Are we leaving Mexico yet?!

Blessing Bags International

Sharing God’s love through care packages!

After 3 years, 17,892 miles, and 48 states, we have finished traveling the continental US, and in January, the Lord brought us to serve in Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Here, we have the privilege of bringing families and individuals of all ages from all over the US to spend a week serving the underprivileged in Mexico. We serve in orphanages, comedors, churches, schools, and do door-to-door outreach. We provide children and their families with food, clothing, shoes, and other essentials while pointing them to their true provider, Dios! We love them because Christ loves us (1 John 4:19).

The question we have wrestled with was when to return "home" to the panhandle of Florida, where we feel the Lord is calling us to live and serve Him. After prayer and fasting, we are convinced the Lord wants us to stay and continue leading mission trips to Mexico for the next year. We are excited to be here to be a small part of what God is already doing. We are even more excited to serve alongside families longing to help their children begin to grow a servant heart. Please pray for our family, those we serve, and those who will travel here to be a part of the Great Commission.

Thank you for your prayers and support or as they say here “gracias por tus oraciones y apoyo.”

“We want to come, but Mexico is just not safe.”

If we had a Peso for every time we heard the above statement or something similar, we would be able to buy A LOT of tacos! :)

We know that a number of recent security incidents have raised concerns about the risks of traveling to Mexico. However, after living here for a few months now, I can assure you that the tap water is much scarier than the people and places our teams visit and serve. The US news is not reporting on things anywhere near us. Baja California is huge and as a whole is a safe place to visit. With the exception of Mexicali Valley, which is nowhere near us, Baja is a safe place to vacation and serve!

"There are no other travel restrictions for U.S. government employees in Baja California state. These include high-traffic tourism areas of border and coastal communities, such as Tijuana, Ensenada, and Rosarito" (travel.state.gov).

In conclusion, my family and I feel safer here than we did in many states across our country. We use basic common sense safety practices, such as locking car doors and not walking alone at night, but we are not in any extra danger being here, and you and your family and the hundreds of folks on the West Coast that come down to serve each month will be fine here as well!

Not too Late to Join Us!

Next opportunity to serve is May 13-21. More dates for the summer and fall trips will be coming soon. Let us know what works for your family. Lord willing, we will see you in Mexico!

If you are unable to join us in person but would like to contribute to our work here in Mexico, we invite you to prayerfully consider making a tax deductible donation to BBI. 100% of the money donated goes to the ministry work! Thanks for considering serving alongside us in this in this way.

Prayer!

No matter how you choose to serve, the most important way you can get involved in our mission is by praying. Please pray for us and the families coming to serve with us. Pray that God works in amazing ways, not just in the lives of those we serve, but also in the lives of our children.