In the home stretch!
We spent our Friday in both Mexico and in the USA. This morning we all had our devotions and breakfast and then headed off to the border. Today was our fun day and we went out to South Padre Island. After a morning at the beach (yes, just suffering for Jesus) it began to rain like crazy. Texas and the coast here have been pounded by unusually heavy rains for weeks now. Immediately the streets were flooded, but we were able to get to a fast food restaurant to ride out the storm. After the rain sort of left we went back to long walks on the beach and swimming in the surf; a good reward for the team. We left about 4:30pm and headed off to Brownsville and International Christian Center. Tonight was their annual “Night of Worship” and it was amazing. Three hours of very high energy, deeply spiritual worship. The worship team had been preparing for weeks for this night. There were hundreds of people there and the Spanish flavor of the church showed; the songs were alternately in English and Spanish or both. They had a team of 50 people (!) on the stage which included a choir of 25 and a dance team of 10. Folks were dancing and rejoicing with lots of passion. Now I can’t see us doing this exactly at home, but at one point they broke out balloons, the long thin kind, and gave them out to the congregation. Everyone was waving balloons and then they actually tossed big beach balls into the crowd! It was such a great experience. In the middle of the 3 hour service, Pastor Bob preached and led 14 people to the Lord. After the service we went out to IHOP with our friends here and had something to eat. Very late end to a wonderful day. Tomorrow, oops, today, we head off to home. Everyone has been blessed by the great week we spent here. Please pray that we’re able to catch all our flights, especially since the layovers are so short and we’re switching airlines in Houston. Looking forward to seeing everyone at church on Sunday morning!
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