OK, NOW WE ARE REALLY REALLY DONE BUILDING

I know I said that when we built Isais and Brendas house last week, that their house would be the last one for a while, and again I must say, BUT GOD. But God had another two families in desperate need of a house. Dalia and Fabiola were living with their parents with their 9 kids, Their parents have 5 young kids  plus the two parents and Dalia, Fabiola and their 9 made for a family of 18 people living in the same little house. Talk about stress! We had the opportunity to purchase a house that was in pretty bad shape and needed quite a bit of work. It was loaded with fleas, and filthy, no bathroom outside, broken windows, and an addition that was built on a floor 6 inches out of level. I tried to talk myself out of doing what it would take to make it livable, but Carmelo, Zacharias, Eliazar, Inocensio and I did what it took to get these girls and their kids a new home to live in. The two day transformation took place and we dedicated the house yesterday. We torn down the addition and built a new one, put a porch in front, built an outhouse, cleaned and painted the whole house. Paula and Ruth built shelves, hung curtains, supplied them with new dishes, pots, pans, new beds for everyone, clean sheets, pillows,clothes for the kids, enough food to last a while and of course shared the good news of the Gospel and gave everyone a bible. It's a new start for them with a new home and a renewed hope for the future.
    It's our partners in ministry that make these spur of the moment, no explanation but God, decisions to go the extra mile to be a blessing to those in need. Without the support from our partners, these families would still be living under one small roof, sleeping 5 people in a bed. So a BIG THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF GODS PLAN TO HELP THE HURTING AND NEEDY PEOPLE IN MEXICO.
    Now we can start packing for our road trip to Chicago, with a couple of stops along the way. But not before one more trip over to Mexico today for Carla and Arturos daughters birthday party. Adi turns 5 and they are having a dedication ceremony at church followed by a party at the Community center. We will also celebrate Mimis' birthday with a pinata because we won't be there later in the month.