Today AJ and I did a service project along with friends from MN (Molly, Steve, Annie, Leah, Sam and Lizzie). We started out making sandwiches and filling water bottles (similar to what we do at home with the Salvation Army Sandwiches - only it was in intense heat and humidity!) Afterwards we took a bus along with others from a local church, La Viña to the City Dump here in Mazatlan and also to some of the poorer colonias. We plan on bringing our youth group back next summer to do this project! We learned today that the people who live and recycle items they find at the dump make around $6-$7 USD a day. La Viña comes up here 2-3 times a week and to other colonias. They have created 13 feeding centers here in the city and from the feeding centers they do children Bible story time and have 2 new churches from this project.Tomorrow we will say Adios to our friends at Hogar de Niños, knowing we will see them again next summer! This time they all believe us, since this is the 4th year AJ and I have been here. It is great building friendships with the people we have met here over the years!!!
In Christ's Love,
Barb
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