Our early morning began at the Border Mission located right outside the US/Mexico Border in McAllen, Texas. Devotion time started with singing and Jon Paul Dennison gave the word for the day.
Our first assignment was at the Refugio Children’s Home managed by Randal Chacon and his wife. The Home is nestled on the outskirts of Reynosa, Mexico. We refurbished some of the existing storage building’s needs. Maintenance tasks were performed and completed prior to returning to Alianza for our lunch. All I can say is in a New Yorkers tone of course, is “The Baked Potatoes are HUGE!”
Later after lunch we traveled to Pastor Benjamin Rettana’s Church. A morning crew erected the 2×4 perimeter walls that morning and we returned to begin the sheeting, electrical and truss fabrication/installation.
After the work was completed and the tools being put away, cords being rolled up, I noticed the crew. The crew was a team more so than other days, it had jelled. The moment of watching all that happen was amazing.
There is a saying, “Many hands make light work.” The written word in Ecclesiastes 4:12, “Though one may be over powered, two can defend themselves. A cord of three is not quickly broken”, come to mind that we were practicing the written word.
How quickly coming together in less than a week is in itself astonishing.
God’s blessings have been upon us and the communities that these missionaries are serving. They have a mindset that is simply this. Lord, we are walking by faith and we will ask you for our needs. I have personally heard over and over that these missionaries pray for their needs and then quickly provisions are provided. They just show up by someone who’s heart was moved by Him. It was provided by God’s grace.
We have seen this too. Our provisions have been provided by the volunteers of the churches and missionary teams. We look out for others and others look out for us.
We are blessed.
Walter