By Benjamin Shih
The Mexicali short term missions trip was great! We did a lot of work and I learned a lot. We were once again partnered with the Oasis Church, so much of our work was with them. The first morning, my group did construction at the church. We plastered inside the same room we helped frame last year, so we were lucky, due to the fact that we plastered an air conditioned room, as opposed to working outside in the heat, like we did last year. At night, we led a summer camp at a local park. Many of the kids from the church came, along with some other kids who were hanging out at the park. We had worship, games, skits, crafts, and a Bible lesson. We ran one of these 4 out of the 5 nights we were there…Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday (Thursday, we lead a worship service at the church). I was on the worship team playing the cajon, which I really enjoyed. The next day, our group did street ministry, cleaning up a park and handing food and drink out to those living there. My Dad did a short teaching before we handed out the food. The next 2 mornings, I did construction again, this time working outside, building trusses for a roof the first morning, and installing them on the second morning. The final morning, we did chores at the church. That night, after the camp, we went to a night market. My experience in Mexicali has taught me 2 things: that prayer is powerful and to trust fully in God. Read more →
