We left early Sunday morning with 3 packed vans and a u-haul full of luggage and fun stuff for the kiddos we were to meet in Robstown, Texas! We picked one up on the way and another the next day for a group of 41 high school students and 7 adults!
We were blessed with safe travels and arrived at River Hills Baptist Church in the late afternoon and began unpacking our stuff before heading to Diaz Park to pass out flyers. Once at the park, we got a game plan and then split up into our 3 groups to pass out flyers and meet people in the community. We gave out 400 flyers and met lots of kiddos interested in coming to hang out with us at the park this week!
Casey and Lauren were blessed on the first day when they found Isabel and Gabriel - friends they had made on a mission trip to Robstown back in 2003 when they were just 5 and 6 years old. We saw them again in 2005 when they were 7 and 8, and now they are in middle school and are 12 and 13 years old! They didn't live in the same house anymore, but we tracked them down a couple of miles away. They remembered us well and Isabel even called us by the nicknames she had given us, "Hot Sauce" and "Spicy Mustard!" Haha! God is sweet, and He blessed us with an awesome reunion!
After walking around the neighborhood trying to let the kids know we were there, we headed to Cici's for a pizza buffet! After dinner we spent some time sharing how we already felt God moving in this city and in our lives. The students got in their groups and prayed for the kiddos they would have this week. They took communion together and thanking Jesus for his sacrifice.
The students are having a blast getting to know new friends and playing in our free time! We've had a lot of fun playing a game called MAXIMUM ATTENTION with the whole group! Good times!
Keep us in your prayers as well as the kids we hope to meet here in Robstown. God is already allowing us to have great conversations with the people we've met.
Check back often for updates - we hope to be able to post some pictures at least once each day and fill you in on our MISSION TRIP 2010!!!
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