Friday, September 27, 2013
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BLC missions team
BLC Mission Trips: Thailand
BLC Mission Trips: Thailand: Please visit the Thailand blog to learn more!
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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BLC missions team
BLC Mission Trips: Mexico
Construction is complete!!!! Three houses in three days is almost unbelievable. What an incredible group we have here this week. Everyone has worked so hard to give these families a home. Today was a great day. We wrapped up the building by completing the roof and adding trim all the way around the outside of each house. Each group was able to be creative in creating a ladder for the loft in each building. They all turned out great!
We will return to each home tomorrow morning for a dedication and to present each family with keys. It will be very emotional for everyone involved.
Following the dedications we will head back across the border into San Diego for a well-deserved evening of rest and relaxation.
The group worked very hard this week to accomplish everything. Everyone meshed together well and many great new friendships were made.
Please keep us in your prayers for a quick border crossing and for safe travels home. We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday!!!
We will return to each home tomorrow morning for a dedication and to present each family with keys. It will be very emotional for everyone involved.
Following the dedications we will head back across the border into San Diego for a well-deserved evening of rest and relaxation.
The group worked very hard this week to accomplish everything. Everyone meshed together well and many great new friendships were made.
Please keep us in your prayers for a quick border crossing and for safe travels home. We look forward to seeing everyone on Friday!!!
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
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BLC missions team
BLC Mission Trips: Mexico
Build day two is complete. We made so much progress today. All three houses are really coming together. Each now has all four sides and a roof. Tomorrow's main task will be finishing up the roof and putting on all the trim.
In the midst of construction we took some time to host vacation Bible school for the neighborhood children. They had a lot of fun learning about Jesus and playing games with our group. We wrapped up VBS by handing out activity bags, hygene items, a tshirt, rice and beans to each child. They were very grateful.
Tonight we were seved an amazing authentic Mexican dinner by the woman and her son who run the mission where we are staying. They spent the entire afternoon preparing food for us as a way to show their appreciation. It was fantastic!
Check out some photos from today's construction.
In the midst of construction we took some time to host vacation Bible school for the neighborhood children. They had a lot of fun learning about Jesus and playing games with our group. We wrapped up VBS by handing out activity bags, hygene items, a tshirt, rice and beans to each child. They were very grateful.
Tonight we were seved an amazing authentic Mexican dinner by the woman and her son who run the mission where we are staying. They spent the entire afternoon preparing food for us as a way to show their appreciation. It was fantastic!
Check out some photos from today's construction.
Everyone has an important role to make sure we complete construction on time.
Games with the neighborhood kids before VBS.
Puppet show during VBS.
This little girl is from one of the families we are building for. Her name is Balidia
and she is having so much fun every day playing with everyone.
Monday, June 17, 2013
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BLC missions team
BLC Mexico Mission: BLC Mission Trips: Mexico
Hola! Today was our first build date at the home sites. We were blessed with beautiful weather and all three groups got a lot done. The homes we are building are only 12 x 12, certainly not very big at all but the families are so grateful. Check out the photos below to see our progress today. Some of the youth in our group spent a good part of the day building relationships with the children in the area.
Tomorrow we will host vacation Bible school. We are preparing for that this evening by sorting out school and other items to hand out. We will also distribute rice and beans.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
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BLC missions team
BLC Mission Trips: Mexico
Feliz dia de padre! Happy Father's Day to all our dads.
What an incredible day we had. We worshipped this morning at El Divino with friends from previous years. Pastor Roger delivered the sermon while the mission team led Sunday school with the kids. Kudos to Mama G and her servants for their hard work. The little ones had a great time while learning to forgive 70 times 7 times.
After worship and Sunday school we were enjoyed an authentic Mexican lunch prepared by members of the church. We celebrated the dads in the group and enjoyed fellowship with the three families we will be building for this week.
We enjoyed a leisurely afternoon at the beach and did a little more shopping. We're turning in early tonight because tomorrow we begin building.
We appreciate your continued prayers. Please pray for a safe work day and many God sightings.
What an incredible day we had. We worshipped this morning at El Divino with friends from previous years. Pastor Roger delivered the sermon while the mission team led Sunday school with the kids. Kudos to Mama G and her servants for their hard work. The little ones had a great time while learning to forgive 70 times 7 times.
After worship and Sunday school we were enjoyed an authentic Mexican lunch prepared by members of the church. We celebrated the dads in the group and enjoyed fellowship with the three families we will be building for this week.
We enjoyed a leisurely afternoon at the beach and did a little more shopping. We're turning in early tonight because tomorrow we begin building.
We appreciate your continued prayers. Please pray for a safe work day and many God sightings.
Saturday, June 15, 2013
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BLC missions team
BLC Mission Trips: Mexico
Praise God for our safe travel to Mexico. Yesterday was a long day for everyone with our early start and the distance we traveled. We arrived at the mission around 6 p.m. local time after meeting up with the Nebraska group and completing some power grocery shopping. It's wonderful how this group of God's servants mesh together so well. It's as if we've always been a cohesive group.
