La Familia de Alvarez Molar

Above is one of the families for which we built houses. They were the most freely giving people I've ever met. As you can see from the photo they are very excited (Those are tears of joy and utter love). This family had been previously sleeping on the floor without any sort of bedding. And now, thanks to God's work through us, they have a house with a bed and even a stove (The woman cooked her food over a fire in the backyard). My friend Conner Ladd and I will be returning to Mexico next year and hopefully the year after that we will be spending 8 weeks in Mexico as summer workers which sounds amazing. Any questions feel free to ask - benthelefty@bellsouth.net . Vas con Dios! 

Missions Trip To Mexico

Well at left is a picture of the group that went to Reynosa, Mexico (A town on the border of Texas and Mexico) for a house building project and VBS. I expected hard work - I got a lot more than that.

Even though I've only had one year of Spanish I'm very close to fluent. I practice Spanish all the time (In part because I have a significant other who is bilingual in Spanish and English..anyways). I was the designated "translator" for our site. I spoke to the lady about where she wanted her house and the doors and window. After that I engaged in talking to all the kids and families I could. The greatest thing about our trip was the acceptance from the people, and the utter altruism they showed towards us. We had one lady who cooked for us EVERY single day. These people didn't have any money - NONE. This family slept on a dirt floor. But every day they cooked food for us and loved us. It was truly an amazing trip. If you'd like to ask me questions about the trip or just talk don't hesitate to comment here or e-mail me @ benthelefty@bellsouth.net. As always thanks for reading. Vas con Dios.