Baja Day 5

Day Five - Baja Mexico team

What an incredible day! The extended family arrived in the morning and set to work making tamales which they served us at lunch. The generosity of the Mexican people is overwhelming, as this probably cost them several week’s wages. With all hands on deck, and some extra help from YWAM interns, we were able to get the roof done, including on the portapotty and shower, trim all the windows (shout out to Faith for the creative design!), finished the beds, hung curtains and Brad and Rick focused on all the things that needed more expertise like getting the door hung, kitchen counters and a sink, along with patiently dealing with getting interrupted every 2 minutes with questions from all of us rookie builders! We finally got to meet Jocelyn and Yamilet, Casi’s granddaughters from her eldest son. A group of women took Casimira shopping for some essentials she needed for the home. She was amazed that so much had been provided by the fundraising from Kids Camp! Her son Armando bonded with Mike over music and asked the interpreter specifically to work with him today. There were so many special moments like that throughout the day. Inundated with 10 neighborhood kids, along with 5 family kiddos today, we held a mini VBS. Carly held a lego house on top of some dirt to teach the House on the Rock parable. She was a trooper when we dumped water on her! The kids were given books made by a AnnMarie’s Spanish class from Nevada, and a bible.`

The most memorable part of the day was the dedication. Casimira was overcome with emotion and shared how blessed and grateful she was for our help in building her house. Everyone shared a special memory or blessing, and even the grandma hobbled round the circle giving each of us hugs and blessings that really didn’t need translating. We know there is a reason we were called to this particular family, and we pray that this house will represent the beginning of their building their lives on the solid rock of Christ. Finally the big reveal, and the family again was overjoyed seeing the finished product. We ended the day by going to a small local church’s midweek service, and, of course, tacos!

Thank you all for continuing to read our adventures, for your prayers and support of our mission. Thank you for helping to make this little part of Mexico better, and changing the lives of this family forever.

We appreciate you all.

The Baja Team