the day at a glance:
4.00am - finally got settled.
11.30am - met for brunch.
2.00pm - team training
5.30pm - dinner
7.30pm - session
8.30pm - team time
The first day of these trips are always a little bit 'wonky.' Everyone is
all so exhausted from the days of travel. Listening to the team tonight,
a common theme of the happy moments of the last 24 hours, were the moments of
finally being able to lay down in a bed. Flat. It was an absolute
delight to see everyone this morning come out of their rooms and explore the
YWAM base here south of Tijuana. The sun was shining, palm trees swaying
in the breeze. Coffee was found. A volleyball game started. Soccer
was played. A solid morning to recover.
After brunch, we met with both our teams
(Trinity & LH) to begin some orientation and preparations for the ministry
days ahead. We heard a bunch of what life in Tijuana looks like for the
locals. It was neat to hear that many people in Mexico consider this area
to be a place of hope, a place where jobs can be found, and where a chance to
enter the USA can be found. Our team got to hear that what we get to
participate in here, is being a part of the realization of that hope - but a
deeper hope - a hope that is found in the Lord, Jesus Christ. Not just a
city. Not just a desire to enter the States. Not just a job.
We broke off into our two teams to prepare some kids story ministry that we'll
lead at separate orphanages tomorrow. It was great to see our students
step into those roles, rediscover stories in scripture, find their meaning, and
develop a way to communicate scriptural truths to kids.
Dinner came and went, our first evening session was a great introduction to
exploring our theme for the week, based in Isaiah 43:10 -
"You are my witnesses," declares the Lord,
"and my servant whom I have chosen,
that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor shall there be any after me.
We'll spend a bunch of
time looking at who we are, and who God is.
Then we closed our
evening as a team, by a fire that couldn't be lit, talking through the
day.
It's now 10.00pm,
everyone is in their rooms, likely in the early stages of sleep. It's
been a long few days, and the days ahead are going to be jam
packed.
We thank you for your
ongoing prayers. For tomorrow, Sunday, can you pray for:
1. Open hearts as we
attend a local church, and a spirit of understanding that we may be able to
follow a long.
2. Compassionate hearts
as we visit an orphanage. They're really hard to visit, as the stories
and lives of each kid are hard and ripe with pain. We are only there for
a few hours, but this is their home, and staff are there each and every
day. Pray that these few hours will be a blessing to the children and the
staff.
Thanks & good night.
~ adam.
A few pics of our day:
^ Sunset this
evening. This really is a stunning campus. It's such a privilege to
call this home for a week.
^ Orientation &
training this afternoon, led by Michelle.
^ A volley-ball
pit. It's a little scary with all the rebar, but it works. Many of us got
a little unburnt in there. *yes moms, we've now reminded everyone to get
that sunscreen you packed for them all out of the bottoms of their bags and
APPLY.