I leave for Mexico in about 4 hours! We are meeting to drive down to the airport at 3 am. It's going to be a loooooooong day, but so worth it. Have a told you about how amazing Cuirim House is yet? Set on the hillside, in between other concrete houses in the slums of Nogales, Mexico, Cuirim House is actually a monastery. From the street it looks like any other house on the block, and we live like our neighbors...no AC, no flush toilets, no water heater...just cement buildings and some picnic tables. Once inside, you realize there's much more than you can see from the street. There are 2 beautiful chapels, a Greek staircase looking out over the mountain and a fountain that many chose to sit by during our meditation time. Because Cuirim House is a monastery, we follow the Celtic monastic tradition of work, study, pray. Each day follows this rhythm, where we spend time together in chapel, spend time with God alone and spend time working together. What I love the most is that it never requires a watch!!! The day just moves along as it should, without rushing or stressing. It's truly amazing.
Working in the community can involve anything from painting projects to mixing cement manually, which is the most physically exhausting thing I've ever done. I can't wait to see what projects are in store for us this year!
If you are someone who prays, please pray for our team this week. We believe that God is planning to do amazing things.
Here's some pictures of last year's team. We are much smaller this year, but know God can still use us to do a lot!!
Have a great week!!
No comments:
Post a Comment