Mexico 2022
Update #7
Today was the last day of the English camp. Even though we had expected a smaller attendance, today’s attendance was not much different from yesterday’s with a total of 74 kids. It has been an amazing week. The kids had a lot of fun playing games, doing crafts, and learning English. It has been a pleasure to make friends and have fun with these kids over the course during this time. As much fun as today was at camp, the…
Update #7
Today was Day 4 of English Camp here in Mexico City. We started the day with a lot of preparation for the day. Between sorting and distributing all types of beans for our bean art craft to inflating and tying balloons for our balloon stomp game, we had plenty of opportunities to bond and connect as a team. Today was our best turnout so far. We had a total of 78 children in attendance. We do expect this number to…
Update #6
Throughout our stay in Mexico City the weather has been very delightful. The high temperatures have been in the upper 70’s and lows in the mid 50’s. Daytime has generally been very nice sometimes with a few showers here and there. On Tuesday evening while the whole team was at Sam and Jamie Hornbrook’s house, some dark clouds rolled in. It started to rain, then came the hail. The rain and hail continued for about 30 minutes. It was a…
Update #5
Tuesday was an exceptionally good day. Our attendance was more than double of what it was yesterday. Today we had approximately 60 children come for English camp. We were very delighted to see so many new faces. Praise the Lord for the amazing turnout! We also bear the good news that our young man who was feeling ill yesterday has almost made a full recovery. Though we now also have another team member who is feeling a bit under the…
UPDATE #4
This was day 1 of English Camp at Iglesia Nueva Vida En Cristo. Until recently we were expecting the children to be out of school and to have only one session daily. Because of Covid-19 disruption, the government extended the school year and we are providing 2 sessions, one in the morning for children that have school in the afternoon and the other in the afternoon for those who were in school in the morning. Another pandemic effect is uncertainty…
Update #3
On Saturday we were given the privilege of journeying around Mexico City and enriching ourselves in Mexican culture. We visited the National historical museum at Maximillian’s castle. There we learned a lot about Mexico’s amazing history. Later the same day we took a trip around Mexico city on a two story tour bus. Our team was introduced to the central parts of the city. It is an amazing feeling to be able see such a gorgeous city from the top…
Update #2
On Thursday evening, after a long day of travel, our team finally landed in Mexico city. We then received a warm welcome from Sam and Jamie Hornbrook at the airport. As the evening went on we continued to the Hornbrooks house where we introduced ourselves and had a late dinner. On Friday we began to become more acquainted with our new environment. We enjoyed a trip to the Teotihuacan pyramids which is about an hour outside of Mexico City. While…
Update #1
As the trip is nearing, the team is working hard to prepare for the English camp. The team has broken up into smaller groups, each of which will be focused on performing different tasks. There is already a crew for crafts, music, and also for games. The team will be having several meetings before the trip to arrange these activities. We are very grateful to announce that the team has already raised a greater amount of donations than originally expected.…