We completed the team’s last house build of our time in Tijuana today!
Our morning devotions focused on James 5, which highlighted the power in confessing our sins to a trusted Christian and asking them to pray for you to overcome them.
After breakfast, the team joined the morning training session where speaker Jonathan Whitt from Radical, helped us explore Deuteronomy 6, which covers Moses’ final sermon to the Israelites before they entered the land God promised after 40 years in the wilderness. From this scripture, Jonathan shared how we are to:
1) let the Gospel captivate all of you (heart, soul and strength)
2) refuse the world’s offer of comfort
3) let the love of Christ lead you outward
We arrived at the build site around 10:30am, where we met the family - an elderly man, his wife and many puppies. We were surprised to learn that the house was against a hill and that we would be building an extension to an existing house. This set up posed unique challenges and the team was able to adapt the build process to fit the situation. The team also worked with more confidence in the skills we’ve developed over the past two house builds.
Friends of the family prepared and served us a delicious lunch of tinga de pollo (shredded chicken, with chipotle, onions and tomatoes) on tostadas, with lettuce, sour cream and cheese. We also enjoyed agua de jamaica - the perfect pairing to the meal and way to stay cool.
After lunch, the team finished the build by laying the tar paper and rock paper on the roof, and attaching the door and window shudders. At the end of the build, we prayed for the family and the house before taking the team photo. Afterward, we had the privilege to pray for the wife, who was bed-ridden in the existing home we had built the extension to. Surrounding her bed to meet & pray with her & her husband was a meaningful moment to encourage and show care for the family.
The team enjoyed some free time after the build, playing games before dinner. Later in the evening, the team went to the local dessert shop to have fresh fruit popsicles and ice cream.
At the daily debrief, the team reflected on the day and were thankful for the great teamwork at the last build, the privilege to serve the build family in such a tangible way, and the opportunity to pray for the wife at her bedside.
We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve 3 different families in Tijuana and pray that each family can experience more of God.
We look forward to tomorrow, as we will serve with Spectrum Ministries in Tijuana.
