http://www.gracebaptist.org/mexico2010Mexico 2010 Updatesen-us Well, its the last day of our fantastic mexico trip and were happy to go home but at the same time sad to be leaving.  This week has had an amazing affect on me and my walk with God.  A lot has happened this week and were trying to soak it...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109133Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:22:00 ZThis is Katelyn Fick! So this week has been one of the most amazing weeks of my life. I have been to the orphanage and built three houses. I started out my week by going to the orphanage and got to hang out with the kids there. While I was outside...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109123Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:39:00 Z Hello! This is Naomi Asplund and Melissa Reeves here from Mexico to talk about this incredible week :) Naomi: Yesterday my group and I went to the orphanage and I have never seen so much joy in children. I was so touched by their willingness to...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109122Thu, 08 Apr 2010 22:15:00 Z So yesterday i realized that life is kind of like cutting wood with a saw. When you're cutting the wood, you can see the surface of it and see that you are cutting a clean, strait line. That's like the way you see your life. But underneath the...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109110Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:38:00 ZToday was another beautiful day in Mexico and I had the opportunity to visit one of the orphanages. The kids were staying behind horse stables and not one of them was without a runny nose or huge smile. It was incredible to see how much joy these...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109108Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:26:00 Z           Hola Amigos! Today we built a house for a mother of four living in a cinder block home with one room, one bathroom and a tiny kitchen. It was pretty amazing to see how they lived together in...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109106Wed, 07 Apr 2010 23:12:00 Z God is so powerful! Mexico has been an experience that i will never forget. Even looking outside the truck window, you learn how people interact in this culture. I came with open eyes, ears, and hands and all of those empty spaces were filled. So...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109092Tue, 06 Apr 2010 23:22:00 Z So yesterday was, in a word, humbling. The guys and I in our group were chosen as the cementing team and it was dang tiring work. But that is besides the point. So while we were cementing this families backyard in order for them to extend their tiny...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109082Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:51:00 Z So today i spent my day at an orphanage where God gave me a glimpse of these kids who even through the worst and what small amount they gave, can still smile and laugh and enjoy the life God has for them. i was heartbroken (in a good way) to see...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109080Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:16:00 Z it was our first day here in mexico, and we got to build a house for a very pore family here. it was really fun building the house and it was cool cause the children of the family wanted to help so they helped out and we played with them. it was...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109074Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:19:00 Z Well, we are here!  It is so crazy being here again this year.  The staff is great and you would be so proud of the students.  They just jumped in and began where we left off this last year.  After loading the trucks, we sent our...http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=109073Tue, 06 Apr 2010 01:36:00 ZHeaded to Mexico in a few weeks . . . http://www.gracebaptist.org/default.aspx?p=53726&beid=108984Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:57:00 Z