I just got back from a week-long trip to Mexico where I helped build a house for a family that did not have one. They paid nothing for this house, they simply asked a man named Sergio for a house, and he gave it to them. They didn't own the land or anything, but he took them in an gave them a house and plugged them into a community. Sergio (I hope I spell his name right) Is one amazing dude. He started his life with a druged father who left his family, and Sergio left his house at 11. Joined a gang, spent time in jail (a lot of time.) After a long time in jail, his asked his extended family to bail him out. They did, and he got a job and worked his ass off. Then someone gave him a bible. Thats where his quest started. He went to the states, where he became a pastor. Then he came back to mexico where he started Baja Minestries. He has build over 15,000 houses for free, he has built chrurches and is currently building a hospital. He provided our group with the foundation of a house and teh building materials and from there we went at it. We also gave the family some food and money to spend at they pleased at the end of our time down there.

It didn't even stop there. As we wound our way back home, we stopped at a gas station where there was a mix-up as for who was paying the gas. The station attendant was given Sergio's number, because all the money we had raised for the trip went to him, and as my leader got back into the car he told us that Sergio was going to build a house for the attendant. So many people have benifited greatly from Sergio's ministires and help, I'm just glad I could be a part of it again.