So many have asked how our trip to Mexico went. And I really wished we could have everyone over for Mexican food and a presentation.
Trying to explain everything would take a long time and lots of photo editing, So bare with me as I try to make our entire trip fit into into a small space.
So how about this time, grab your own delicious Mexican food. I dunno? Microwave a frozen Burrito, and sit down and let me chat about our trip.
At the end of January we took our ENTIRE family on our first missions trip to the Baja Peninsula to Ensenada, Mexico. What a ride! And what an amazing experience!
I had to snap a photo of my dear hubbie bringing in the luggage from our car to the Airport. This one only one of the crazy experiences we had with all our stuff. Not the most fun part, but necessary, and we laughed! Josh did an A-mazing job taking care of us.
Our trip started with a few days visiting one of Josh's college roommates in Apple Valley, CA. We had a great time catching up enjoying our first trip to the dessert. Thank you Nate & Kati!
And it was not without a trip to Laguna Beach area. Which just happen to hit 82 degrees in January. That sand felt GREAT on my bare feet. If only I can transport myself back just for a moment. Ahh!
Our team then met together in San Diego. Five kids. Five adults.
We started with a little In-N-Out Burger. Of course. And I do have to say I was impressed. It was the perfect way to team build before the long trip south.
From there we drove across the border. Yes, I was a little nervous. But with lots of prayer we crossed, and it wasn't a big deal. Honest. The drive along the coast was pretty spectacular. We drove the coast down through Tijuana to Ensenada. It was about a 2 hour drive.
We tightly fit in a 11 passenger Van. 3 car seats, 2 older kids, and 5 adults. Tight, but amazing all did well. And our sweet baby hardly made a sound.
And we arrived around 4 in the afternoon to our destination.
Safe Care Mission.
You can check out their FB page here.
It's a gorgeous building. Although it's still in renovations. The bottom level is the day care, offices, & kitchen. And the second level is where we stayed. It included two Bunk rooms and two other family/couple rooms, a bathroom & a nice common area.
The food was well, Mexican. Lots of beans. Corn tortilla at every meal. I was in heaven. And we had a fabulous chef who really made our time special with such wonderful food.
Between nursing my sick baby. And playing with all the kiddos. I got to feed this beauty. Those are the moments you wish didn't fly by. It was special. I mean look at those eyes.
Our kids were very shy. I suppose when you have little ones talking a foreign language 24/7 it gets a bit odd for a child. We understood. But even then, we saw a few moments they were just kids with kids. And that was special to us.
You can see the Day Care is right within the community. The kids come from all of the communities around. And the workers came from those communities as well. The day care was the perfect way to share God's love by the real definition. The workers were required to go to daily bible studies. That was a fun moment for me. I got to share a little. Of course I realized I need to practice speaking with a translator. It's not an easy art the first time. What a blessing to get to share though.
Skylar spent most of her time with the other little people, in the nursery. So of course I also spent most of my time there as well. OH how sweet to get to hold those little babies!
So as a synopsis, the entire week consisted of the kids arriving every morning between 6:00-6:30 and going home around 4. A few vans drove the kids to and from. Josh had an opportunity to go on an afternoon van trip. He got a different perspective of the community than I. And for fun we also got to take a trip into the city and act like tourists. That was a nice break for the kids. We even hit up the local Walmart.
Sorry for the abrupt ending here. It's not over. I'll post more later.
To be Continued...
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