Mid February Mark and I had the privilege of going to Monterrey Mexico to learn about & experience Back 2 Back Ministries (an Orphan Care Ministry). It was an amazing trip that has changed the course of our lives forever!
We were with a medical team, doctors and nurses from FL, OH, & TN. Below is a picture of three doctors caring for (diagnose & give medication to) people that live in one of the slums of Monterrey (Back2Back serves the poor to try & prevent parents having to give up their children). For two days we cared for people in this room. My job was to keep the flow of people coming to the doctors. Mark had a much different & intense labor jobs these two days (pictures below).
Day 1 at a church in a slum of Monterrey Mark dug out the floor in the corner of this church/community center. They were lowering the floor to build a kitchen. In this church they feed the community one meal a day. Back 2 Back partners with this church in serving this slum community. Mark shoveled and wheelbarrowed out the dirt for 5 hours.
Day 2 Mark helped jackhammer and sledgehammer out a portion of the wall in the church.
See the pictures below to see he progress.
I also found a few kids to play with.
It was hard not being able to communicate with even the kids, but we found ways to still play together. We all smiled a lot at each other. :-)
Sunday morning we made pancakes (for about 80 kids) and them brought the pancakes over to one of the orphanages, ate pancakes with them & then went to church with them. Mark LOVED making the pancakes for the kids -he loves a fancy breakfast!
This little boy LOVED Mark.
Picture taken after church.
The below pictures are from the slum area in Monterrey we worked in for two days.
People literaly made their homes out of garbage & they lived in a garbage dump along a river. You see a horse in one of the pictures (note how thin it is).
It was a powerful trip for Mark and I.
Our future while we were down there was very unknown, but really connected to what Back 2 Back is doing. We are excited for the future possibilities to continue to support & work with Back 2 Back. :-)
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