Tuesday House Building Crew -- Raising the Roof in Maneadero

The NBYG's very own Wonder Women help raise the roof on another house in Mexico.

Day Two on the house site saw nearly all of the house completed. We still have doors and windows to put into place and a few finishing touches but everything is coming along and we'll be ready to hand over the keys to the new owner on Thursday morning. 

Everything is going so well, in fact, that there was time for a little house-warming party. With a twist. We didn’t throw it to welcome the woman that will move in. Her family threw it for us. The mama prepared homemade tamales for all of the workers and had enough left over that she sent them back for others on our team to enjoy. I love how God and the people here continually turn things around. We who have come to teach are the students. We who have come to build a house are made to feel at home. We who have come to serve are, in turn, served. The difference is this. We give out of our abundance. The people give out of their scarcity. So who has truly offered the greater service? It’s very humbling and encouraging. We came to serve others and in the process have discovered brothers and sisters in Christ ready to give to us. 

So much happens here to fill our minds, bodies and souls. Without the distractions, without the focus on our own needs, we are treated to sights and signs of God at every turn. It’s not that he isn’t with us at home in America, it’s not Him who changes. It’s us. Our eyes are open here instead of drawn away from what’s really important. Our as Jesus might say, “He who has eyes to see. Let them see.”

We came to build a house for a Mexican family. In the process, their joy and hospitality and trust in God have served to build our faith. Their work will far outlast ours. Lord knows.

A note about the woman who will own the house. She is the daughter of the family on whose land the house is being constructed. Her name is Estefania. She’s getting a degree in Psychology. Please join us in prayer for this family -- our brother and sister in Christ, their daughter's future and blessings on all who enter this house.