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Mark..Here is an article from the Green Valley paper about a recent trip these good folks took.
Quail Creek is a growing community a little east of GV. Their golfing guys are a bunch of Sand Baggers, but these
folks are great.
Early on Feb. 10, 17 members of a Quail Creek neighborhood Bible study group departed in a three-car caravan bound for Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point, Mexico) on a mini-mission trip arranged by Skip and Julie Pence.
The four-hour drive was full of spectacular scenery and joyful fellowship, and included a short picnic lunch stop at Organ Pipe National Monument.
The group arrived at Esperanza por los Niños (Hope for the Children), a Christian home for children who had been removed from their parental home for various reasons. The facility is home to about 40 children, ages 5 to 18, and is run by two couples who live on site with their own children.
A tour of the facility was enjoyed, and their mission and needs were explained.
As the children arrived from school in town, the group helped to serve a hearty lunch. Afterward, the children enthusiastically enjoyed crafts provided by the Quail Creek visitors. The kids were also awed by a flannel board story of David and Goliath, and creatively iced Valentine cookies.
Three lovely ocean-front condos in the Sandy Beach area of Puerto Peñasco, provided by the Pences, were home to the group for the weekend. After check-in, dinner was enjoyed at The Med, a restaurant in Las Palmas area.
Saturday found the travelers shopping at Bodega Aurrera, the local version of Wal-Mart, for items to provide lunch for 300 persons at two local food bank locations. Having worked up an appetite, the group enjoyed a delicious Mexican lunch at Pollo Lucas, having grilled chicken with side dishes served under a thatched-roof, open-air dining room.
Meat and cheese sandwiches were assembled, oranges arranged and Cheetos were divided into small bags at the central Food Bank location and then delivered to the two mission sites.
Local residents gathered at the two outdoor neighborhood locations, summoned by worship music playing and bells ringing. Young and old alike, along with a cadre of dogs, arrived on foot.
After a worship service, complete with music and sermon, the meals were distributed and received with gratitude and enthusiasm.
Dinner that evening was at La Curva, complete with delicious Mexican favorites and strolling Mariachi musicians.
On Sunday, the group worshiped at Family of God Church with a standing room-only crowd composed of Americans, Canadians and Mexicans. The service was led by an American minister from Texas.
Sunday afternoon was free time for all and included beach walks, spa soaks and naps. That evening, the Malicon (central shopping district) was the venue for shopping, local music and sunset viewing. The weekend was capped off with a lovely dinner at Lolita’s.
The group arrived home mid-day on Monday, blessed by being able to do Christ’s work among those so much in need and very grateful for what we have been blessed with in our own lives.
I guess these folks hadn't read the warnings.
Quail Creek is a growing community a little east of GV. Their golfing guys are a bunch of Sand Baggers, but these
folks are great.
Early on Feb. 10, 17 members of a Quail Creek neighborhood Bible study group departed in a three-car caravan bound for Puerto Peñasco (Rocky Point, Mexico) on a mini-mission trip arranged by Skip and Julie Pence.
The four-hour drive was full of spectacular scenery and joyful fellowship, and included a short picnic lunch stop at Organ Pipe National Monument.
The group arrived at Esperanza por los Niños (Hope for the Children), a Christian home for children who had been removed from their parental home for various reasons. The facility is home to about 40 children, ages 5 to 18, and is run by two couples who live on site with their own children.
A tour of the facility was enjoyed, and their mission and needs were explained.
As the children arrived from school in town, the group helped to serve a hearty lunch. Afterward, the children enthusiastically enjoyed crafts provided by the Quail Creek visitors. The kids were also awed by a flannel board story of David and Goliath, and creatively iced Valentine cookies.
Three lovely ocean-front condos in the Sandy Beach area of Puerto Peñasco, provided by the Pences, were home to the group for the weekend. After check-in, dinner was enjoyed at The Med, a restaurant in Las Palmas area.
Saturday found the travelers shopping at Bodega Aurrera, the local version of Wal-Mart, for items to provide lunch for 300 persons at two local food bank locations. Having worked up an appetite, the group enjoyed a delicious Mexican lunch at Pollo Lucas, having grilled chicken with side dishes served under a thatched-roof, open-air dining room.
Meat and cheese sandwiches were assembled, oranges arranged and Cheetos were divided into small bags at the central Food Bank location and then delivered to the two mission sites.
Local residents gathered at the two outdoor neighborhood locations, summoned by worship music playing and bells ringing. Young and old alike, along with a cadre of dogs, arrived on foot.
After a worship service, complete with music and sermon, the meals were distributed and received with gratitude and enthusiasm.
Dinner that evening was at La Curva, complete with delicious Mexican favorites and strolling Mariachi musicians.
On Sunday, the group worshiped at Family of God Church with a standing room-only crowd composed of Americans, Canadians and Mexicans. The service was led by an American minister from Texas.
Sunday afternoon was free time for all and included beach walks, spa soaks and naps. That evening, the Malicon (central shopping district) was the venue for shopping, local music and sunset viewing. The weekend was capped off with a lovely dinner at Lolita’s.
The group arrived home mid-day on Monday, blessed by being able to do Christ’s work among those so much in need and very grateful for what we have been blessed with in our own lives.
I guess these folks hadn't read the warnings.
