Sunday, July 5

After loading the vans and trailer, we took some time to pray together with parents and church members before beginning our journey. Before leaving Richard, our pastor, asked me what # mission trip this was for me (Kristin). It is my 6th trip to Brownsville and my 18th mission trip.

The Brownsville Trip, though, holds a special place in my heart because of the relationships that have been built throughout the years. One of the girls who is about 15 years old here at Bella Vista Christian Church was an infant during one of our first visits. Other children we have seen grow up these last 5-6 years that we have been back. It truly is a special relationship.

Our journey from Waco to Brownsville was pretty uneventful, we have a great traveling group. I posted often to www.twitter.com/cccwaco.


Upon arriving, we ate dinner at an incredible Mexican "fast food" resturant called Taco Palenque . After stuffing ourselves, we met the Pastor and a few members of the church (our dear friend, Albert and his daughters Maritza and Stephanie) to set up all of the VBS decorations and get our supplies ready.

Our youth really have this VBS thing down....in just a few moments we were ready to go.

Back to the hotel to rest after a very, very long day.
We made it! After a LONG day of driving (see www.twitter.com/cccwaco), we arrived in Brownsville, Texas!