Power Trip 2011 Group 2 Day 7

Magdiel and Matamorros… a big finish to the week two mission trip!Today we crossed the border from Brownsville to Matamoros on the gulf coast. The tropical weather, warm sun and cool breeze was a perfect backdrop to the day of encouragement and ministry.We entered...

Power Trip 2011 Group 2 Day 6

Border Mission, Hidalgo… is a staging area for distributing Bibles, rice, beans to Reynosa. Our assignment was to “demo” (demolish) a large structure. This can be a lot of fun, since we get the opportunity to swing sledge hammers, and use skill saws and sawsalls to...

Power Trip 2011 Group 2 Day 5

Sunday, on the Power trip means worship in Reynosa at the “Dome Church”. What a joy to sing songs in Spanish from the stage and hear testimonies from two of our men. Then, Pastor Willy began to describe how real Christian men are not whimps… but like Power Ministry,...

Power Trip 2011 Group 2 Day 4

Today we spent the day with Pastor David Burkett and his wife Amy (and their 5 children) of Faith Mission in El Cenizo, Texas. We were continuing projects begun by the week 1 Power Team… primarily building the large Dormitories to be used by visiting groups that will...

Power Trip 2011 Group 2 Day 3

Today we started our morning with the Acuna “Joy Tour” with Pat who leads the Faith Mission outreach work in Acuna. Our first stop was the store to buy 36 dozen fresh tortillas and beans. While my preference is the flour tortillas, the fresh corn ones were delicious....

Power Trip 2011 Group 2 Day 2

With so many things that happened the first day I want to focus on an event that happened during our Joy Tour. (Jesus, Others, You- J.O.Y.)The Acuna “Joy Tour” is our opportunity to drive a special van into the neighborhoods and bless people. We are led by Pat, the...