Wasn't it Five Iron Frensy who sang,
Mission trip to Mexico
Mission trip to Mexico
Get in the van, come on let's go
On a mission trip to Mexico?
Ah what a classic musical composition that was.
Well, I'm taking their advice (sans the van). This summer, I'm going to Mexico City to work with homeless kids. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm hoping to post some updates here about planning, fundraising, the missionaries we're going to help, etc. The paragraph below is the first of such. It's an email from Jesus Guttierez, the founder of Lampas International, the ministry I'll be working with.
One of the staff at Lampas, Joy Jimenez, just had surgery - a procedure that a lot of my friends from church helped to pay for. She had an infection in her sinuses and if she hadn't had the surgery, doctors said, she might have lost her hearing. So she seems to be back at work already. I got this this morning so I'm assuming that "tomorrow" in Jesus' message is today (22 April).
Hello! Greetings from all!
Joy is doing well, recuperating from the surgery. She is still getting her strength back and has some pain, but is much better. Please pray for her tomorrow as it's the Children's day activity and she's in charge of the games. It's her first full day back, but she's planned simple games and think it should go fine. We have invited over 80 street kids to a local park, and will have the typical piñata, games and Bible message, and will serve them "tacos de canasta" & rice and beans for lunch. We would appreciate your prayers that all goes well (we don't have very many helpers this time), and that the Lord will touch many hearts. Thanks so much, and we'll be in contact. Joy is planning to write a thank you letter soon!
In Christ,
The Lampas team
Check back for more Lampas updates and more clashing musical quotes. Only on Otter Fodder do you get references to James Taylor and Five Iron Frensy together.
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