Keith arrived home last night. He worked some really long days after the team left, but is happy with everything he was able to finish up. The water is on, a couple leaks taken care of, toilets and sinks in, all the tile in the bathrooms finished and grouted and all the doors […]

Hello Again,
Yesterday was a day full of progress.  We picked up the pace and put up two walls and built 16 trusses. Today we have beautiful 80 degree weather for putting the trusses up!  Praise God!  That´s right, we finished all 31 trusses this morning and at this very moment are working together on one of the […]

Hello All!
Well, at the end of our second day here in Rio Bravo, we have accomplished so much!  After a delayed flight on Saturday, followed by some lost lugguage and a late night border crossing, we settled into our hotel to get a little rest before our big day on Sunday.  Sunday was filled by […]

The “week two” team arrived home safely in Chicago tonight.  Dick flew from Harlingen to Atlanta, Bill and Edie to Tucson. What a shock to our system……sunny and hot to cold and snow.
Keith has remained in Mexico until Wednesday to finish up some things and help with the team from MN who will arrive at 8:00 […]

Once again I am in a hurry.
This morning I drove John and Bev to Rio Bravo.  They were greeted with two things……..the Youth Pastor, David’s wife had her baby last night!  They were worried as she was two weeks over due.  We felt selfish praying that she would deliver before the MN team arrives, as […]

I have to make this quick as I need to get to the Hardware store for more pipe glue!
I drove to Harlingen this morning (my first time all by myself) to pick up groceries at Walmart and to go to the airport to get John & Bev Griswold. They arrived on time and after […]

It is always so interesting, the dynamics of each team and each week.
Here is how it usually goes:
Monday - people are stepping on each other, finding their ‘place’ in the work project
Tuesday - everyone fits together and the work day goes well, tools and jobs are better organized
Wednesday - “How are we going to finish […]

Here are some more photos from the week 1 team. Click to enlarge.
                   

Last week I wrote a post about our trip to the Nursing Home and a lady and her son, who has cp.  We were told that they had come seeking refuge as people had threatened to take her son for his organs.  This is what Javier and Alicia were told in November.  Because it was […]

We made it through our “first day” of the work week. This is always a difficult day as everyone finds their way in the project. What was different about yesterday is that the team that remained from last week was a little tired and the “newbys” needed to jump in not knowing what […]