Mi Casa es tu casa.............

In Mexico they have a saying "Mi Casa es tu Casa" this means "My house is your house", this makes me so happy as this is meant in the most genuine way.

So I got to build a house with the Bible School students the other weekend, I was so excited to be able to help and build a house for a family!

                                                        Colonia style house, this is a nice one!
So it was a nice hot day haa haa which is good but when your labouring its a bit crazy but we had fun, the family were moving into a new neighbourhood, where we were building the new house, they had 3 children, one who is pregnant and the other two are in school. This family are precious, I had the privalidge to take them shopping to buy supplies for their new house. This bit is a surprise for them, we do a whip round and get some money from the building team and helpers and then we take the family to Wallmart, we raised about $300 for the family, it was so fun as the mum was like a child in a sweet shop for the first time she got things she had never tried before and got fun treats and meat and veg and cleaning products!!

For me this was the first time I have been shopping with the family and it was amazing to be there, I had to try and not cry in the store as I was thinking of being in the Mum's shoes and it must have been such an overwelming experience for her!! I was so thankful to God that I get to be a part of this ministry, that we get to share His love with others.

At the end of building the house we go round in a circle and say a prayer for the family or say something encouraging and then we give them the Keys, ususally the family go in the house at this point, but this family wanted to say something too, so the mum wanted to explain that she wanted to bring the women from her church round her house, but before she had been so embarrassed about her house she had never done this but now, she was crying as she was so happy she would be able to have people in her home and share her new house with everyone, also the teenage girl said the same thing that she can have her friends round and she will be happy and proud of her home, they little boy tried to say stuff but was very emotional and the dad  was just so thankful, he said that he was blown away by God's provision for him and his family, he cried which made me cry too!!

This house is not only for this family but we know this family will use it to share with their community, this was such a special house build for me. This house is one big room with a partition, it is about the size of a large double bedroom that we will have at home so it is very small but they are so greatful and willing to share everything that they have!!

This is a constant challenge to me in my life to share and bless others with what I have!!