Friday- Final Full Day

Well today is the final full day we will have here in Ensenada. Tomorrow we pack up and head back across the border.
Today we had a chance to relax a little in the morning and take students to a local tourist attraction: "La Bufadora" which means "The BlowHole". It's a rock formation on the ocean that shoots water 75 feet in the air. It was a nice break being that everyone is very tired. That gave us the energy for all the teams to had to final construction today. We didn't do a VBS today so we could help complete the two projects we had going simultaneously; Pastor Martin's house and the boy's home @ Santo Thomas. Both Are sheetrocked, have electricla in, a finished roof and are awaiting interior stucko and paint to be moved into. As I've said sooo many times this week, I'm proud of our students.
At 5pm all the teams met together at Pastor Martin's house where we "handed him the keys". He offered words of encouragement and thanks for us and it was so great for them to see the face of the family they were building a home for. A family that will minister in their community for years to come. That's legacy. That's so much more than rich Americans coming for an experience that they can take pictures of. That's the body of Christ being the body of Christ. One of our students, Stacy Oldham put it so well when she said that today and this week showed here how different we may be, yet were are a part of the same ONE thing. (that's my paraphrase, she said it better).
This evening we built a fire outside the missions base and spent some time worshiping through music and then students shared one of two things: 1. What God was doing in their life or 2. An an encouragement to someone else on the team. What they shared was incredilble. We have some students who dropped what we've been calling "nuggets of wisdom" on us. Wisdom beyond their years and proof that often leads through the younger generation. For myslef it has been encouraging to see a year of dreaming and months of planning come together. While we may have planned the details, God planned His purpose and it was clearly accomplished this week. But, it ain't over yet. Be praying for our crossing of the border tomorrow. That there would be no hangups and we would cross safely and stress free. Also fo praying for our travel back. We have a very long drive back and will be tired. Pray that our drivers stay attentive and wise on the roads.
I may not have a chance to post tomorrow night. If I don't see you all parents and families on sunday!

-Jon