Tough Goodbye

Roger & Ed treated us to a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs and fried potatoes this morning - it's going to be tough going back to cold cereal after these last couple mornings.



We wrapped up a couple small projects this morning then Scott took us on a "Tour of Tijuana" for most of the afternoon. We visited the various churches and missions that Scott & Marcia have helped start including: Agua Viva, Dios Altisimo, Principe de Paz, Cristo Vive, and Emanuel. We also drove up a long rough road to take in an amazing vista of the surrounding area.




When we returned to the rehab center we had a neat prayer & praise service with the men. Lee and Derek shared their testimonies with the men, and two of the men from the rehab center shared theirs with us. We also took time to pray over each other and sing some praise songs. James did a wonderful job of putting together pictures and movies of the week for us to enjoy.

We concluded the service with a grand feast of "carne asada" guacamole, salsa, rice, beans, and tortillas. The grilled meat was Delicious, and everyone enjoyed themselves while listening to the praise music. We also had a surprise visit from our friend Paulino Luna - the foreman that worked with us last year. Giovani had challenged us to a basketball game yesterday so we took them up on it tonight. Steve, Ed, Ken, and Derek took on a couple (young, athletic, practiced) guys from the center. It was a fun, physical game with "no rules" but in the end we called it a draw in the Mexico vs. Michigan contest. The "fans" watching from the sidelines would alternate their cheers by who was ahead :-)




It was an amazing evening that capped off a wonderful week for all of us. Tomorrow morning we have to fly back home to snow, but the residents of Tijuana might be facing 4-6" of more rain over the next few days.