Men's Monterrey Mexico Mission

It is Sunday night and we are anxious to get to work tomorrow morning. Four members of our team left Marietta on Friday morning at about 6 am in the church van. We spent the first night in Houston and then arrived in Monterrey, Mexico on Saturday afternoon. The trip was thankfully uneventful. The rest of our team flew in on Saturday or Sunday and we have one coming in on Monday.

This morning we worshipped at the Presbyterian church in Monterrey that is our partner in this mission effort.



The name of the church is Camino, Verdad y Vida ( The Way, the Truth and the Life). Pedro Diaz, the pastor, is also the father of Marcos and Jorge who many of you know. Marcos and Jorge are a wonderful help to us and without them this mission trip would be almost impossible.
Their worship service lasts about 2 hours and includes at least 12 -15 hymns. It is a stimulating and joyous worship experience even if you don't understand the language! They gave us a warm welcome as always. Allen Hirons is the bravest of our group. He prepared and delivered in Spanish a welcome from our church to our Christian brothers and sisters in Christ in Monterrey.

Our task is to pour seven concrete slabs for houses that the Senior High youth will build in June.
This is the most slabs we have ever poured and so we praying that everything will go smoothly so that we may finish our work. With the heat and dust it can be quite exhausting for those of us who are used to working inside all day.

This afternoon we went out to visit the job site. Although some of the build sites had changed since our pretrip visit in January, we were very pleased to find very level sites that had been cleared and are ready for us to begin.

On Monday, we will build and install the forms for the slabs and get everything ready to pour the concrete on Tuesday. Each slab is 21' x 21'. Not a large house by our standards, but definitely a step up for the families who live in them. The weather forecast is for hot days with significant cloud cover.

Please check in again to see pictures of the construction and check on our progress.
Also, please keep us in your prayers!

Our team consists of Erroll Eckford, Mark Thompson, Rem Bennett, Ty Hunter, Dean Sutherland, Phil Brand, Bill Claxton, Allen Hirons, George Childress, Jan Milligan and Brian Wright.

Muchias gracias