Week 2 Day 5 2016 Blog

2016 POWER TRIP …. Week Two – Day Five   “When I couldn’t …. He could do all things” – Charlene Ehlers (Who with husband Allen Ehlers founded Faith Mission International over fifty years ago) on trusting God.   We arrived at Faith Mission International...

Week 2 Day 4 2016 Blog

2016 POWER TRIP ….. Week Two – Day 4 Where is Builder Bob …. It’s Time to Get Back to Work!!   Day four, (Monday, 1/18) took us back across the border to Reynosa for three building projects and a prison visit. Our morning worship and devotions took place in the...

Week 2 Day 3 2016 Blog

POWER TRIP: Week Two – Day Three …… “Worship Is More Than A Song” …. It Could Be A Community Carnival!   After a light breakfast at our hotel we set off for the border, crossing into Reynosa, Mexico; as we made our way to Alianza Christiana (The Dome Church);...

Power Trip Blog Week Two Day Two

POWER TRIP – Week Two … Day Two   After a short nights sleep (sometimes referred to as a nap!) the Team set out for a 6:45am breakfast at Luby’s Cafeteria ( how cool is it that a restaurant that does not even open for breakfast, would open their doors to serve...

2016 Group 1 Day 5: Morning Projects & Alianza Festival

It was a long day, but a good day today. I was awakened by the POWER wake up call at 6:10 am. I had slept through the whole night, which was extremely unusual for me. I thought at first it was my roommate’s alarm going off. I was dead to the world. I made it...

2016 Group 2 Day 1: On the Road Again

“On the Road Again … We just can’t wait to get on the road again!” (Apologies to Willie Nelson) In spite of a long travel day for Power Teams arriving from Georgia, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, and California, the Week Two Power Team is eager to embark on its five hour van ride...

2016 Group 1 Day 4: Day in Matamoros

Breakfast was at 6 am in the iStay Hotel in McAllen today. After a couple of songs led by Dave, Cameron & Clay with their guitars, we heard an message from Clay using Ephesians 3:20-21 to encourage us to ‘take the cap off our life’. “Now to Him who is...

2016 Group 1 Day 2: A Full Day in Acuna

Good morning. Buenos dias! It is Wednesday morning. We survived the first day of our projects in Acuna. I was so wiped out that I could not do my reporting until the morning after. Getting old is tough. It was a good day though. We started out with breakfast at Faith...

2016 Group 1 Day 1: Another Power Trip has Begun

Good evening. I will be attempting to give you all a word’s eye view of what POWER is doing on Group One. Someone asked me at work yesterday if I was excited about my upcoming vacation. I told him that I wouldn’t exactly call it a vacation. But on the...

2015 Week 3 Day 6:  Finishing the Race

It’s 2:00 am and the night is young for the van crew as they head off to a local IHOP were they will have their weekly late night bible study.  The drivers and their shotguns are fast asleep in bed after a long 4 hour drive from Reynosa, Mexico to San Antonio, Texas. ...

2015 Week 3 Day 5: Super Church, Super Kids, Super Bowl

We hit the road early today, leaving the hotel in McAllen at 7 am, and arriving at Alliance Church in Reynosa before 8 am. We went to an upper meeting room, where we sang a few songs, then Brian shared from the Bible again. He continued teaching us about ‘redeeming...

2015 Week 3 Day 4: Sende De Vita

Today was a good day! We started out at Sende De Vita (Hector’s homeless shelter). Only it doesn’t look so much like a shelter anymore. The government paid to put down concrete paving throughout the entire place, with concrete curb and gutter out in front. So once you...

2015 Week 3 Day 3: Traveling the Road Less Taken

Friday, Power Group, Week 3 We started out the day as we always do, worshiping and praising God in song, then Brian talked to us about ‘teachable moments’ for ourselves as he shared the story of the rich young ruler in Mark 10:17-22. We need to be continually reminded...