3 Dentist Hygentists serve the Lord by going to Ysleta, Mexico@ K20!
Yes, the famed three were there for 5 days, taking care of 101 patients, the heat was intense, the staff was great, the need was breath taking. Read all about the patients, the children, the hugs and the satisfaction of taking care of our Mexican brothers and sisters at K20.
Meet three women dedicated to a mission that only be a mission spoken to their hearts from our Awesome God!
Karen Malek
Erin Peters
Patricia (trish) De Dios
Karen treats a man with the help of Marty. On the right you can see Trish, treating Rita while her son sleeps on her right leg...he wouldn't leave her
Karen and Lisa celebrating the right to relax and have a Coca-Cola at the Juarez Market. We stopped here to relax, shop before getting on the bridge for the final crossing for our Mission week. Hard week but so rewarding!
Erin Peters and Patricia De Dios, they both garduated from school and their 1st assignment = Mexico for a mission trip. We thank God that they came, they helped many people and made the Dental Team grow from 1 to 3 for this years trip! Karen so appreciated the help and we were amazed with the way they worked.
Trish and Erin with a future patient, i think they took care of him on Thursday. He usually came on his bike and wanted to join the VBS time but also wanted to take charge. He wanted attention and love is all.
This picture was flooded in light, His Holy presence? I say, "yes"!, it was really bright,hot and humid at times on site..and sometimes with some air circulation. I thank God for watching over us.
Trish starting treatment with young patient. They all worked in the same tent and with 2 tables near them and the assistance of Marty and Tony.
ON Monday the dental clinic worked with little separation from the house building and the VBS table..there were kids in the clinic all the time...staring and in the way. On Tuesday we arranged partitions with bed sheets and some more covering from the Sun with tarps. You can see behind Erin, someone working to get a tarp up.
Erin with a child near her left side, without partitions they were everywhere...the 3 of them worked hard to be focused and get through the day..but it changed on Tuesday morning..with the partitions up, the children were outside the clinic.
Tony the assistant was a great help, translating and keeping track of the schedule for each day. Trish to the left of him and Erin to the right..this was a great team to watch in action.
Karen with a little girl and Erin with a young man and Trish with a middle aged women. They treated all ages, elderly women as well. Pastor Hernandez and his wife were seen by them as well!
Tony on August 5th, Tuesday- you can see the bed sheet next to Erin and then was another to the right of Tony. This helped greatly to keep the children out of the clinic..you can see in this photo the VBS table. The children were really close to the clinic, they were so interested to see what was happening to the patients. 
Yes, the famed three were there for 5 days, taking care of 101 patients, the heat was intense, the staff was great, the need was breath taking. Read all about the patients, the children, the hugs and the satisfaction of taking care of our Mexican brothers and sisters at K20.
Meet three women dedicated to a mission that only be a mission spoken to their hearts from our Awesome God!
Karen Malek
Erin Peters
Patricia (trish) De Dios
Karen treats a man with the help of Marty. On the right you can see Trish, treating Rita while her son sleeps on her right leg...he wouldn't leave her
Karen and Lisa celebrating the right to relax and have a Coca-Cola at the Juarez Market. We stopped here to relax, shop before getting on the bridge for the final crossing for our Mission week. Hard week but so rewarding!
Erin Peters and Patricia De Dios, they both garduated from school and their 1st assignment = Mexico for a mission trip. We thank God that they came, they helped many people and made the Dental Team grow from 1 to 3 for this years trip! Karen so appreciated the help and we were amazed with the way they worked.
Trish and Erin with a future patient, i think they took care of him on Thursday. He usually came on his bike and wanted to join the VBS time but also wanted to take charge. He wanted attention and love is all.
This picture was flooded in light, His Holy presence? I say, "yes"!, it was really bright,hot and humid at times on site..and sometimes with some air circulation. I thank God for watching over us.
Trish starting treatment with young patient. They all worked in the same tent and with 2 tables near them and the assistance of Marty and Tony.
ON Monday the dental clinic worked with little separation from the house building and the VBS table..there were kids in the clinic all the time...staring and in the way. On Tuesday we arranged partitions with bed sheets and some more covering from the Sun with tarps. You can see behind Erin, someone working to get a tarp up.
Erin with a child near her left side, without partitions they were everywhere...the 3 of them worked hard to be focused and get through the day..but it changed on Tuesday morning..with the partitions up, the children were outside the clinic.
