First I'll introduce my team... Well there are 4 of us total going down for the whole summer: Kevin, Aimee, David, and Me. I would introduce them more but considering I haven't even met them yet I can't really say much about them other than they love Jesus and love Juarez and have really big hearts for the people there. That in itself makes me really excited to be on a team with them this summer! Because there are so few of us, it is going to be a summer full of really hard work for the four of us. We are going to be building "single" houses all summer long, which are 11' by 20' with two rooms that can house up to a family of 5 people. Casas typically asks for groups of 12-18 people to come down to build a "single"... as you can see we are just a few people short...
However, we may have people come join us for builds! If you have some time this summer and would like to come help us out please let me know. We LOVE seeing people whose lives are changed by a week in Mexico! The cost of joining a build for a week is $500... that may sound like a lot of money but sending out some support letters and explaining the need of the people can help raise that money.
Our plan... We are leaving May 13th as originally planned and our first two weeks we will get to receive the training we would have received as interns, this way we are able to lead groups if Casas ever needs us down the road. After that we are going to build a house every week until we run out of money (we are praying so hard that that is not the case though and that we will be able to build all summer long). Once the house is built every week we are going to volunteer at orphanages and play with the kids and find organizations around El Paso that could use a helping hand. Saturdays will be our day to rest and relax and then Sundays will be a day for church and getting ready for the next week's build.
So we have people, we have a plan, now we need support. It costs us $5,000 to build one house and have food and gas for the week. As of right now we have around $18,000 which is enough for us to build 3 houses. Our goal is to raise around $50,000 so that we are able to build a house per week the whole summer long and maybe even get crazy towards the end and build 2 or maybe even 3 houses per week (keep in mind that we are gonna be pros at building by this point)! However, this whole plan is based on having the money to buy the supplies. We are young and capable and ready to build. If you have a heart for Mexico and want to help but don't have the time or are anxious about the violence we ask you to help us out by supporting us financially and seeing your money put to work. If you know anyone who may be interested in supporting us, I would love to get their contact information and tell them about the mission.
There are two ways to donate to our mission this summer...
One is to go to http://www.casasporcristo.org/give.html and there is a link to donate online. If you choose to donate, under "Program Area" choose "trip payment" and put INTERN BUILD in the comments box so that Casas knows to put the money towards our fund.
The second is to write a check to Casas Por Cristo and put INTERN BUILD in the memo line and send it to
Casas por Cristo
PO Box 971070
El Paso, TX 79997
All donations are in fact tax-deductible!
Whether you choose to support us financially or not I ask that you support us in prayer. I try to end every blog post with what prayer is on my heart at the time. Prayer is something that is becoming increasingly more important to me. Matthew 7:7 says "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." If we ask earnestly to the Lord, and it is in His will, then he will give us what we ask for.
So here I am asking you and asking God to help bring in the support we need in order show the love of Jesus Christ all summer long through building homes for families in need.
Pray~ That God bring in the money and gives us the physical strength to be able to build all summer long.
P.S.!!! A church in El Paso will match every dollar raised through the month of April up to the cost of a house! If we raise the money for one house then they'll provide the money for a whole second house!!! If you are thinking about donating but only have a few dollars if you do it soon your money will be doubled and you can help twice as much!!!
All donations are in fact tax-deductible!
Whether you choose to support us financially or not I ask that you support us in prayer. I try to end every blog post with what prayer is on my heart at the time. Prayer is something that is becoming increasingly more important to me. Matthew 7:7 says "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you." If we ask earnestly to the Lord, and it is in His will, then he will give us what we ask for.
So here I am asking you and asking God to help bring in the support we need in order show the love of Jesus Christ all summer long through building homes for families in need.
Pray~ That God bring in the money and gives us the physical strength to be able to build all summer long.
P.S.!!! A church in El Paso will match every dollar raised through the month of April up to the cost of a house! If we raise the money for one house then they'll provide the money for a whole second house!!! If you are thinking about donating but only have a few dollars if you do it soon your money will be doubled and you can help twice as much!!!
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