Today was our first day on the work site! Some of us were motivated enough to wake up before 6:30 to take an early walk to the panadería and we enjoyed some freshly baked pastries. (They were delicious by the way). After breakfast we loaded up the vans and St. Louise drove to one worksite while sacred heart and St. Michaels headed off to a different one. My group from St. Louise spent the morning moving bricks in a bucket line and tying rebarb. The home owners provided us with a delicious lunch of carrot and potato beat stew along with tortillas, rice and beans. It was very satisfying. After lunch teamwork was essential as we began mixing cement and passing it in bucket lines to fill the foundation of the house. It was definitely a workout but we all had fun and those of us who are new learned a lot of techniques. :) immediately after we left the worksite, we drove straight to the Mexico/USA border on the water and observed the different writing on the wall. While some of the writing referred to religion and god, others said in both Spanish and English that love has no borders. Along the top of the fence, there were small designs of a person holding balloons, almost as though maybe one day they can float up over the fence and be in the USA. This was very interesting to me. After splashing in the water a little, we headed back to the posada. The evening was relaxing as we all showered, ate dinner and enjoyed our free time. Shout out to JT and Ron for allowing a few of us to lay on the giant fuzzy rug in their room. :) I hope everyone back in Washington is having a great week and I just want to let you know that we are doing great! Keep the prayers coming!
-Rose Thompson of St. Louise
Glad you are having such a great time!
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