Mexico Missions Trip

I just got back from our college/high school missions trip. After four days of working on a house together, everyone on our team is covered in several layers of dirt, grime, and sweat, only abated by the occasional bucket shower. To show for it, we have a 98% completed two room house in a small lot in Mexico.

I’ve also had the pleasure of working with one of the greatest Canadians I’ve ever met. Our representative from Amor Ministries, Bruce, was an absolute joy to work with. His constant heckling of us all, but especially the high schoolers, his great work ethic, and his easygoing manner made working on the house a joy. 

I think that we would normally surmise that the highlight for the trip would be handing the keys over to the new owner, or seeing the house fully completed, or perhaps taking a warm shower after four days of sweating in the Mexican heat.

But when I look back, my highlights are more related to the people, to our community, more related to our journey, and our ascent. The way we worked together. The way we cared for one another, especially when one of our own was sick. The way that we saw to one another’s needs. The way we’d get ticked at each other, but then quickly brush it off. So it wasn’t that handing over keys, or seeing the house finished wasn’t great, but the greatest thrill for me, is seeing that house, and seeing a physical manifestation of our community at work.

I’m eager to see what else our community can do when we band together towards higher purposes.