Team Pics

I couldnt find Nina's mexico pic. So here is this one.

Day 5- Nesrine (Nina)

Today, like everyday, was amazing! This whole trip in general has been such a huge blessing for us all to let the LORD break us, use us, and lead us. We got to go to this huge hill with a cross on the top and it was awesome. It was so amazing to just fellowship, worship, and seek God's face up there. I could really feel God's presence today, and in the whole trip in general. I wish all of you could somehow experience what we have this week, because it was quite life changing and awesome. Just having God work through us to spread His love here and having Him open our hearts was incredible. I think it is going to be pretty weird going back home, at least for me. I'm really going to miss Tijuana and all the people here, but at the same time, I'm praying that God will fill me up with a passion to serve Him everywhere I go. I'm praying that God will continue to fill us up with His amazing and unfathomable love and that we will not lose sight of what we have experienced here. God's love is amazing and He has blessed us all so much. I am so grateful to have been able to be a part of this trip, and I'm already excited to go next year, if it is God's Will.

much love,

Nesrine (Nina)

Day 5 - Adrian Lozoya

today was a real passionate day for us and our journey with God. we woke up early headed out to one of the guys in charge of spectrum house. hung out for a while pulling weeds. then hiked up a huge mountain,had horrible plants and bushes that would cut you up. we also had to carry a rock that represented a sin we have that we want to leave behind on the mountain top. once on the mountain we shared encouragement to one another and took communion we sung songs of worship and said what our sin was that the rock represented. sang more songs of worship prayed and then we hiked down the mountain, i got some more scrapes and cuts. we spent about three hours on that hill top. it was all for God.

Day 4 - Jacob Phan

day four in the mexican prisons today i met a rat who has been stealing my bread while i am sleeping. he made good company and good dinner. just kidding about the rat. i woke up to tonys stupid ring tone and went to prepare for the bath house. we went to the market where i ate fish tacos. too bad it was the last of my money. hee hee. then we set off for the bath house where there were families lined up already. the kids were very happy and thankful for being washed even if it was with cold water that was dirty after the first kid and hearing scott thomas trying to talk to the kids. we had to tell him the same word like ninety times and it was so they could stand up and leave.WOW. jota ka (means jk in spanish scott) then we handed out food to the families. it was very sad because this food would not even be enough for two days at my house. it was also sad telling the women that we had ran out of food. but it was amazing seeing Von running around at eighty being a light to the kids and myself. then we headed off to dinner after schooling the locals in soccer thanks to justin flavel. since i ran out of money i just took some food from the kitchen thats why im in prison. at dinner i talked with aaron who is the director of spectrum ministries. i found out that our back rounds are very similar having good christian parents playing rugby and having a serving heart. we talked for a long time it really showed how much he had given up to follow Jesus. we then went back to dorms where we listened to aaron speak about spectrum and what they do. then we chillaxed till our meeting where talked about our highlights and crazy love. if i hear any comments of my grammar they WILL BE DELETED. love you mom dad and thats it. just kidding sydney too.

Day 4 - Heidi

Hey today was totally fun at the bath house. All of the little girls were sooooo greatful for just getting their feet and hair washed. It struck a chord in my heart because i usually take a hot shower every day or every other day for like 30 minutes and these girls haven't had a bath in like three weeks. These girls were willing to stand in the hot sun for like an hour or two just to get their hair and feet washed, and they had a smile on their face the entire time. It was so cool to see how God is working in the lives' of the men and women in Spectrum ministries. These men and women are literally willing to do anything for these kids and that is just the coolest thing to see. Well that is pretty much it. btw mom i lost your camera sorry :-(

Day 3-Jacob Maul

Today in Mexico we went to the orphanages and it hit me hard how much I take for granted. I met this kid in the second orphanage his name was Ryan he was showing me his bed and how he had more blankets then everybody else and it showed me how much we don't notice the small things he was excited about the necessities and we don't even think about those things. Ryan and I believe was a very content kid he loves God he told me and he love playing with the Americans, he also told me that he LOVES chips he would eat any kind of chips i gave him. I also got this kid his name was Jesus i was helping him stay focused and eat his burger but he was so happy and we couldn't sit still and he was playing with the other kids instead of eating his lunch.

After the orphanage we went to the trenches and got to give food to the people down deep in the trenches and visit them see how they live. The people that we visited had tiny houses the size of a shed and there was at least four people in each house and then it made me feel bad about having so much and it made me feel like I wanted to give it to them and trade lives with them for a while just for them to see what it is like to live how they live.

Day 3- Cheyenne Moscoso

Zach and Nina playing soccer with some of the boys at the orphanage.

Jazzi with a girl from the orphanage

Rachelle with some of the girls in their room

Some of the girls helping prepare food to serve to the kids

Today was just amazing! We went tot the market today. We went shopping and ate fish tacos, it was amazing too! After the market, we went to the first orphanage and the people were just awesome. I get to hang out with the kids and share God's love to them. The kids were really sweet and I just love hanging out with them. After the first orphanage we went to our second one. It was different because most of the kids were just so young and the place was kind of unorganized than the first one. But it's amazing how God's love was just overflowing and it was just really cool to get to hang out with the kids even though they didn't talk that much, we were able to unite with them by God's love for each and everyone of us. When we went to the trenches it was just so humbling and when I saw that they were so content with everything that they have even though they didn't have everything. I think it encourages me to be more content with what I have and not to be selfish. I just thank God for showing me how His love is just unfailing and true.