This last spring break, I went to Mexico with my church, which was 22 other people, in hopes of going on a life changing experience. I have been inspired in more than one way. I have really become fond of mission trips and am considering making a career out of it. I have always wanted to help others, but was never really sure how to get involved. Let me give you an overview of the whole trip.
First of all, we left New Covenant Bible church at around 8:00 pm on March 20. I was so very excited. There was only one other time that I had been out of the country before this and that was to Canada. Most mission groups cancelled their trip to Mexico this year due to all of the violence. The drive took around 24 hours to get to Albuquerque, New Mexico. I can not even begin to explain the amount of sleeping positions I tried. I also became very fond of coloring books and making bracelets. That was basically my life for most of those hours. When in doubt, whip out the crayons and coloring books! I also played some puzzles and games with the people on the bus. I developed a mad skill for the game “catch phrase.” Ever played it? It’s really fun and time consuming.
When we got to the church (Sandia Presbyterian Church) we were staying at in Albuquerque we went to church service. We all took showers in the University of New Mexico; I thought to myself that this wouldn’t be such a bad place to go to college. It felt nice to step in a nice warm shower after being on the road for so long. We arrived back at the church and eventually fell asleep after a couple hours of just chatting outside in the beautiful weather. The background filled with mountains made me stare in awe, for I don’t usually get to see such stunning sites as that. I had never been to New Mexico, or even anywhere in the South West for that matter. We went out to eat at The Frontier, probably the best authentic Mexican food I have ever tasted. You wouldn’t think that the best Mexican food would be anywhere other than Mexico, right? No, that’s wrong and I found the right place.
The next morning we packed our bags and were off to the city of El Paso in Texas, a very populated Mexican town. The temperature was absolutely amazing. There were so many things to look at, I was in awe. The drive to El Paso wasn’t that bad. El Paso was a city right on the border so the view into Mexico was so amazing. Its incredible how close to things can be to each other, yet the amount of difference is still massive. It made me want to cry at the look of the little run-down houses and I wasn’t even in the worst part. We went to a mall called the Kennedy mall. I swear it has to be the biggest mall i have ever been to. My story continues in a new post.
First of all, we left New Covenant Bible church at around 8:00 pm on March 20. I was so very excited. There was only one other time that I had been out of the country before this and that was to Canada. Most mission groups cancelled their trip to Mexico this year due to all of the violence. The drive took around 24 hours to get to Albuquerque, New Mexico. I can not even begin to explain the amount of sleeping positions I tried. I also became very fond of coloring books and making bracelets. That was basically my life for most of those hours. When in doubt, whip out the crayons and coloring books! I also played some puzzles and games with the people on the bus. I developed a mad skill for the game “catch phrase.” Ever played it? It’s really fun and time consuming.
When we got to the church (Sandia Presbyterian Church) we were staying at in Albuquerque we went to church service. We all took showers in the University of New Mexico; I thought to myself that this wouldn’t be such a bad place to go to college. It felt nice to step in a nice warm shower after being on the road for so long. We arrived back at the church and eventually fell asleep after a couple hours of just chatting outside in the beautiful weather. The background filled with mountains made me stare in awe, for I don’t usually get to see such stunning sites as that. I had never been to New Mexico, or even anywhere in the South West for that matter. We went out to eat at The Frontier, probably the best authentic Mexican food I have ever tasted. You wouldn’t think that the best Mexican food would be anywhere other than Mexico, right? No, that’s wrong and I found the right place.
The next morning we packed our bags and were off to the city of El Paso in Texas, a very populated Mexican town. The temperature was absolutely amazing. There were so many things to look at, I was in awe. The drive to El Paso wasn’t that bad. El Paso was a city right on the border so the view into Mexico was so amazing. Its incredible how close to things can be to each other, yet the amount of difference is still massive. It made me want to cry at the look of the little run-down houses and I wasn’t even in the worst part. We went to a mall called the Kennedy mall. I swear it has to be the biggest mall i have ever been to. My story continues in a new post.
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