We did some ministry at a compound that houses indigenous Indians called Tarahumarahs that come up from southern Mexico and have difficulty getting jobs and surviving.
We were able to go into a girl's home and play with/pray for the girls that are living there. We actually got to spend a lot of time with these girls over the 3 weeks we were there, and got to develop some good relationships with them.
This was the team from Tampa. They were in Juarez during the first week I was there, and they primarily did women's conferences and evangelism.
This little girl was playing next to her house (the blankets you see behind her made up the walls of her home). Our team was able to build a brand new roof to help protect her and her family from rain and extreme temperatures.
These were some of the kids I connected with during one of the Vacation Bible Schools we facilitated.
On the final day of each team's trip, we take the team on a mountain hike up to this cross. The mountain overlooks the whole city of Juarez - an amazing view and an incredible opportunity to pray over the city before sending the team back to the US.
On top of the mountain, this was the other team that was in Juarez during my first week there. This group is from Knoxville, TN and they primarily did construction projects and children's outreaches.
This is one of the little girls I fell in love with. She lives at the Tarahumarah Indian compound, and is dressed in the authentic attire of her group.
The view from the compound where we stayed. I (unfortunately) got to see several sunrises while I was there. If you know me and know I'm not an early morning person, you'll understand why I say that was unfortunate! :)
Me up on the mountain.
To my left is Tricia, one of the girls I worked with at my last job in Cleveland. She got to come on this first trip with me, which was pretty awesome. The girl on my right is Summer. She is the other Global Infusion intern living up in Knoxville. We'll be living together in Knoxville, and basically spending all our time together... It's a good thing she's so amazing! Haha...
One of the VBS sites - there were over 100 kids that showed up for this VBS. Praise God!
Construction on the little girls house that you saw earlier.
There's a few of the pics from our first week of teams. I'll post pictures from the other two weeks and our trip to Guatemala as well. :)
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