Day 8

Wow, I can't believe that this week is over I am so ready to be home and in my own bed! But also I'm not ready to leave here yet. I'm certainly not ready to sit on an airplane for 5 hours. My flight leaves San Diego at 12:35 PM and I get back to Norfolk at 11:30 PM. I guess to continue to stretch my faith, Scott said that the fastest way for us to get over the board is for me to walk! Actually what we are doing, because he travels to the States so much has a "sentry pass" meaning that he's been investigated by the government so he can pass quicker though the lines. So he'll drop me off at the walking line in Tijuana and I'll walk over the border then he'll pick me up. this should take about 1 to 2 hours depending on the wait. It actually sounds interesting and something I've never done before.
Let me share a little of my day, Thursday is "finish the house day" and that's what we did, we had finished the drywall mud yesterday and today we sanded it for about a hour, then moved to painting, hanging the door, trimming window and soforth . For lunch we had Pozole, which is a chicken soup with hominy corn and spices served with fresh made tortillas. After lunch we finished all the left over jobs, I made the sweetest table ever! It was square and level it was for them to use as a kitchen counter I guess. . .I'll post pictures later. And I might be taking orders for holidays!
My time is to write this is running out, I need to get to bed so I can get up. But let me just in this last post from Mexico share with you confirmation why this place (EOC) these people (the poorest of the poor) consume me. And for you NBCC people why I ask for you and your kids to take this adventure with me every year. Today as we gather to give the keys to this family, the mother said a few words but then Diego the local pastor who we were working with spoke for her. He said for 23 years this woman has been praying for a house . . . and today she has one. I'm not sure how or why but God allowed me to be part of an answered prayer. And I believe that God has answered my prayers and hopefully some of yours, God has taught me a lot and he's spiritually recharged me. I made a great new friend and reconnected with old ones. And maybe just maybe my Spanish got just a little bit better.
My plan is to blog again tomorrow night (or early Saturday morning) and post a ton of pictures so if you've been keeping up with me this week there is one more left!

Mitch