2013 Power Trip Week 2 Day 3: We Came, We Sawed, We Finished All Our Projects!

Hi ya'll, its me, Larry Johnson again tonight with the latest news from the 2nd week of Power Mission trip 2013, week 2. Today was another great day (aren't they all?) on the trip as we finished up every one of our projects in Acuna, Mexico. Each of the teams headed out with one goal in mind and that was to do Gods work and let the Spirit of the Lord show through our actions as we completed the houses and school rooms for the people in Acuna. The day started off with another devotional from Doug from Genesis 39 about having integrity and being able to avoid temptations. He spoke on how it actually takes more integrity or power to just walk away from temptations, than to try and tough it out or fight them. One way we can help ourselves avoid temptations is not not be a chameleon and change your colors depending on your surroundings. If you say your a Christian, then act like a Christian, period. It reminded me of my favorite verses in the bible and thats James 1:22 "Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves, Do what it says". This is not always an easy thing to do (especially where I'm from on Saturday afternoons in the Fall, its hard to show love for other SEC teams when your team is playing them!) But I know we should try. I always relate this verse to sports teams I work with back home as the "Nike verse...just Do It" its an easy reminder to help keep these verses in your mind. As we worked on our projects, it was another great opportunity to meet new friends again and "re meet" some old ones I haven't caught up with yet. I'm telling ya folks, there was some super work going on and I was blessed to get to work with Tom Hayes again and he is an inspiring guy (not to mention a great worker, but don't tell him I said that). Also working on the house was Brian Nelson and Sean Randell, it was good to get to work with these guys again after all the trips we've been on but haven't gotten to work together that much. I hope you guys are keepin' up with our progress by looking at all Daniel's pictures he puts up each day. If he doesn't have a hammer in his hand, he's got his camera and sneaking around every corner trying to get all those pics you guys enjoy, and I know, thats no easy task! Thanks Daniel!! After finishing up the houses, the greatest thrill was getting to present the keys to their new house to the families and see the happiness and joy on their faces. All that was missing was Ty Pennington with a bull horn and a bunch of people yelling "Driver...Move that bus!!!" Even without that there,it was an incredible moment and definitely a "Home Improvement" and we were just blessed to be part of it. Now after the projects were finished and we met back at Faith Mission, it was time for an incredible meal prepared by our food crew and then on to the vans for a long ride to Laredo for dinner, followed by an even longer ride on down to McAllen. Even though the rides were long, it provided some great time to talk to different guys on the van and get to hear each others story (actually, it was a great time to get some sleep too if you wanted!) I'm happy to say that after a 6+ hour van ride we are now all in McAllen for the night and getting ready for tomorrows projects here in McAllen and across the border in Reynosa. We can't wait to see what God has in store for us tomorrow, be sure to check back in and see what happens next, it promises to be great (its Gods plan so you know its going to be great!!) Before I go, I almost forgot to tell ya about todays Power theme and that is "Life is like a game of tennis; the player that serves well, seldom loses". If thats the case, then the Power team definitely won today and will win the rest of the days. Game, set, and match. Thanks again for keeping up with us and your continued prayers and support, as the days get longer and start to blend together we can definitely use the support. we'll see ya tomorrow with more updates from POWER. Take care ya'll, Larry