Tony the assistant was a great help, translating and keeping track of the schedule for each day. Trish to the left of him and Erin to the right..this was a great team to watch in action.
Karen with a little girl and Erin with a young man and Trish with a middle aged women. They treated all ages, elderly women as well. Pastor Hernandez and his wife were seen by them as well!
Tony on August 5th, Tuesday- you can see the bed sheet next to Erin and then was another to the right of Tony. This helped greatly to keep the children out of the clinic..you can see in this photo the VBS table. The children were really close to the clinic, they were so interested to see what was happening to the patients. 
The Three Musketeers! At their square table getting supplies and at times talking over a certain patients needs. Karen was always available to guide them and offer her best knowledge.
The Dental Clinic , you can see clearly here how it was sectioned off.
In this photo you can see the mountains as our backdrop. God was always present.
Back at the Ysleta Lutheran Mission, the young girls opened a Dental Clinic outside our barracks! YLM has a warehouse where a Dental Chair and dental tables were there, so the girls with Charlie's help got them all cleaned up and set up a clinic right outside the barracks! They had a lot of energy!
Erin and Karen, part of a great team!
The politician , he got this name since he got himself seen according to his plan! He tricked me and Tony. He got seen on the day he arrived and told us he couldn't be seen any other day.
The Dental Clinic , you can see clearly here how it was sectioned off.
In this photo you can see the mountains as our backdrop. God was always present.
Back at the Ysleta Lutheran Mission, the young girls opened a Dental Clinic outside our barracks! YLM has a warehouse where a Dental Chair and dental tables were there, so the girls with Charlie's help got them all cleaned up and set up a clinic right outside the barracks! They had a lot of energy!
Erin and Karen, part of a great team!
The politician , he got this name since he got himself seen according to his plan! He tricked me and Tony. He got seen on the day he arrived and told us he couldn't be seen any other day.
Ysleta Lutheran Mission in El Paso, Texas.The team of Peters, Malek and De Dios was made in Heaven, they worked well together and accomplished much in 5 days. God bless them now and ever more. In Jesus' name , Amen.
Stained glass at Santa Trinidad Church,Ysleta,Mexico.================================================
Could this be the look for the new St.Peter-St.Paul Lutheran
church in Mexico at K30?
The Mission trip of 2008 for Mexico at Kil.20 is over for us, in Chicago and Wisconsin. Please keep praying for this community which we started relations with last year.
Pastor Hernandez has on going talks with the churches in Mexico and searching for Synod help to open a new mission, a new church at Kil 27. Last year we worked at Kil27 and built Cicylia a new home...that site is the wish for a new mission.
As a group we're excited with our involvement with this work. The new church could be named St.Peter-St.Paul. Please remember them in your prayers. This is the church at San Pablo in El Paso, our home while we were there for a week. On the grounds of Ysleta Lutheran Mission, you can visit the website at http://www.ylm.org/
In September, St. Paul, Norwood Park will have their next fundraiser for the trip in 2009...stay tuned for details.
Christ reaches out to the nations and He is being active with Mexico, Ciudad Juarez at Kil 27!
The Lutheran Churches in Mexico, on this map you can locate the Ysleta Mission in El Paso and locate Santisima Trinidad in Juarez. We visited Santisima Trinidad everyday on our way to Kil.20.
You can also locate the church Martin Lutero church which is near to Kil 20 and Kil27 (last years site), to get an idea where we were this year and to the the distance we went on last years trip to to Kil 27.
Christ mural at Santa Trinidad Lutheran church in Juarez,Mexico.
The Team Puppy Mascot !
Friday's VBS Lesson was about the Great Commandment
Commandment and the 10 great things Moses was told by GOD.
Emily spoke the 10 Commandments in Spanish to them and I (Lisa) explained what it meant.
Each child gets a gift bag and the 10 commandments on a pinwheel. We were blessed to have someone who loves crafts. Thanks to Vanessa!
The scene across the road from Emma's front gate.
The Dental team at K20 hard at work, Tony assisted them all........Trish, Karen and Erin
The rains brought alot of flooding,i t thundered and poured Thursday evening. we arrived into the area of Juarez on Friday with thoughts of flooding at Emma's house..thankfully, Emma's house was not badly hit. 
