By Josh Schack
It’s amazing how time slows down on trips like this. The
TJ team has not even been here for 48 hours, yet it feels like we have been
here for weeks! There is so much bonding, encouraging, building up, and love to
go around here that it’s impossible to describe in words! Please just know that
all of your prayers for a close-knit team are being answered!
It’s amazing to see God at work on this trip. He has done
nothing but provide for us time and time again – it’s incredible! A few highlights of His work and faithfulness on this trip - we know that we are in His hands!
-There were months of planning the logistics of managing
three build sites around Tijuana. We had to figure out how to give Alex’s (our
DOXA connection) housebuilding wisdom to leaders who have never built one of
these houses before. We had to figure out how to keep everyone supplied with
food, water, sunscreen, snacks, encouragement, and the ever-important otter
pops. The list goes on…Anyway, we were not sure exactly how it was going to
work – but once we got down here, we quickly learned that all three of our
houses were going to be build ON THE SAME SITE! All of our students have been
building side by side all week!
-On this site there is already a house that has been
built by another church. It is a great reference point for our teams – they can
look at this house if they have ANY questions about framing, joints, wiring,
etc!
-We have been given free reign of a beautiful chapel on
the top floor of the orphanage. We can look out over 40 miles of Tijuana and
San Diego and watch the God-made sunsets from this chapel!
-We have Alex! He has been doing this for 15 years and
has tons of wisdom and insight for our group to learn from.
-We have two incredible cooks, Missy Van Der Wath and
Mary Jo Stromswold, who have cooked breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, snacks,
and more with humble, servant hearts. Praise God for them!
-We are seeing build teams come together with grace,
love, patience, and encouragement as they strive to build 3 houses in the hot
Tijuana sun.
-We have seen sun and will continue to throughout the
week! The weather has been glorious!
That’s all for now – we will have a student post up later
tonight :)
For Him,
Josh
Josh
What a blessing to read how God is taking care of ALL your needs!! Continued prayers for all of you and the families whose homes you are building!! He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6.
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