We all crawled out of our bunk beds around 6 am. The weather is warm, and the sleep was refreshing. After breakfast, Brian Park shared a devotion with us about ‘Powerful Moments’ in our lives, using Ephesians 5:15-16 as a reference. We all have our ‘aha’ moments, but he encouraged us to ‘walk circumspectly, redeeming the time…’. After a group prayer, Marty and Bob gave an orientation for the week, reviewing important rules, a brief summary of construction projects, then Brian gave out van assignments, and we were on our way across the border. The group that I was with loaded up clothes, blankets, gloves, hats and toys from the Power warehouse, then stopped at a supermarket in Acuna to pick up packages of rice and beans. We drove to a neighborhood on the outskirts of Acuna and parked the 2 vans. They actually had running water, sewer and electricity at the houses, even though the roads were dirt and filled with ruts. Most houses were built of masonry block, and generally had no heat. Several women from Pat Schmeling’s church in Acuna came with us to help gather the neighborhood families. The initial gathering of about 25 swelled to about 80 after Pat hooked up his boom box and started playing Christian songs in Spanish, with everybody clapping along. Pat is fluent in Spanish, and he gave a rousing gospel message to the crowd of mostly mothers with little children. Several Power guys gave testimonies, translated by Pat. We had an emotional prayer time (in Spanish). I understood enough to realize that we were praying for a miracle healing of a small intellectually disabled boy and several marriages. 4 people came forward and accepted Christ, then we passed out the goodies to everybody. Lunch was at Pat’s church, which is doing very well after he took over actively managing it 14 months ago. Then it was back across the border to Faith Missions, where we spent the afternoon finishing up the exterior painting of the dormitory building. After a dinner of steak, potatoes, green beans, salad and cake, the 3 year jackets were given out, and we were dismissed early, as we have a long travel day tomorrow, after doing a few more projects here is Del Rio and Acuna.