Ysleta Mission Trip 2008 at Kil. 20

Pictures of 2008 House completion@K20,Dentists info and 2009 plans

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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.

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.

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.

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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

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.

WE have arrived in Chicago,Praise the Lord. Mission Accomplished!

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Friday info
101 patients
160+ VBS kids
1 house
passed out some 300 shoes...the remainder stayed Santa Trinidad church in Mexico.
Mission accomplished.
Below info from MON-WED numbers.
God praise be your NAME, YOU carried us threw it all!

Thursday morning info>>>>Thanks so much for all the support.Please pray for our safety and good journey into Mexico. We have been stopped 3+ times now for what ever reason. At this time please prayer for the success of getting the shoes into Mexico. We have permit delivery problems.Request also for health reasons...some are ill, don't know why. Pray we are healed and able to get thru today.Thanks that we could be together. Thanks that we have a great group of people working soo hard. For His glory , not ours.Thank you for your Son, Our God ,brother and Savior.Lisa and team..............

Posted by Lisa M. at 7:11 AM 3 comments Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Tuesday was good! House on Tuesday..all four walls are up and siding,the roof is attached...will be finished tomorrow. Windows are ready to installed and electrical wiring is started! Alot was done today!Praise the Lord.We had around 40+ kids again for VBS,We sang "Jesus loves me" in English and Spanish! Alot of fun.We made them id cards with that logo..to not forget His love is especially for them.We had 23 patients today, we have the number for tomorrow already booked.We think that the shoe clinic will happen tomorrow afternoon.Thanks so much for praying for us. He has watched over us!

Thanks.

Posted by Lisa M. at 5:46 PM 0 comments Monday, August 4, 2008Monday blues,El Paso Storms,Open door to the Good News

We are so thankful for your prayers!God is faithful, he heard us and provided good weather and many children to listen.The Dental clinic had 23 patientsWe had 40 plus children come and here who the Rock of Life is.We were able to put 4 walls for the new home.Thanks to the Lord ,for he provides everything we need.Please prayer for the success of completing the home,sharing the Good news with more kids and helping more people suffering with teeth pain.
Lisa and the team

Posted by Lisa M. at 7:29 PM 0 comments Sunday, August 3, 2008Saturday, Sunday right into Monday

Hello everyone,We had a interesting weekend. Landed here on Saturday- safely- Thank you Lord!Then we got settled in and talked about the work site for the week. It looked as though we would exactly where we were last year. We did the journey to El Paso Walmart to stock up on needs and went to Cici's Pizza for dinner.Sunday brought a greater clarity to our work.We attended Church service at San Pablo Lutheran church, here in El Paso, which is located on the compound of Ysleta Lutheran Mission.We headed in Mexico to about 15 miles in and visited a Spanish service and got to the see the site where we will construct a home and do a week long Dental Clinic and Vacation Bible School plus a couple of days of offering shoes to the needy kids in the community.
We will be working at Kilometer 20 , in the town of Ciudad Juarez.
The requests would be prayer, Strength and His help in all the ways we can help.

Please lift these needs to the Lord, as prayer is our help. The Lord our keeper and the Spirit our comforter.We ask all this in our Lords name, Jesus Christ.
God keep you always

Good Morning! We are going to Mexico now,its Wednesday morning!

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Thanks so much for all the support.

Please pray for our safety and good journey into Mexico. We have been stopped 3+ times now for what ever reason. At this time please prayer for the success of getting the shoes into Mexico. We have permit delivery problems.

Request also for health reasons...some are ill, don't know why. Pray we are healed and able to get thru today.

Thanks that we could be together. Thanks that we have a great group of people working soo hard. For His glory , not ours.

Thank you for your Son, Our God ,brother and Savior.

Lisa and team.

Tuesday was good!

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House on Tuesday..all four walls are up and siding,the roof is attached...will be finished tomorrow. Windows are ready to installed and electrical wiring is started! Alot was done today!

Praise the Lord.

We had around 40+ kids again for VBS,

we sang "Jesus loves me" in English and Spanish! Alot of fun.We made them id cards with that logo..to not forget His love is especially for them.

We had 23 patients today, we have the number for tomorrow already booked.

We think that the shoe clinic will happen tomorrow afternoon.

Thanks so much for praying for us. He has watched over us!

Thanks.

