Reflecting before the Newsboys arrive.

Today is our last real day here in Tecate, Baja California, Mexico. Tomorrow morning we head to the airport bright and early, because we don’t know how long getting across the border will take. It’s a brisk morning, and one that this boy from the Heartland can equate to a morning in the Fall back home. The temperature is around 58 degrees, which is about perfect for writing a morning blog post.
Yesterday we went around to all the new sites for the group that is here. Each site is split into two parts…one where they obviously build the house…the other is where they hold VBS for the local children. At first thought, and a long that at that, you would think the homes we are building are the big impact of us being here. Putting up the home and giving the people a strong structure to keep them safe and from the elements. A home that has working electricity, is clean, and free of graffiti. A home that may not be as big as what us Americans are accustomed to, but that has three four rooms where they can spread out and have their own little space. Yes, the home is huge that is for sure, and these people are forever changed because of it, but the real impact though, is stories these people have to live each day and joy they have. The faith they have in Jesus is what we should all aspire to reach. The joy they have while going through their trials is one I cannot imagine. The song by Hillsong called “Yahweh” says in the chorus “We look to Yahweh, Yahweh. Forever Yahweh, Yahweh. Our hope is Yahweh, Yahweh”. You see that in these people who we are coming to help. It’s a passion I see few and far between in the States. Sure, the passion may seem to be there, but when the hard times come (and they always do), where do we turn? I know personally I try to do it all myself, dealing with it all, internalizing it, instead of looking up to the Heavens and asking God to have my back. He’s there anyway, so why are we not asking him more, going to him more, praying to him more? Because we’re “too” blessed in the US. Think about that for awhile.