Thursday, December 11, 2008

Tecate Bound!

Our final Global Outreach (GO!) Team of 2008 leaves Friday (12th) for a weekend journey to Tecate. The city of Tecate is just over the US-Mexico border, east of San Diego and Tijuana. It is here we are partnering with a team from the National City First Christian Church in their dream of building and establishing an orphanage in this area. We have been part of this project for a couple of years now, and have seen the foundation and walls erected. The next phase is the construction of the roof, followed by detail work and furnishing the rooms. Cost for the roof is $25,000, of which $14,000 has been raised. We are working on the final $11,000 so the orphanage can open.

But until then, we are still connecting with the community there through a local congregation just outside the city. The team will host their 2nd annual Christmas Party this weekend, strengthening relationships with people there, and bringing smiles and joy to everyone! Please pray for the group (some of whom are shown in this recent photo) as they travel and serve. Pray also for the continued work to be accomplished on the facility, that it might be completed soon. For when it is opened, there will be children, orphaned for so many reasons, who will find hope and purpose that they may have never known.