Day One: Tapachula

Hola from Tapachula, Mexico!

We have arrived safely! Four airports and 15 hours later :)

Our travel could not have gone better. Everything went well throughout the day and we arrived at the Girl's Home around 6 pm.

What a great welcome we received from each of the girls! They seemed to be so excited to see new and old faces. Each one greeted us with a huge hug and a kiss. They asked us a lot of questions, but for the most part we just tried to get everyone's names and ages. The girls are range from 3 years to 16 and each one is so polite.

After spending some time with them, we sat down and two of the girls (ages 11 and 15) officially greeted us and welcomed us to their home. We then ate together (the food is SO good).

After dinner, our team sat and read with each of the kids. It turns out, that's their favorite thing to do! Each girl would bring several books over and ask us to read with them. Each book talked about the stories of the bible and many of them were in English and Spanish. We also played games with them and just kind of got an opportunity to bond with them.

It's only the first night and I can tell that this is going to be an amazing trip. God is moving here and you can see it in each of the girls.

Tomorrow is a big day. We have church in the morning, a cook out, and a baby shower. Thanks for all of your prayers and continue to pray for our team as we spend time with each of the kids here.

PS: at request of the rest of the team, I should inform you that I ripped my pants in customs today...it's really not as great as it sounds.