Ohhh Mexico! (from Greg)

James Taylor sang a song that said "Ohh Mexico, never really been but I’d sure like to go." That was my song till last week. I’ve actually been to a few tourist spots there but this trip was the first to really experience the country and culture. Everything about the trip met or exceeded expectations.
At church Sunday Randy said the Mexico experience in Aztec country has everything to offer you’ll find in our other international projects. I agree; everything except the cost. What a bargain for $250! Cool culture, beautiful faces, breath-taking scenery and the unmistakable presence of God at work in the lives of the people there.
All of our international projects are the result of a partnership with people there on the ground. In Mexico, it’s the Bread of Life Mission. I finally got to put faces with names I’d heard for years like David, Oscar & Juan. These guys have built relationships over the years with village leaders in the state of Hidalgo. As a result the effectiveness of our teams’ work increases each year. Last week we were privileged to see a whole village tilt away from darkness toward the light of Jesus – all because of loving relationships built over time in the face of constant persecution.
I want you to hear that story. So mark your calendar for Friday, May 15th, and plan on coming to the Mexico Party. You may even decide (like me and James Taylor) you’d like to go to Mexico too. I hope so.

Reflections From Pinky

I've been on three Mexico mission trips and I'am looking forward to next year. When I think of the mission trip I think of the special opportunity we have to share God's love with others less fortunate than us. Also the SPECIAL bond that is created between the folks on the trip. Until you've used a portable Ban-yo your life is incomplete.

Reflections From Terry

The trip opened my eyes to the works of God and the devil and
how the devil is continually trying to derail Gods works. It also
taught me to trust in God and he will guide you.
Just some examples of how the devil tries to discourage us and
how Gods presence prevails can be found below:
- We almost had to return to the US after gas cans were discovered in
one of our trucks. We got someone from Brownsville to retrieve them and
bring them back to the US.
- One of the team members was almost brought to the jail house before we
left Matamoros. One of the people in that vehicle knew how to solve
that issue and did so without hesitation.
- We were stopped a second time by some locals outside of Tampico for a
traffic violation. That cost us some funds to continue our trip! Our
translators found a way get us out of that predicament so we could
continue.
- When we started working hand in hand with the locals, the Mexican
health Department came in and said we could not interact with them and
quarantined the villagers to their homes because of the Swine Flu scare.
We continued to work on the roof with just the folks from our group.
- A local religious leader tried to impose his will on the villagers and
get us thrown out of the village. The villagers stood up for us and we
were able to stay and continue Gods work.
Through all of these adversities, our group remained faithful
and prayed during each event for Gods help and guidance. As a group, we
pulled together to reach positive outcomes to each and every situation.
I've seen God's work first hand in a calming solution to some difficult
problems. Those solutions came because we never tried to do these
things on our own but rather with prayer and the strength of the groups
opinions and suggestions.
I've been blessed by God many times on this trip. I was
baptized in front of my friends and family in a paradise setting. I
remained calm, with Gods presence, when adversity was present. Not once
during the entire trip did I ever think we could not solve a problem or
present a positive alternative to our adversities.
I feel as though the Devil was hard at work on this years trip.
And as hard as he worked, that's how hard we pulled together, with Gods
help, to solve his puzzles.
Just a parting note. All of these activities were shared with
my wife and she is determined to be present the next time we make our
way to Mexico.
God bless all who supported us and all we left behind.
Till next time.
Terry Waguespack

Pictures!

Pictures of the trip are being loaded to an album on photobucket. Keep checking back as more will be added. Click the link below to go to the online album.

Pictures

Trip Reflections From Frank

A few things I thought I'd share with the Brazos Pointe family and other folks reading the Mexico Mission Trip blog.

I learned a lot being around religious leaders and their thoughts regarding questions I had, for example what occurred with Christ during the time after His death and prior to His resurrection.
I felt God's presence and some people were in tears with a powerful prayer over us during our challenges and struggles and the peaceful reassurance God provided. It was amazing. The Christian songs that were sung one clear night and the camp fire were really nice. God's presence during our trip was evident, the people we traveled with are amazing, the villagers are so incredibly humble while the people that helped support the group's mission are extremely generous (ThankYou).

I had a very rewarding experience.

Frank Lerma

Video Of The Trip

Greg Fish from Central Christian Church in Brownsville created this video of the trip. Check it out. Click on the word below to see the video.

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All Rested Up

We are back home safe. We saw God answer so many prayers, and delivering us home safe was just one of many.

Keep checking back to the blog. Many Mexico team members will be posting their thoughts and reflections from the mission.

More to come...