We keep saying it was a perfect way to start off our groups here in Mazatlan. The men came ready to work and help provide supplies we needed for the future. Lets face it, guys get more excited about home depot runs more than girls do.
This group saw 3 homes. They primarily worked on concrete pours by hand, filling in a pool with dirt, and starting a playground. Oh and lets not forget the holes that were dug.
One of the days when they started digging holes for the perimeter fence out at Rancho de Los Ninos, i was able to go and just get to know the kids and the home better. What a great day for me while talking with all the caretakers, figuring out their routine, and what drove them to work with a special needs childrens home.
These workers really care for the kids there. There is a smile on everyones face pretty much all day.
As a group member you might walk in
and feel overwhelmed by kids that can't walk, talk, or communicate ,but by the end of the day you leave with a sense that Rancho has love, joy, and Christ being built into them daily.
Everytime i have left this specific home, i am overwhelmed with the need. But God continues to tell me to invest in their lives and continue to love on them one day at a time. So that is EXACTLY what we are going to do.
To end our week with the Riverview men, we took them to have quiet times and small group time on the beach. Then we headed out to the Salvation Army Childrens home to take them on a fieldtrip.
The pastor of a local church here in Mazatlan owns an aqua sports tourist store on the beach. They have everything from jet skis to parasailing to deep sea fishing.
Well for the first group Carlos (the pastor) told us we can use whatever we wanted to. So, we took him up on the offer and we had a big boat take 30 people from salvation army and the 18 of us on a big boat to an island called Deer Island. It was incredible. When we got to the island, we played volleyball, soccer, dug some holes with kids, jumped in the beach ( the water was FREEZING), and ate some yummy snacks and fresh fruit. The best part was that the kids from Salvation Army had NEVER done anything like that. Knowing that makes a fieldtrip that much better:)
Our first week was a success and it is so fun to see God move in such big ways.
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