After an incredibly relaxing time in Veracruz, the team arrived back in Puebla where the boys stayed at Alexis’ (a member of the San Pablo congregation) and the girls at Mayra’s. While the girls enjoyed salad and an early night, the boys, Alexis and another member of the congregation went to Church of Maradona pizzeria … Continued
Week 10 First week in Bolivia and we are so excited to get involved with the church and fulfil the tasks asked of us as we continue to serve God. We are also looking forward to meeting new people, getting to know a new culture and spending even more time with each other – we … Continued
Our last two weeks in Mexico were absolutely packed! Our service in Fundamento church continued with Bonnie and Josh both preaching in midweek services. Their gospel preaches contained a powerful message, both spiritually led and well received. Maria and Reuben also lead worship in one of these services and Milly read the scripture in … Continued
Week 7 As we get ready to try and stuff all our belongings back into those pretty compact backpacks, we have continued to enjoy the places and faces of Tartagal for another great week. Monday brought our Latin Link leaders Mati and Paula up to us from Salta for the day. We enjoyed lunch with … Continued
The last few weeks have had lots of highs and lows. As a team we have been strengthened through some difficult days, and found joy even when we have been low. We all suffered with various illnesses including a fierce stomach bug. The short term coordinator, Mayra, was such a blessing during this time. God … Continued
Week 6 In one week, the house has turned from an almost calm and peaceful home to complete chaos! Indeed it has turned into prank war central. From salting drinks, to putting honey on toilet seats, stealing deodorant, ketchup on bathroom floors and putting oil in body wash, no one is safe! After Tim … Continued
We have reached three weeks here in Mexico! We continue to be blessed by God’s grace, love and strength to power us through the week and to fulfill God’s purpose of us being here. This was our first week teaching in the school! A new, exciting experience for us all. The first day we started … Continued
Week 5 We can’t believe time is going so fast – it’s week 5 already!!? We’ve had another great week of growing as a team and getting stuck in to life here. After a much needed rest day on Monday, we enjoyed going back to the project this week. Some men from church came to … Continued
Week 4 It’s week 4 already! Time is moving too fast. This week was a productive week at the project. We made cement and placed bricks as we built an extension to the wall on the far side of the building. It involved a lot of chucking bricks up the scaffolding where certain people had … Continued