Mexico Updates - On the Other Side!

Most of you have probably heard that everyone made it safely to Brownsville, the first to arrive was the Waguespack and Gartman brothers around 6:00pm followed an hour or so later by the rest of the team. Dinner was at Rudy's BBQ where they met up with their Brownsville contacts from Bread of Life Frontier Ministries David, Oscar and Oscar's awesome wife Marina (Gosh I am missing those guys so much!!!! Know that your loved ones are in good hands). A good nights' sleep at the Red Roof Inn and breakfast at Shoney's in the morning before crossing the border. Pray for a smooth transition through Matamoros in getting visas and car permits for all and then the 20 (or is it 25?) mile check-point. After that we pray that it be smooth "sailing" on through to Tampico (a six or seven hour drive) where they will spend the night at the Bonitto Inn (really cool little place). I am sure a few intense games of "42" will be played tomorrow night before and after dinner!

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From what I have heard breakfast at Shoney's was good, the team is all doing well and at about 7:30am they were getting ready to head to the border to obtain all the paperwork needed in order for them and their vehicles to enter into Mexico. This can definitely be a hold your breath and wait and pray and wait and pray time, especially this year as things have changed on what they need to report and declare in order to be allowed to cross. Cell phones will be turned off at this point and not turned back on until the whole team is well into town.

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The team made it through the border - according to Ronnie & Oscar it took about two hours for everything to be processed but they are now on their way to Tampico. I am wondering if they will stop half-way at our favorite Mango Stand for lunch?

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Pray for safety in travel and continued relationship building for the team as they spend most of their day travelling. Being stuck in the car all day makes the relaxing evening tonight at the Bonitto Inn in Tampico even more special.