Monday blues,El Paso Storms,Open door to the Good News

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We are so thankful for your prayers!
God is faithful, he heard us and provided good weather and many children to listen.
The Dental clinic had 23 patients
We had 40 plus children come and here who the Rock of Life is.
We were able to put 4 walls for the new home.
Thanks to the Lord ,for he provides everything we need.

Please prayer for the success of completing the home,
sharing the Good news with more kids and helping more people suffering with teeth pain.
Lisa and the team

Saturday, Sunday right into Monday

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Hello everyone,
We had a interesting weekend. Landed here on Saturday- safely- Thank you Lord!
Then we got settled in and talked about the work site for the week. It looked as though we would exactly where we were last year. We did the journey to El Paso Walmart to stock up on needs and went to Cici's Pizza for dinner.
Sunday brought a greater clarity to our work.
We attended Church service at San Pablo Lutheran church, here in El Paso, which is located on the compound of Ysleta Lutheran Mission. We headed in Mexico to about 15 miles in and visited a Spanish service and got to the see the site where we will construct a home and do a week long Dental Clinic and Vacation Bible School plus a couple of days of offering shoes to the needy kids in the community. We will be working at Kilometer 27 , in the town of Ciudad Juarez.
The requests would be prayer, Strength and His help in all the ways we can help.
Please lift these needs to the Lord, as prayer is our help. The Lord our keeper and the Spirit our comforter.
We ask all this in our Lords name, Jesus Christ.
God keep you always.
Lisa and the team.

Safe landing in EL Paso, Texas

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Thanks to all the prayers that have been sent up since the mission trip started!
All team members are accounted for and all luggage..thankful for that. Last year we lost one luggage filled with shoes. God bless you all and may His grace be about us all this week.

Kilometer 20,the land of milk and honey. He is faithful!

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Last year in August 2007 was my 2nd mission trip to Ciudad Juarez the people were amazing! They were patient and the neighbors across the road, served us lunch!
She was greatly touched by our presence. The Lord spoke to her heart and remained in His love after we left. The Lord she said," The Lord isn't real, i was going to give up believing.....but ..(she started to cry) but then you , and all of your friends came and i watched..and couldn't believe that He would come to this forsaken land. We feel so alone and without His presence..but i DO believe and I won't let go ever! Thank the Lord! He brought you all to me! "
The story that touched our hears , knowing one person was touched in a GOD way. The reason we all go , to testify of His love for all people , even in forsaken ground.
God's will be done, in our work and in our lives.
"His love endures forever , he is faithful!"

Are you Mexican resident or American resident?

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This plaque helps everyone know what side you should walk to.
We walked over the border last year a couple of times.
I finally got the chance to take a picture of this.
Eres Mexicana o eres Americana?

The mountain proclaims the WORD.

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Every time you cross the border the mountain

it - IT proclaims to the city- the truth.

" Ciudad Juarez, Read the Bible it's the Truth."

We don't know who put this on the mountainside, but it's been there for at least some 4 years now.

We always feel encouraged reading this, all the while we're border crossing with the traffic for some 2-3 hours.

Shoes for the children.

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At last count I believe we had approximately 300 pairs of shoes. We will also be bringing a check to purchase more shoes as needed.

So we will be visiting Walmart -El Paso! Thank God for air-conditioning!

We also got a bag of blue socks from our friend Sue from St.Paul Lutheran,Mt.Prospect (thanks Sue)!

We will be Christ's Ambassadors everywhere we go.

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The parts of Mexico where we will be ministering is extremely impoverished. For example, the average salary in Anapra (one of the locations we may work in) is only $35.00 per week

Serving as a team in Mexico

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We’re going to El Paso, Texas (which is where the Ysleta Lutheran mission is based and where we will be staying the evenings) - but from there we will be going into northern Mexico to work. We will be working in some the extremely impoverished areas on outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (probably Anapra).+ Build a house. + Conduct a "backyard vacation bible school."+ Conduct a dental clinic.+ Distributing shoes for the children+ Repair work and painting, working with food pantry or food distribution; Working with children in the area, working with the medical clinic, cooking, cleaning - All of this done in Jesus' name as we share our faith with the people we help.

We'll be serving in one of these Lutheran churches in Mexico

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Going to Ysleta Lutheran Mission in El Paso, TexasFor the week of August 2 - 9, 2008We’ll be going into Mexico, August 2-9, with members from St. Paul’s church and other area Lutheran churches.

The group of 2008, welcome and pray for them all

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We are going August 2nd -thru the 9th..

