Watching our age 22 and under kids take up all of
the tasks that they had to do, and without being asked has been a joy. They
have taken on the various tasks so well that their parents would be proud of
them, if they had been there. To watch their joy at being so effective in
spreading the love and knowledge of God, to be able to pray for the poor of
this area, to be able to lead troubled youth towards God. Read Luke 4:14-30 and
Luke 18:15-17 This is why we go to Mexico to reach the lost. I wish more parents
would join us with their kids on this trip. When I had a paid job this trip
proved to be the best stress relieving working
vacation that I had. The first year when I walked with the visitation
groups, I knew no Spanish, but somehow at several homes when the Spanish
speakers couldn’t get people to come to the gate Brandon and I were able to
catch the attention of the little kids by acting like big kids and they would come
out followed by their mothers. I have developed a relationship with some of the
men of the church working with them on some of the construction projects. I’ve
learned a lot from them with a little Spanish and English going both ways. It
has been amazing watching us develop a Christ based relationship together. Brothers
in Christ. In the past I printed a sheet with the Romans Road in Spanish and
English in a parallel fashion to help me with my lack of Spanish language
skills. This year the sheet was modified to fit 3 versions of Spanish and 1 of
English across the page. These were handed out to the community and also when
we came back across the border. While sitting in the vehicles for 2 ½ hours,
waiting to get through the US customs gates we handed out left over tracts and
the left over copies of Camino Del
Romano. A couple of people refused the tracks, but the sheet with Camino Del Romano started several
interesting conversations. One lady had just received Jesus within the last few
weeks; others opened up about their faith, it was most pleasant. We made the
round trip without any major vehicle problems, just 3 minor problems that we
learned to adapt to.
It’s
Wednesday evening, the van has been vacuumed out and delivered to Bob Burns for
post trip servicing. I had to ask myself after vacuuming: Just how much snack food did those boys eat on the way there and back?
Did they get any of it in them? I’m sure
it was tons! The laundry is done; the VBS storage tubs are empty and put
away until next year. Receipts are listed on a tally sheet and ready to turn
in. And we’ve managed to get caught up on our sleep.
We drove
2771miles and used 189 gallons of gas with van #3, the most expensive gas was
$4.39 and the cheapest and best was Mexican at $2.95.
Planning for next year has already started.
We’ll be waiting for the school supply sales that start in July to buy pens,
pencils, and lined paper notebooks. These are a hit there where they cost a
couple of dollars each, we can get them on sale here for 10-15cents each when on
sale. They make good VBS memory verse prizes. Extras are taken to a community resource
center where they’re given to parents for their school children. The parents
make $ 7 to $10 dollars a day, when work is available. Out in our barn are
several hundred sheets of stained glass that all have to be wrapped in
newspaper separately and packed, we will take them down next year for the
church windows. This should take 4 to 5 hours to pack them well enough to
survive the trip.
Gary Dunfee
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