Last post from the trip.

This will be the last post for now. We have had fun on the ferry as Ian is a captain for BC ferries, therefore we got to tour the bridge. Here is a pic of Steve in the Captain's chair. Hope to see you in a few minutes. Weird to think that most of you will read this after we actually see you.


I"m out.

We are on the 12 ferry.

PARENTS:

We will be on the 12 ferry instead of the 1pm. please be at the terminal at 1:30.

One more early morning.

One last early morning. They won't let me upload pictures to the blog here at the hotel so that is why there isn't any today and yesterday but I will make sure there is lots when we get home don't worry. We are on the road at 8:30 this morning so I will post a new blog once we get to canada to let everyone know which ferry we are on for sure.
Please pray for safe travels and short line ups at the boarder.

Peace.

Touchdown Seattle!!!

We made it to Seattle at about 11pm and are now at the hotel. All 43 of us!!!! Today has been a long travel day so I'm keeping this short as we need to get some rest before tomorrow.

PARENTS PLEASE NOTE:
We may be catching the 12pm ferry on sunday. It all depends on how long the border crossing takes. We will be phoning parents to advise if we are catching the earlier boat.

Team orange on the go.

Well it's bright and sunny already today. Should be a great travel day. Yesterday was full of adventures. We went to the Oaxacan Market in the morning and El Pabion beach in the afternoon. We are on the road now so will we post another update tonight.

A foggy morning.

Well we finished the house and moved in the family last night. It took two truck loads to move the Miranda-Sierra family to their new house, spiders, pigeons and all. There was also a suitcase full of items for each of the 7 family members. Thanks to all of you who donated items for the family as they were so blessed by the stuff. After we moved them over, we ate dinner with them and then brought out a giant Dora the Explorer pinata filled with candy. Everyone took turns hitting is as you can see from the pics.
Today we get to go to the local market to shop for a bit and then it's off to the beach for a while. Steve really wants to rent some dune buggies at the beach. Crazy guy.

Here is a post from Laura Tresidder:
Hey ya'll! just kidding, I've been hanging around the Americans here a little too much. Well, I didn't know this experience would be so life changing, I mean I heard it would, but to actually see the changes in the house, the family, each other and myself... it blows me away. Wednesday night we had our Crave at the church here. It was so powerful listening to almost a thousand people praising God with the same song, in two different languages. It really makes you think that people all over the world are worshipping the same amazing God. Also, another moment that got to me was when I was holding the little four year old that was moving into the house, she asked me to go inside the house and her eyes completely lit up when she saw the suitcases full of donations and her new room. She had the purest smile on her face and she just turned back to me and said, "Gracias! Gracias!" and she hugged me like she'd never let go. It was sad saying the goodbyes, and I know we've changed these children's lives forever, as they have changed our hearts for a life time. I am now seeing that God has chosen each person to come here to give to these people and serve him, and come back with a changed heart and new experiences. I truly wish everyone back home could experience the miracles down here. Miss you all! Laura's out..

Wakey Wakey!!

This is a picture from the Baja Fiesta where we went to get some dessert last night. Chris got fries for some reason. I guess he really misses Mc Donalds or something.
Buenos dias (good morning)!! Today we had great breakfast burritos...hmmmmm. Please continue to pray for us as we are just over the hump now and the lack of sleep is setting in. Pray for energy and work ethic. It's overcast today but we are told it will burn off by 10am or so and then be sunny and hot.

A message from Alyson Shultz:

Good morning!!!! Greg and I are so thrilled and blessed to have Saanich here. We look forward to having these guys visit us every year, not just because they're from our home church, but because these are the best behaved youth we've seen! Thank you family members for allowing your kids to come down. They are such a blessing to everyone that comes in contact with them. We love you guys and we look forward to hopefully seeing you in a couple weeks when we're up there in Victoria!! God bless!