My team just arrived back from our second full day of work. Today we headed to the largest casa hogar, Casa Hogar Douglas, which is a .5 mile walk down the road from the Back2Back "compound" where we stay. Our day was filled with scrubbing down walls, windows, tables and chairs in the kitchen's eating area, building picnic tables, bleaching mattresses in the little boys room and putting clean plastic covers on them, digging trenches, wheelbarrowing dirt up a hill, and all sorts of hard work in the intense heat of this afternoon. Although exhasusting, the work was followed by a few hours of intense 
loving and playing with the children, from soccer, to rounds of Bingo, to making necklaces in the girl's room, and simply holding one another and communicating love through our actions that words couldn't translate. It was altogether beautiful. I just sit in awe of our team daily and how God is uniquely working in each individual's life. Our theme this week is "one another" and all the ways the Bible tells us to treat one another.. be it loving, serving, encouraging, submitting to... etc. Moment to moment of every day I see our group living this out. Last night God surprised us with a beautiful rainbow during our worship time (which meant it was raining SOMEWHERE in Monterrey - praise God for that!). Then last night a few gathered for an impromptu worship time under the stars. Today we saw a shadow cast in the shape of a heart on the side of the mountain as we left Casa Hogar Douglas.. and overall I just feel God celebrating and smiling down on us in various ways. I'm impressed with the positive attitudes of everyone here. I'm encouraged by the vulnerability and conversations being had each night. These students are filled with JOY and enthusiasm and dreaming big for their lives, after only two days outside their comfort zones. But what a beautiful place it is to be. Parents, you should be proud!! Thanks for your prayers and rest assured that God is doing an amazing work here in Mexico and in the hearts of each student and leader!
Leslie Savage
loving and playing with the children, from soccer, to rounds of Bingo, to making necklaces in the girl's room, and simply holding one another and communicating love through our actions that words couldn't translate. It was altogether beautiful. I just sit in awe of our team daily and how God is uniquely working in each individual's life. Our theme this week is "one another" and all the ways the Bible tells us to treat one another.. be it loving, serving, encouraging, submitting to... etc. Moment to moment of every day I see our group living this out. Last night God surprised us with a beautiful rainbow during our worship time (which meant it was raining SOMEWHERE in Monterrey - praise God for that!). Then last night a few gathered for an impromptu worship time under the stars. Today we saw a shadow cast in the shape of a heart on the side of the mountain as we left Casa Hogar Douglas.. and overall I just feel God celebrating and smiling down on us in various ways. I'm impressed with the positive attitudes of everyone here. I'm encouraged by the vulnerability and conversations being had each night. These students are filled with JOY and enthusiasm and dreaming big for their lives, after only two days outside their comfort zones. But what a beautiful place it is to be. Parents, you should be proud!! Thanks for your prayers and rest assured that God is doing an amazing work here in Mexico and in the hearts of each student and leader!Leslie Savage
5 comments:
Sounds like you are having an awesome time and doing wonderous work. Thanks so much for the updates - our thoughts and prayers are with you each day! May you see many more rainbows,
- the Blackwell family
Hey thanks for all the encouragement and prayers. You guys are truly awesome! I'm learning so much and miss all of you. Thinking about what you said before I left. Mom you should totally chaperone next year. You would love this place and the kids. Also although I may sometimes call you the "meanest mom" you're really not. I gotta go have quiet time and get ready for the day. Hope you guys are chillin' in the ville. Love you!
-Sarah
I have been praying since you all left that God would move in a awesome and powerful way in and through each of you. It sounds like He is answering prayer. I hope that all of you get to experience Him in a way you will never forget.
Dana H.
Looks and sounds like you are all having a profound time strengthening the family there through God's will. Our thoughts and prayers are with each and everyone of you! We miss you!
God Bless All of You!!
The McDermott Family
Leslie- Thanks for keeping us posted on the awesome times God has presented to you all. Our thoughts, prayers and love goes to each and every one of you there enjoying and sharing the love of God with so many deserving people/children. Thanks for being there taking care of our children too! :) I can't wait to hear more stories, see pictures and just hug you all when you come home. Much love to you all,
The Miller Family
Jeff, Pam, and Cara
(Matt, We all MISS you!! Hope you have a happy birthday on the bus ride home. Even Kody misses you! xoxoxo)
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