So I met a couple who I can honestly say are two of the most inspirational people that I've ever met. The are called Barnabas and Cotty, and have three kids.
On thursday we took a team up into the colonias (the area in the hills around Ensenada). The roads are dust, the housing is questionable and the view is incredible! We were going to help at a project that feeds kids in the colonia, a kind of informal afterschool programme. Barnabas and Cotty have been running this project for several years. Every weekday about 20-35 kids decend on their house and the breezeblock shed they have built out back (No roof, just a tarp). They play with them, engage them and feed them - every day! At the weekend they drive 4 hours to Mexicali to help in their friends childrens home, as well as volunteering in Ensenada in a children's home and women's rehab centre.
But here's the crazy thing - they don't get paid a penny! Barnabas felt God ask him to quit his job a few years ago, so he did. They live by faith. Barnabas said that his job was pretty good, but only just put enough food on the table for his family - and sometimes not. He said that since he quit his job, he's always had enough to feed his family and 35 extra!!! They have little support, no recognition, but the most loving and humble hearts I think I've ever encountered.
While we were there we were moving a heap of rocks, as they are hoping to extend the breezeblock playroom. We quickly realized that these rock's were home to not one but many Black Widow spiders. That was freaky! It added a bit of spice to the activity though!
Love you all, peace
Tim, Ruth and Zeke
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