillas for communion. Then we went to the market where
everybody was so nice I felt like I was at a family reunion. The market was like a large
warehouse that they stripped and put fruit and meat stands in. After that we had a party at the
orphanage. Our team made balloon swords and I took one and went off. I thought “well, here
goes nothing.” Two kids were sword fighting together. One girl Diana, I would later get to know,
was fighting against a boy with two swords and they decided to attack me too. The boy with two
swords ran off to attack someone else. I thought that I should go easy on her. I didn’t have to,
she was good. Her sword was unseen and at the end of the night I was hot and sweaty from
sword fighting. Cool showers are great in Mexico!<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHj5m_TGhd6ByChQtk2re2HO4sSEcloxigTx5Nr19QUJPOyYkK6U5PrQEnvmHetnSOjpSuZq-sTBrce3U0Ym9VbtQvaCNB8bW8SWbrucBKl82Jt7YmsfH-9Ur2GG7MFK-FoYaD0PdI0A2N7EPBtRCvHSs_jS-0nPvWpOypRQRotNDObR6Y-avRMjb/s4032/IMG_3455.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNHj5m_TGhd6ByChQtk2re2HO4sSEcloxigTx5Nr19QUJPOyYkK6U5PrQEnvmHetnSOjpSuZq-sTBrce3U0Ym9VbtQvaCNB8bW8SWbrucBKl82Jt7YmsfH-9Ur2GG7MFK-FoYaD0PdI0A2N7EPBtRCvHSs_jS-0nPvWpOypRQRotNDObR6Y-avRMjb/s320/IMG_3455.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div>Monday: We had a camp kinda like a summer camp. There were centers, one was
sports, one was music and games, and one was crafts. I was in the sports group. Monday we
had kids hold a water bottle on their heads and we would line up and run to a water bucket and
fill up a six ounce cup and run back and pour it in the bottle. It was a relay. Then we repainted a
house for the rest of the afternoon and it was a big house! We thankfully did not have to paint
this all today but we had to get started (you can’t have a finish without a start.) The walls at the
house were at least 20 feet high and there were a lot of nooks and crannies that had to be
painted. It also had two colors, one lighter yellow one and one darker yellow. The house had two
balconies. One was small and was very cramped and the other was a great big one that
wrapped around the two story house. We had to paint the balconys and their overhanging roofs
too. The house had lots of windows and the windows had screens that had to be removed to
paint around them but before we could paint them we had to dust around the edges. The bars
on the windows had to be repainted black. At the end of the day I had new yellow freckles,
sprinkles in my hair (made of paint) and was so tired.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMedgs7wHiEFTLTQP44G9JhGUmmY79AFcpMTlGwW-bAN7wy0z_ys2jYKlS4Bel2JxCrDmzMpWC0OtBQp05KapwovCi8wLkrEIMbEPk9j44HMLGz17tMyjuRzbrq0k1eh4rJyy_fH-EGnNCoJuqjidThNoXZ4pMSTpbzSUnVgIo1RlE7g3oqjnDqd_/s4032/IMG_7543.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMedgs7wHiEFTLTQP44G9JhGUmmY79AFcpMTlGwW-bAN7wy0z_ys2jYKlS4Bel2JxCrDmzMpWC0OtBQp05KapwovCi8wLkrEIMbEPk9j44HMLGz17tMyjuRzbrq0k1eh4rJyy_fH-EGnNCoJuqjidThNoXZ4pMSTpbzSUnVgIo1RlE7g3oqjnDqd_/s320/IMG_7543.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>Tuesday: In sports we did water balloon catch. Each group had a towel and us leaders
would launch water balloons in the air. Whoever caught the most won (without popping the
balloon.) The kids were so funny, they would find out where the balloon would go and then do
anything to get it. After a while they would start caching the water balloons every time. It was
awesome! We would try to catch the balloons but they would pop and explode sending water
everywhere. The kids were soaked head to toe and we had a big water balloon fight at the last 5
minutes of each rotation. It felt good in the Mexico heat! Later we went back to painting and me
and my friend Cooper got extendables and painted the high walls. This is when we went up on
the smaller balcony and painted from up there. Cooper got more done there than I did because I
don’t like staying in a cramped high place for long. We painted the roof up there and had to let
paint get in our eyes (it stung like crazy!). After lunch I had the biggest headache ever and I
went to the quiet sewing room because my mom was there. I probably got too hot and