Dinner at the taco stand was absolutely incredible. We we definitely submersed in the local culture and everyone enjoyed a delicious meal and fantastic fellowship!
We had a great devotion last night talking about what brings us here. Many different reasons, but it all truly comes down to the willingness to serve. Everyone is so excited to help others and to change lives as we grow in Christ. We will share many stories in our blog this week as well as when we return.
Today we will spend the morning preparing materials for the worksites. We are cutting wood and painting so we are ready to begin construction first thing on Monday morning. This afternoon we will spend some time shopping in downtown and then return to the Mision for dinner and devotions.
Please continue to pray for us. Pray that we impact others as we share the love of Christ.
Dinner at the taco stand was absolutely incredible. We we definitely submersed in the local culture and everyone enjoyed a delicious meal and fantastic fellowship!
We had a great devotion last night talking about what brings us here. Many different reasons, but it all truly comes down to the willingness to serve. Everyone is so excited to help others and to change lives as we grow in Christ. We will share many stories in our blog this week as well as when we return.
Today we will spend the morning preparing materials for the worksites. We are cutting wood and painting so we are ready to begin construction first thing on Monday morning. This afternoon we will spend some time shopping in downtown and then return to the Mision for dinner and devotions.
Please continue to pray for us. Pray that we impact others as we share the love of Christ.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
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BLC missions team
Sorry for our absence, but our Wi-Fi was down.
You are hearing from Jade, Olivia, and Grace for one last time...
Alright, for the past three days we have built two houses, seen a lot of God sightings, had a great VBS, and earned a lot of gold stars. The building of the houses went very smoothly. We all got along and were patient with each other in our small cramped site. Some of us even conquered our fear of heights. On Monday, as we were looking for an area for VBS and we came across a guy with a rattle snake, named Jose. Linda was freaking out because in her devotion we had read earlier that morning. She said she was afraid of snakes. We began talking to the kids about VBS, but they didn't understand us. So they grabbed their dad, Jose. He spoke perfect English and was even a Christian! We told him we needed a place to hold VBS and he said we could use his house. We ventured down a BIG hill to his casa (house). And guess what?!? It worked out perfectly! On Tuesday, we held VBS there. It was a huge crowd of people. There were about 100 kids there, but with adults there were about 200. Seeing how happy the people were with less, moved a lot of people. It was truly a "YAY GOD" moment as we look back and see how amazing it all went. The best part was how grateful each and every single one of them was. The start of Wednesday, we began working on the site to finish it all up. It was our final working day and we built the railing on the lofts, tarred and shingled the rooves, put up all the trim, and did some touch ups with paint. We were even able to finish up early due to the cooperation and hard work of our great team. The owners of the houses made us a delicious, authentic meal, to express their gratitude. We concluded the night with devotions around the fire. Padre (Pastor Roger) read us a really touching story about a woman, who lived her life through chapter two of Phillipians. This morning we are packung our belongings, devotions, and dedicating the houses to their rightful owners. We are sad to be leaving what seems so soon. Jade does not want to let go of her favorite Wisconsinites. All in all it has been an incredible trip with many God sightings, blessings, and growing experiences in faith and as a person. The group has come to the conclusion that laughter is the best medicine.
See you all soon!
You are hearing from Jade, Olivia, and Grace for one last time...
Alright, for the past three days we have built two houses, seen a lot of God sightings, had a great VBS, and earned a lot of gold stars. The building of the houses went very smoothly. We all got along and were patient with each other in our small cramped site. Some of us even conquered our fear of heights. On Monday, as we were looking for an area for VBS and we came across a guy with a rattle snake, named Jose. Linda was freaking out because in her devotion we had read earlier that morning. She said she was afraid of snakes. We began talking to the kids about VBS, but they didn't understand us. So they grabbed their dad, Jose. He spoke perfect English and was even a Christian! We told him we needed a place to hold VBS and he said we could use his house. We ventured down a BIG hill to his casa (house). And guess what?!? It worked out perfectly! On Tuesday, we held VBS there. It was a huge crowd of people. There were about 100 kids there, but with adults there were about 200. Seeing how happy the people were with less, moved a lot of people. It was truly a "YAY GOD" moment as we look back and see how amazing it all went. The best part was how grateful each and every single one of them was. The start of Wednesday, we began working on the site to finish it all up. It was our final working day and we built the railing on the lofts, tarred and shingled the rooves, put up all the trim, and did some touch ups with paint. We were even able to finish up early due to the cooperation and hard work of our great team. The owners of the houses made us a delicious, authentic meal, to express their gratitude. We concluded the night with devotions around the fire. Padre (Pastor Roger) read us a really touching story about a woman, who lived her life through chapter two of Phillipians. This morning we are packung our belongings, devotions, and dedicating the houses to their rightful owners. We are sad to be leaving what seems so soon. Jade does not want to let go of her favorite Wisconsinites. All in all it has been an incredible trip with many God sightings, blessings, and growing experiences in faith and as a person. The group has come to the conclusion that laughter is the best medicine.
See you all soon!
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