Today was officially the last day in Mexicali!  Team Heppa’s Peppas finished off their last day of ministry at the disability center, Refugio de Amor.  There they made bracelets, broke a pinata, and said a final prayer before separating.  All of the residents were tap sure to express their gratefulness and their appreciation for the team spending time with them the whole week.

Team Supercuernavacians finished off their day by packing all of the kids into the van, and heading off to the park site. The team played games with the kids, gave them candy, and joined hands to pray at the end.  Almost all of the team members were crying as they said their goodbyes.

After their sites, both teams met up at the build site for the key giving ceremony.  Everyone gathered in this family’s new home and thanked God for the amazing work he did.  The family members were all crying tears of joy, and it was truly amazing to see the end result of God working in and through the wonderful build team!  We handed over some gifts to the family, including a beautiful cross with the signatures of everyone from Octane, several handmade quilts, and extra building supplies and money that the family can use to better improve their new home.

I think everyone can say that this week was remarkable, and it was awesome to see the way God worked through each and every single person involved!  We crossed back into California with ease, and we are all currently at our hotel in San Diego, clean and showered!  The team members flying out of LAX will be leaving San Diego at around 12:30 tonight, and everyone is preparing for some lonnnng and early flights!