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...