Week Three in Mexico

Another busy week down. This week was slightly less crazy because there were only two builds going on instead of five like the last two weeks. This meant that we had four staff on the house I was helping on. The team was really great. They were from a church in New Jersey. They had a lot of energy and really worked hard and very well together. The family was nice. There was Miguel, his wife Maria and their three kids Ulises (8), Angela (3) and Miguel (18 Mo.). I was a little sick on Sunday so I didn't get to go to church with the team. I got to do some stuff around the base though. Although it was a little strange being here with no one else around. We got the house finished in two days so we had a dedication party on the Tuesday. This was the first house I have done, as staff, that the team purchased furnishings for the house. Table with four chairs, plates and silverware, bunk beds, a range with a propane tank, towels and throw rugs. When we went to the build site on Tuesday, we told the family that they needed to go and help pick out a pinata for the party. After they left we set up everything in the house so it would be a complete surprise. When they got back we had the dedication which the whole neighborhood turned out for. When they went into the house Maria was so overwhelmed and was sobbing for about five minutes. Lots of people were crying. It was an amazing time. We went to a water park here in TJ for our day off. It was fun but I got sunburned.