The kids on Thursday recieved personal sizing and fitting by Marty,Emily, Mike and help from Vanessa ,Lisa and Charlie. Plus a pair of socks and toothbrushes!
The ROOF TEAM at K20, training from: The Lord. Vanessa! Charlie! aaannd Emily!! They worked really well together :) 
Inside the new home, electrical wiring through out! Inside the home looking at our group on lunch break.
Tony, Antonio, Marty's uncle, was of good help to the Dental Team, patient and translated for them all. All 3 dentist hygentists-Karen, Trish, and Erin knew some Spanish but he was a great help! Thanks ,Tony!
Emily with the VBS group some 7-10 kids were coming regularly, they would come and go but some would stay the whole time! They really loved to color.
Karen with the trusty Dental Chair, the 2nd Summer with us on the Mission field.Thanks to many donors back home, it really helps the Dental team.
Our colorful VBS Sign with the info of the shoes ,dental help and the hours to come.
We always ate as a group and always had our opening prayers and some of the team members would do the evening devotions- this was a daily feeding coming to the mission field and returning.
The group eating in the barracks -our lunchroom - this campus we stayed at has a history..during the Mexican War, the U.S. army stayed here while they searched for Pancho Villa! Rita was our cook there and boy did we love her and miss her now. She is our regular cook when we go to YLM!
We visited the Juarez Market on Friday as we were crossing back to El Paso. We stopped there for a couple of hours to shop and rest and had some Coca-cola!
The Chicago team :)
The Wisconsin Team, from Edgar, WI. Randy, Dennis, Mark ,Emily and Mel. Mel was with us last year and asked his family and friends to come and help out this year. Thanks Mel, your the man!
Marty, (Dee's son,dentist from last year), Lisa, and Vanessa :) we relaxed in a restaurant after walking thru the mall. We had Mariachi's in the background!
The house is finished for Emma and her family, this is much better for them. A family of four, they had life pretty bad in the living comforts. Pastor Hernandez lead us through a house blessing all of us with one hand on the home as he prayed for them , the house, the future and the thanks for coming and completing it for them.
The Whole Team, Pastor,his wife, Emma's family and Enrique our trusty YLM helper it front of the new home! Thank you Lord.
The entrance to the new home. God bless them all!
Emma's family with a group of us, we were so happy to know them and to be part of the blessing to this particular family. Thanks Jesus.
The Shoe Team: Mike, Lisa, Emily,Vanessa and Marty and Charlie..we worked really hard with so many people surrounding us. Of the people we saw this day, 90% of them were Children shoes. .God was with us. Gave us the strength to get through it, the thanks we give to the Lord for the time.
Thanks for being able to be there to help this community. The kids, happy to get new shoes , sock and toothbrushes.."Gracias, gracias and gracias" it was what we each recieved...Thanks to you Lord!
Nelson, our trusty church helper, he watches over Santa Trinidad Church in Juarez. He came often to help, plus he was soo friendly and patient. He is Lupe's son, Lupe helped us last year, he is now with God. Lupe went home a couple of months ago. Thankful for knowing Lupe!
Thursday- Shoe day, some 300 pairs of shoes , sock and over 300 toothbrushes were given. We heard "Gracias" so many times from the children.
The ceiling being put up, patiently and well.
The mountains were our constant remember that the Lord created everything.
Marianna showing me her feet, " we walk with Christ", thats one reason the team came here to help Emma.........Lisa
The kids coloring their "feet", they know that they have a friend in Jesus.
Russ working hard on the electrical boxes. The Chicago team leader this year and prev years as well.
Erin and Karen were 2 of the teeth troopers, they worked so hard! Part of the Chicago Team. Chicago came with Dental hygentists and Wisconsin brought house builders!
Mark from Wisconsin came to do this mission work with 4 others from his town of Edgar.
Zach ready for action! A veteran Ysleta Mission worker. The son of our fearless leader :)
Friday - Mission accomplished!
101 patients
160+ VBS kids
160+ VBS kids
1 house
Passed out some 300 shoes...the remainder stayed at Santa Trinidad church in Mexico.
Mission accomplished with His help!
Praise be to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit!
I can personally say, i enjoyed meeting and working along side our new team members from Wisconsin= Emily, Randy,Mark, Dennis and the man - MEL! Those dental friends {Trish,Erin, and Karen] they were troopers - The Teeth Troopers, may God bless our next Mission Trip.
God Bless you all.
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