Super Val

Hello! We are back from Mexico and once again online. It was such an amazing week. First of all we got to leave all of our "stuff" behind in Arizona. We unloaded the contents of our van and each entered Mexico with only a small bag of clothes and a backpack. What a great thing to do. Tonight when we got back to Arizona and started loading all of our "stuff" back into the van I realized just how "unsimply" I am living. I am excited to dump most of my stuff at home during Christmas.

There are so many stories to tell about our time in Mexico. I fell in love with about 75 kids there and pray that I can visit again sometime soon! One of the events that I feel most changed by was something that wasn't in our plan for the week and even 20 minutes before it happened I had my mind set that I would not enjoy it.

The story starts in Super Val, the local grocery store in the little town we were staying. We had gone to the store to pick up a few things that they needed in the kitchen at the orphanage. Jesse and I were in the hot chocolate isle (yes it was cold in Mexico!) and a man walked through and said "God Bless you for visiting our country" then he asked if we were on our honeymoon...
We explained that we were not and that there were four of us working at Casa de Elizabeth for the week, he asked us if we could all come and share our testimonies with a drug rehab house. Without hesitation we both said yes, by then Kelly and Stephanie had found us and they agreed that on Thursday night we would be there, ready to share.

Thursday came and we were all preoccupied with other things, but we told the man that we would be there, so we started to ask if any of the older guys at the orphanage wanted to join us. Four of them came, including a teacher at the school who told us the night before that he wasn't a Christian. The 2 hours we spent there were amazing. Although I couldn't tell the story of Jesus in Spanish, I know that the Holy Spirit was able to get the message across. Not only did the four of us share our stories, some of the guys from the orphanage got to share their stories as well. God was present! How fun to share a story that I know so well, but rarely tell.

One of the coolest parts about last night was that the men at the rehab house are starting to volunteer at the orphanage. Four of the guys were working all day there today. It is amazing how God finds ways to help those in need...even if it takes a little encounter at the Super Val and four Iowa kids.

Laura