dehydrated.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi418wrSU8quOKhNPH14443YEBUiCIi_cqzEfwLswF_16-d43hnT0I3ceRtdHnBbHm0iNGuuFR6eaiakRNz10XZY38KkXYYdQM0o9pZNC4JXTAmb_SNsUEerz3cXKcE4DUgugwvRGLDOffhMDlG_39kTmt9dFGlMvRkLOUNVQ2lfAI9bhnrfEGtbbDE/s4032/IMG_7658.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi418wrSU8quOKhNPH14443YEBUiCIi_cqzEfwLswF_16-d43hnT0I3ceRtdHnBbHm0iNGuuFR6eaiakRNz10XZY38KkXYYdQM0o9pZNC4JXTAmb_SNsUEerz3cXKcE4DUgugwvRGLDOffhMDlG_39kTmt9dFGlMvRkLOUNVQ2lfAI9bhnrfEGtbbDE/s320/IMG_7658.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>Wednesday: My group did nine square with a huge super bouncy ball. I kept getting out
because someone would hit it to me and I would hit it and the ball would bounce around my
square and I would get out. There was this one girl that during instructions she would try to hit
the ball out of my hands and she was laughing so hard. After activity centers we went back to
paint for a couple hours and then we went to the little kids home. Casa Cuna, where we had
lunch, then held an easter egg hunt for the kids. I drank a Mexican coke and I started to paint
the yellow house again. I got to swim in our hotel’s swimming pool to cool off and play. Then we
went to Casa Matriz (the main home) for Taco dinner. The kids that live there range from 6 to12
years old. At 8pm we held another egg hunt for these kids. This one went for about an hour and
in the dark. I helped some kids in the last 20 minutes to find the last eggs.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4-sFdZx3VyxsSsmRy_hZ-Yb0yzCY8Kc2Us0yXD8RItOCismWbGknuOXRF6DFBIUNKGlI0JuH9d036mOwe_GTdeyFo7DOdcBev9GqRsluHYOGGC5CdqtqUeLYKJTGIFLK-L84Y3LccmBW6sQdSV_NLmnEb5Dq67FdfOQ0wmBfEOG0rgykwj6daex2/s3425/IMG_3446.HEIC" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3425" data-original-width="3022" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg4-sFdZx3VyxsSsmRy_hZ-Yb0yzCY8Kc2Us0yXD8RItOCismWbGknuOXRF6DFBIUNKGlI0JuH9d036mOwe_GTdeyFo7DOdcBev9GqRsluHYOGGC5CdqtqUeLYKJTGIFLK-L84Y3LccmBW6sQdSV_NLmnEb5Dq67FdfOQ0wmBfEOG0rgykwj6daex2/s320/IMG_3446.HEIC" width="282" /></a></div>Thursday: Instead of activity centers me and Cooper went to help repair a large rock wall
that prevents water from running into the houses in rainy season. We had to lift buckets of
cement and we could not carry a full bucket so we had them half full. After that we went on a
hike with the Teen girls and ran up a mountain to look at a volcano. Then walked through an
avocado farm and back down to the vans at sunset. We drove to our tour guides coffee shop to
have yummy burritos. I got car sick on the winding roads. We also played bamboozled with jelly
beans after dinner. I think I went to bed at 11pm that night.<p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Friday: We did activity centers with the kids after breakfast. My group did sponge launing
and we would catch the wet sponges with our hands. Me and this one girl Itsel would catch one
and dump it on each other's head. After that I painted and took a COVID test to be able to fly
back into the US. Then we went back to the hotel and me and Cooper played baseball with a
beach ball with inflatable kickboards in the kiddie pool. We went back to the orphanage for
dinner and song presentations by the kids. We said goodbye to all the kids and Itsel hugged me
and didn’t want to let go. The kids never want us to leave. We are like family to them, some
people were crying.</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpR8uVqd8qh1Pj4vyGSu0H5-q8QhlaZNhfRZkkc4lBDOhvOGC7qgtJ_anG3p8wKLRW3FTB_MG3jeiYsfN8KPtxQvfCgZxGOzU5hHUVGVyJAWuWnjGkhG9TwtAklrSoakr4fN7NV8R9S37nXlIxEjk8yMrjPvf7hG2HpKqr5hJlS5mOI0bCt3pDUgc/s4032/IMG_7717.HEIC" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpR8uVqd8qh1Pj4vyGSu0H5-q8QhlaZNhfRZkkc4lBDOhvOGC7qgtJ_anG3p8wKLRW3FTB_MG3jeiYsfN8KPtxQvfCgZxGOzU5hHUVGVyJAWuWnjGkhG9TwtAklrSoakr4fN7NV8R9S37nXlIxEjk8yMrjPvf7hG2HpKqr5hJlS5mOI0bCt3pDUgc/s320/IMG_7717.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>This week by far has been the most memorable week of my life. The kids there taught
me alot. Writing these words on paper made the most exciting week of my life sound dull, to see
it like I experienced it, you have to go experience it too! For 9 years, each year a group goes to
