We drove down to San Vincente Mexico in vans with the church youth group.
April 3 Calvary Chapel Red Bluff
April 4 Calvary Chapel Chula Vista
April 5-10 Casa Del Pastor San Vincente, Baja California
April 10-11 DoubleTree by Hilton Buena Park
April 12 return
The Lord showed me just how old I am.
This trip was faith building and faith testing.
This trip was extremely humbling to see how poor, in worldly terms the people of San Vincente are. I was humbled seeing the kids and the moms of the Casa Del Pastor, but specifically Fancisca, the gal and her three sweet kids who we were building the house for; she gave us her testimony. It was so deep and moving. Having already heard her story how she was mistreated by her husband, it made me cry.
Honestly seeing how God took care of so many situations and seeing how God helped us with the building project was amazing.
My verse from the trip is:
Galatians 2:20 (KJV) I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
My biggest fear before the trip was would I have the strength and endurance to keep up. Here’s the faith building lesson: even though, yes I took more breaks than everyone else I felt better physically than I have in a long time. God was with us by faith and He carried me (and all of us) by His Holy Spirit and He filled me afresh with His Holy Spirit.
Another faith builder for me was how the youth found a great way to evangelize at Knotts Berry Farm. We sang the Doxology while we sat strapped in waiting for the zero-to-eighty mile an hour in two seconds roller coaster. The people waiting in line were smiling. Right on queue as we sang “Amen”, the car launched and we all screamed.
