Today was our final day. At sports camp we had a mega-relay, some water games, and we presented the Gospel message in a very clear and easy to understand way. It was hard leaving those kids today, but we feel like we planted some seeds in their lives and provided a great outreach for El Sembrador. At the construction site we finished painting the outside of the house and made a dent in the mudding of the drywall joints. Be praying for another group to come and complete the project soon. Probably the most exciting part of the day was when four children accepted Jesus into their lives during a makeshift VBS under a tent in front of the new house. Several from our group instantly bonded with the children in the neighborhood...playing games, singing songs, eating snacks, making crafts, and sharing Jesus with them. I can't think of a better way to finish a mission trip! Thanks for your prayers. Be praying for us as we make the long drive home tomorrow.

Today was definitely an eventful day. Early this morning our construction crew, 6 of our students, and Amie left to roof the house. Amie and the students then met the rest of our sports camp team for sports camp at 9:00 (after finishing the roof in a record hour and a half!). We had 33 kids at sports camp today. 8 of those were new today. The construction crew continued to make great progress on the house getting most of the inside covered in drywall. Despite having bus problems we managed to get all of our sports camp team to the construction site in time for lunch compliments of the Wienerschnitzel-mobile and in time to coat the exterior of the house with primer before it rained...and rained...and rained. After a soggy, but refreshingly cool, afternoon we gathered back at Grandview for supper and Angie's INCREDIBLE banana pudding. We ended the evening with a time of prayer and sharing as a group which is always a great time. Hopefully we will all sleep well tonight and be ready for another great day tomorrow. Thanks for your prayers!

Today was day one at the sports camp. We had 29 kids there--many of them were kids that were at the sports camp last summer. It was really great to see them again. Our team was incredible! Everything went smoothly, even when we had to adapt at the last second in a few areas. The construction crew continued to make progress on the house. The inside is almost entirely insulated. Our students are going early tomorrow morning to roof it before sports camp, then tomorrow afternoon we will paint the exterior. Tomorrow will be a long day for everybody. Pray for energy. Enjoy the pics from today.

Today has been a great day of worship, serving, fellowship, rest, and planning. We worshipped with the congregation at El Sembrador this morning then they served us a wonderful pot-luck style lunch. The construction crew made incredible progress before sending 10 guys back to Levelland! The house is about 2 days ahead of schedule! We will start the sports camp in the morning. Thanks for your prayers.

While one group of 22 people traveled to El Paso Saturday another group was hard at work building a new house for the Padilla family in Westway, just west of El Paso. By the end of the day the group that was traveling had made it safely and the group building the house had made unbelievable progress on the house. We threw a block party at El Sembrador church with pastor Adan Medina. Lots of families showed up for snow cones, hot dogs, live music, and the bounce house! It was a great way to kick off the sports camp. Thanks for you prayers. Keep checking back here for daily updates and don't forget to follow us on twitter (jbrianhill and samgriffin) for up to the minute updates throughout the day on your phone or computer.