It's the time of year for our SCC Youth Mexico Mission Trip. For those of you that aren't familiar, we take a group of high school students and leaders down to Door of Faith Orphanage in La Mision, just south of Rosarito.
The photo above is from our commissioning during 9 am service last week. (If you click on the picture and look very closely, you might be able to see Gavin on the middle left in the back row.)
We leave tomorrow and this year we're taking Gavin. Are we crazy? Sometimes I wonder. But most likely we're just living on the edge a bit. We've been to the orphanage so many times that I think I know most of the variables. I think. I'm almost positive Gavin will do great. It's his mom that I sometimes wonder about. Will I be able to relax and enjoy too? That's the hope.
This year there has been more buzz than normal about declining safety in Mexico. After extensive research and conversations and two pre-trips down to the orphanage, Tony feels confirmed that we should go on the trip once again this year. Sure, there are bad things happening that we see in the news, but most seem to be near the Texas border or in bad areas of Tijuana. We heard a report that said travel was okay as long as we stayed away from drug and prostitute areas. I think we can handle that.
This year we're taking 25 students, 11 adults and one infant. It's a great group and we're confident God will do some great things. In fact, we've got one of our leaders reporting this year on our very own blog. Be sure to check it out.
1 comment:
Eat a taco for me.
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