Camp EXTREME is off to a fun start at their sites! Day 1 on Saturday started at Refugio De Amor, a home for men with cognitive disabilities. We were joined by a team of college students from Azusa Pacific University. At Refugio we shot basketballs, kicked soccer balls, colored pictures and sang songs with the men. Sofia has been extra awesome by doubling as our translator for the day! The church site was not quite ready for us, but we met with one of the neighbors and the pastor’s wife- we are excited to start with them on Sunday after their church service!

We woke up at 6am, ate breakfast at 7, worshipped at 8 and then we were on the road by 9ish for our first site. Unfortunately, the autism center was closed for the weekend because it is a school but that didn’t stop us from continuing our day. We all grabbed a bite to eat at a taco stand for lunch and then headed over to our park site where we fed the kids lunch after our skit, played soccer with them as well as make crafts and everything went well do to our awesome translator Laura. Anna made a new little bestfriend today but are we suprised? no. We’re all having so much fun and so happy to be here. Hope Michigan is treating yall well.

Tori

Camp is set up! Boarder crossing went smoothly and we made it to camp this afternoon with plenty of time to set up and get ready for ministry tomorrow. We’re feeling tired but excited that we’re here. Our teams are worshiping and doing bible study before we crash for the night.

Our bags are packed and we’re ready to go. We plan to leave Yuma by 10 (hopefully) and get to Mexicali this afternoon to set up camp. We’ve been busy here in Yuma, hiking, doing scavenger hunts, swimming, and finishing last minute things for our VBS. We did some activities as a group and some split up but we enjoyed the time we got to spend getting to know our teams better. Today we have a long day on the road, but everyone is ready to get our ministry started. We’ll let you know how we’re doing when we make it to camp!

The hike!

Hello Michigan, we had a fun filled day packed with lots of activities. We had a team of 10 go hiking and a group of 15 go to the Colorado River historical park. We are all exhausted and every kid but me is asleep (Anna) there will be a more detailed description of our day tomorrow after we get a bit of rest.

Just a quick update the whole team has made it safely to Yuma. We just ate dinner at In and Out Burger or Panada Express. We all walked there to get some fresh air. Everyone is back at hotel to have some down time and get some much needed rest.

Thank you for all the prayers and support for safe travels.

More updates to come tomorrow.

Night

2019 Mexicali Team

The team is all en route to Arizona! Some landed last night, others are driving from California and the big group is currently in the air. Prayers and blessings for all of them!!!