The core group is from St.Paul Lutheran Church, Norwood Park,Il. and from other Chicago churches as well as from Churches in Wisconsin.

We will join in El Paso, Texas.

We are bringing this year many carpenters and 3 dentists, several house builder helpers and several who will be the leaders in VBS, the entire group will help with a 2 day event in giving out shoes to the children as well as socks plus toothbrushes.

The Lord will not only provide the inner strength from the Holy Spirit but help will also come from the mightly Water bottle that will be strapped to our sides. We will be ready for that GOD moment. We pray VBS is successful , we pray that the clouds roll by to cover us and we so pray the Lord will protect and sustain us each day.

Please take the time to pray for us..We truly appreciate. God help us all. God bless you!

The church in Mexico

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The churches in Mexico

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YLM supports year-round ministry in El Paso and at mission sites in several of the poorest communities throughout northern Mexico. The mission church bodies in the metro area of Juarez work together to facilitate ministry in their communities. Members from one mission congregation can often be seen helping out with Bible Classes or Vacation Bible School at a different mission site and these congregations even worship together on special occasions in celebration of Baptism or Confirmation.
YLM is located at one of the major passage ways between the United States and Mexico. The border is fluid with thousands of people crossing both directions every day. Based in a 4.2 acre campus one mile from the Zaragoza International Bridge, YLM's ministries and services also cross both directions.

Ysleta Lutheran Mission

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We are going August 2nd -thru the 9th..Working in the heat and usually with no cover of the sun and our armor is the Lord and the strength is not only the inner strength from the Holy Spirit but will also come from the mightly Water bottles that will be strapped to our sides. The brothers and sisters with us will hold us and encourage us to get through each day, for we must be ready for that GOD moment. There will be times when the Lord taps us on the shoulder and says, speak to him or speak to her.. We pray VBS is successful , we pray that the clouds roll by to cover us and we so pray the Lord will protect and sustain us each day. Visit the Ysleta Lutheran Mission in EL Paso, Texas. Below is the website and included in this log are pictures from the last 2 years so you can see where are going this year and the work we will do. Enjoy and send us a line or two. Please take the time to pray for us..We truly appreciate. God help us all.

http://www.ylm.org/

The work in Mexico at the border areas of Texas,El Paso

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Going to Ysleta Lutheran Mission in El Paso, Texas
For the week of August 2 - 9, 2008
We’ll be going into Mexico, August 2-9, with members from St. Paul’s church and other area Lutheran churches.
We’re going to El Paso, Texas (which is where the Ysleta Lutheran mission is based and where we will be staying the evenings) - but from there we will be going into northern Mexico to work. We will be working in some the extremely impoverished areas on outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (probably Anapra).
+ Build a house.
+ Conduct a "backyard vacation bible school."
+ Conduct a dental clinic.
+ Distributing shoes for the children
+ Repair work and painting, working with food pantry or food distribution; Working with children in the area, working with the medical clinic, cooking, cleaning - nAll of this done in Jesus' name as we share our faith with the people we help. The parts of Mexico where we will be ministering is extremely impoverished. For example, the average salary in Anapra (one of the locations we may work in) is only $35.00 per week

pic2006- We will had out shoes this year!We bring shoes for the children in order to go to school.

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Picture 2006-The exit from Mexico to EL Paso, Texas. The cross signifies the crimes in Mexico.We saw this every day for 5 days in 2006.

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(2007Cici)Typical house of a church member. Then we get funds and select the members we can build new homes for.

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House 2007- We will build one house for a church member.

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Dentist Karen 2007.Dentists will be there for 5 days for free. This year we'll have 3 Dentists!

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Where i will be staying. El Paso, Ysleta Lutheran Mission-it once housed the Army during the run to get Pancho Villa

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Pic2007.The slab is always done before we arrive-makes house building easier and faster to get done in 1 week.

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2007-Photo-Each time we go there-Its right after a severe storm.We drive thru Sand hills, moutains of sand.New year wil bring new experience.

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We start each day in church-preparing for whatever the Lord has planned for each of us.

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Backyard-Vacation Bible School- we were outside in the heat!

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Border Bridge Texas to Mexico

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The Vacation Bible School poster from 2007, and the Aerial shot of the border at El Paso, Texas

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Leaving to El Paso,Texas August 2nd

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The plan will depart from O'hare airport on Saturday August 2nd and we'll return August 9th, with the Lord's blessing and daily care.