When Sunset Presbyterian Church in Portland Oregon cancelled their trip to Mexico, they still committed to raise the money to provide a house for a family in Mexico. Naomi and her kids purchased a lot in the new squatters colonia outside of Nopalera. We didn't want to build there for another year, but they were living in a house with a dirt floor and no roof at all.
Naomi attends Paula's sewing class and is a single mom with four girls. So Sergio, Andres, Shawn, Mathew and a few others are in the process of building her a house. It's built on stilts 3 feet off the ground because of flooding problems there. They are making great progress and should be finished by weeks end.
With many groups cancelling , the number of families receiving a house will be much lower than years past. We will continue building houses as long as God provides the funds to build them.
We have been enjoying our time with family, and start moving Kristin , Larry and Lea into their new house tomorrow. I helped Alan and Lynnea Wells load their moving truck on my birthday before Paula and I played golf. They moved to Tennessee. They spent six months serving in Mexico with us a few years ago.
I was able to spend two days in Laharpe Illinois and attended Laharpe Christian Church . They gave me a few minutes to share about the violence in Reynosa and what it means for future missions trips, and took time to pray for us and the ministry.
We have many opportunities to serve the poor in Texas. Sunset Presbyterians youth group will be painting and building in Texas when they come in July. We'll head home after Memorial Day . Thanks for the prayers and support .
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