Colima, Mexico to spend time with these kids.<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659889748718859852.post-22143480770468112772022-04-23T18:57:00.001-07:002022-04-24T20:02:11.728-07:00Reflection on Serving - Kristel Lundberg<h2 style="text-align: left;">In Mexico, and Everywhere, My Hands are Enough</h2><p></p><p></p><p>I have always struggled with the notion that I am enough. Enough for my family, my job, my friends, my community, my church, my God. Coming up on our trip to Hogar de Amor in Mexico I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to communicate enough in Spanish, that I wouldn’t be fit enough to offer the kind of help requested, that I wouldn’t be open or spritual enough to receive the lessons I could learn there.</p><p>Luckily, I AM ENOUGH! God found a way to show me in Colima, Mexico, surrounded by His people, living life as He intended, that I am enough for his guidance and his love.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct-JOz6audZ1AHXjLiBLAgqE-VqwCNONxzIiN_Q6tEx4j1bt6XRciyV0AviwmhKZCX0bPU39ZKDUX7Yfm-vzCj4l9aWPxg7UARgXTZDu1-jO34arT9FMD-MWqUM1c8OJ4CHiknH1ZrtWPNQ_aEEm7IRvrS4K2AvdAMae1YWPgYIvIFPmOJV4E9Ma_/s408/Picture1.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="408" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhct-JOz6audZ1AHXjLiBLAgqE-VqwCNONxzIiN_Q6tEx4j1bt6XRciyV0AviwmhKZCX0bPU39ZKDUX7Yfm-vzCj4l9aWPxg7UARgXTZDu1-jO34arT9FMD-MWqUM1c8OJ4CHiknH1ZrtWPNQ_aEEm7IRvrS4K2AvdAMae1YWPgYIvIFPmOJV4E9Ma_/s320/Picture1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I was on the “sewing team” on our mission trip. Lucky for me it wasn’t painting, that was some hard work, but I was also a bit apprehensive. I really don’t sew much. I learned in junior high and have probably only pulled out my sewing machine once or twice each year since I have been an adult. <p></p><p> Our team started with waterproof mattress covers. All straight lines, pretty straight forward. The thing is, I have never in my life started a sewing project without struggling with the bobbin, sewing a bit and then having to rip out what I just did because I had missed a step, or started inside out or backwards. Monday, our first day working in Mexcio, I didn’t have to undo, rip out, or start over on a single thing. When that continued on Tuesday, I started thinking, maybe God has a hand in this sewing thing. He could be guiding my hands, helping me to be as productive as possible. I also kept thinking, yeah right. My sewing project is the last thing on His mind and I’m just reaching for ways to feel connected to Him. By Wednesday, I really did feel his presence with me. I was connected to him. I was sewing with his Spirit, I was praying for His guidance, I was enough for his help. </p><p>Our week was simply amazing! In Colima, we took communion and heard a beautiful sermon on unity, we prayed together, we played together, we laughed and we cried together. I learned more about how to have a relationship with God than I have learned in the rest of my life combined. I learned about gratitude. I learned about joy and love. I made life long friends. I received and gave more hugs from the cutest kiddos in all the land than I ever thought possible. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn2QugojDeolb_3MmZY3iIFY1ZI9rJl4UML70E_DMcw4uEFQ8L1Eh61u0fpiJsLj9ouGL-724Wqw-ZvRSXZ5WxVsRFN5Ptazp6U5f27P_76_70TGpV8nsLz45ZrHANvamNuWZfF7O_Wyb7ibrZjEmviYCa-OVCLF5wU0V_UcWIbNMQAlJYUHnyPh5/s545/Picture2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="545" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGn2QugojDeolb_3MmZY3iIFY1ZI9rJl4UML70E_DMcw4uEFQ8L1Eh61u0fpiJsLj9ouGL-724Wqw-ZvRSXZ5WxVsRFN5Ptazp6U5f27P_76_70TGpV8nsLz45ZrHANvamNuWZfF7O_Wyb7ibrZjEmviYCa-OVCLF5wU0V_UcWIbNMQAlJYUHnyPh5/s320/Picture2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In one of our team devotionals, Kristin Smith asked us to think of something, a memory, something physical, something written down, that we could take with us to remember the week by. I will always carry with me a bobbin. With it, I hope I will always remember the fact that I am enough for God. I am enough for his help, for his guidance, for his love and support. We are all enough. These orphans at Hogar de Amor and the caregivers there are enough. I feel so genuinely blessed to have had this opportunity, and I am so grateful that I am enough!<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0