Our Savior

iHola, mis amigos de federal way!

Hmmm…it’s Monday, right? (Being away from a phone, calendar, watch, ect, makes me lose track of the day of the week—I love it!) Today we started building for our Mexican family. I would tell you their name, but they say their names so fast and with such a strong accent that I would probably say it completely wrong. Sometime between breakfast and lunch, we took off in our white 15-passenger vans to our build sites. Our youth group was split up into three smaller groups, and each group went to a different build sit. I rode with Jesse Duckett…that was crazy! I sat near the back of the van and every time we went over a speed bump Jesse would drive slow for the front end and then speed up for the back end…somehow this was better for the van…I’m not sure if he was serious or joking. However, he would like you to know that he kept all his ninos safe! Once we arrived, we met the family. I was super excited to talk with the family because they only knew Spanish. I finally got to put those 3 years of High School Spanish Class to good, real life use…it was amazing! A Caravan leader proceeded to instruct us on how to build the frame for the floor and 4 walls—this involved lots of hammering and sawing. I found hammering quite difficult and found myself feeling very unskilled when I saw a little Mexican boy hammer so much better than me.

iAhora voy a cenar, adios!

Ellie Evans (Ellie is a lot easier to say than “Elaine” in Spanish :)

PS - Elizabeth Pebley is alive! J (For Madre y Padre)

Michael Bunker:

It is day two of in the new country of Mexico. We have spent many hours in this strange thing that comes from the sky called the sun. It is a very nice thing, we should try to get it in Washington. But on a more serious note, today was the day that we started building, our crew started building little shack in this families back yard. The feeling I got from the family as we started and as we invited them in to help us out. It was much more fun to watch and work with them than it was to just work for them. The fellowship that came with working WITH them not FOR them was amazing. The trip so far for me has been a successful one. I have made the decision to surrender my life to God, true it is mostly impossible to surrender EVERYTHING but I am praying that I can get rid of all the extra stuff in my life and that I can just do things that please God and spread his name across the land. It is true that I am going to a school that is not known for their education program that is 7th best in the world, but it is more known for how often the people there party. But I plan on spending my time there spreading the word of the lord, not spreading the beer. It has truly been a blessing to be able to come down here and work with the people of our church and other churches all over Washington. Thank you all that helped me be able to come down here and thank you mom and dad for allowing me to be able to come down here ad not listening to the reports on the news. We are truly in a safe place and there is nothing to worry about.

I love all of you and I hope that you are enjoying your time in the sun in Washington, it is quite cool down here and very nice.