Avery King
02/12/16-02/18/16
Menlo Church Mexicali Mission Trip
Brett Koerten
bkoerten@menlo.church
It was finally time to return to Mexicali again. On the night of the 12th we piled into buses and made our way down to Mexico. I was so excited to reunite with Jariza and Gensis and I hoped they remembered me too. We arrived in Echeverria- it looked the same as we had left it. We built another sidewalk/patio area for the Mexicans and we brought tons of sports equipment. We played with them, ate with them, and prayed with them. The people in Mexicali taught me the power of a smile because without being able to speak, a simple smile spoke volumes and was incredibly meaningful. Also, the importance of generosity because even though the people living in Eche live in poverty they still give so much. The last day two of the girls in Eche took their own bracelets off their own wrists and put them on ours and this stood out to me a lot because they have close to nothing and they are still willing to give so much away. I could not have chosen a better place to spend ski week. It was hard work and it most definitely pushed me out of my comfort zone. We ate authentic Mexican food (which made me sick:() and we worked all day in the sun to repair their village, but I learned so much from this experience. I miss Jariza and Genesis and I cannot wait to see them again this spring we I return to Mexico.
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