Our family will have a free day on Saturday, 6/8, so we are planning to take the girls to Sea World and see the sights in San Diego. We'll meet up with the team on Saturday night and stay at the college dorm near David Jeremiah's church Shadow Mountain Community Church in El Cajon, CA and attend worship there on Sun morning. I've listened to David Jeremiah's radio program and watched Turning Point on TV; also, I saw David Jeremiah speak at the FedExForum in 2009 so I'm looking forward to visiting his church. On Sunday afternoon we board our 5 buses and make the 1 and 1/2 hour trip into Mexico, which I understand is a beautiful drive along the coastline.
The Bible verse I shared in my previous post from Joshua 24:15 "...as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.", is a verse that God spoke clearly to me prior to and during my first mission trip, and is one that I have been praying for with my family in preparation for this trip. Today, Jay and Ginna Tillman (our team leaders) shared with us this guiding passage for our Mexico Mission trip, which was derived from a combination of Bible verses in Psalms and one from Isaiah which were shared by other team members:
"I created you, I called you, I am going to help you"
The last part of the passage comes from Isaiah 41:13 "For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you."
When we arrive in Mexico, we'll have a chance to meet the families we will be building homes for at the site of where we will be staying. We'll split up into 4 teams and begin building the homes on Monday, each team will be assigned a foreman from Yugo and interns will be there to assist as well. In the afternoons, the children on our trip will have the option to go help with the VBS; this will be good because I'm sure Taylor and Nicole will enjoy this opportunity. The houses will be completed by Thursday, and there will be a key presentation ceremony to the family which is the highlight of the trip I've heard. As I look forward to this trip, I pray that God will continue the work He is doing in cultivating a heart for serving within my family, and that through this experience we will all grow closer to Him.
