On March first we piled into a 15 passenger van and headed down to Juarez, Mexico for our annual His House spring break missions trip. We worked with the organization Casas por Cristo to build a house for a family of eight who needed it desperately. We picked up a few more members along the way and drove the 30+-hour drive only stopping one night for rest until arriving in El Paso where we spent the night at a church.
Monday morning we crossed the border and brought our belongings to the church that was hosting us for the week then headed to the worksite. When we arrived at the site, there was an empty space and some materials stacked up for the build. Our Casas missionary began directing us and we began leveling out our foundation and building a frame for it while the rest of us began assembling walls. By the end of day one, we had a cement slab and our walls built. Day two we put our walls up and began covering them with blackboard, then chicken wire while others worked on the roof or inside doing insulation. We were lucky to have the pastor that was ministering to the family invite us for lunch Tuesday and Wednesday.
By day three we were ready for stucco and drywall, along with other details that needed to be done. There is nothing more rewarding than spending you time and energy to serve others. We had the opportunity to interact with the family and play with their children. Wednesday evening, the church that was hosting us threw us a party with music and dinner to show us how glad they were to have us stay with them. It was very humbling to see all of these people who had close to nothing provide us a meal, share testimonies with us, and sing to us and with us.
Thursday morning we finished a few things and dedicated the house where the pastor shared the gospel with the family and we presented them with the keys to their house, for free. All of the money that we raised for the trip covered the cost of the house so that we could give them this house free of charge. We met a lot of amazing people on this trip and they were all willing to share with us and encourage us in every way they could.
We thank you for giving us this opportunity to serve again and for all of the support!
