Día Tres

Our third day in Mexico was a great success. The day started out with our usual 6:30am devotional and breakfast and then we set out for the colonia, where we picked up where we left off yesterday. Today is the day that our piles of lumber began to look like houses--walls were framed together, rafters were nailed to the roof, and the openings for the windows and door were cut out.
The white team's (Tighty Whities) family prepared a traditional Mexican meal of molé with rice and tortillas. In the molé, they had stewed a chicken, which was likely still alive this morning! The family of the Blue Team (Cerulean Thunder/ Azúl Petrúl) also prepared lunch for them--fried chicken, rice, and salad. It is truly humbling to see a family that has so little sharing what they have to make us feel welcome in their home. The people of the colonia are models not only for hospitality, but also generosity. The orange team (The Tangerine Machine) is hard at work personalizing their house by decorating flower pots for their family. The Green Team (Gang Green), working with much deliberation and care, were able to share the building of the house with its future occupants.
We ended the work day with dinner and sharing stories. A few groups hit up the taco stand and a few shopped for odds and ends at Soriana, the cheap, consumerism-driven Mexican equivalent of Wal-Mart. Before bed, the SLUH group gathered for prayer and more sharing of our experiences. We look forward to finishing the major portion of our houses tomorrow (besides the green team) and meeting more people and continuing to have our hearts touched.

Buenas Noches San Luís.