The 2014 Mexico Mission trip was an incredible blessing for both the family we built for and for our team.  This year we built for the Meza family. The family consisted of a grandmother, her two daughters, and their husbands and children. The job site was about 2 blocks from where the family lived. We built them a “double” which consisted of three rooms. The 1st day we leveled the ground, poured the foundation and built the walls. On the 2nd day we put up the walls, the insulation, the black board and some of the dry wall and chicken wire. The 3rd day on the site consisted of stuccoing, and finishing the roof and the dry wall. It is a lot of hard work and it could be very difficult at times, but everyone worked together as a team.

On the 3rd day we also dedicated the house to the family and gave them a Bible in Spanish. The family was in tears, extremely thankful for the house and the light of Christ. While we were working, we had a gentleman named Ricardo help us with the stucco (he was amazing at it and he had never done it before and his English was great) and he told us that he was looking for a job. Well, he didn’t get a job but he had said that he and his wife had wanted to be Christians. Ricardo came to know Christ and we told him where the church we were staying at was, the Rose of Sharon, so he and his wife could attend. When the team wasn’t on the job site, you could often find us at the park playing soccer with the kids. While we were there we handed out soccer balls, toy cars, and copies of the New Testament. Language was definitely not a barrier, a group of the boys that we played soccer with came to a church service with us!

Some of our team went and visited the family we built for last year as well. Navigating Juarez was not easy but it was totally worth it.  It was amazing to see how God was working in their lives and through Andres’ church. Seeing God work no matter where you are and what language you speak is indescribable. Building a house down in Mexico is an experience that opens your eyes. The house we built for the Meza family was only three rooms, about 33 x 14 feet.  As Americans we are so used to big houses and being able to watch TV or use the internet every day. Coming back to America we all feel like royalty staying in a nice hotel and eating food from a restaurant. It humbles you.  The team would like to thank the church for your support; we couldn’t have done it without your support and prayers. God has provided a lot for us and we are extremely grateful to have the opportunity to be his hands and feet.

Thank you for your love and support

Rachel McManus