Group picture as we stopped along the way for lunch....at Parral, right before we started the climb into the mountains.

 Where we stayed the first night

 Picked up the roof trusses here also. Pretty good load on the trailer, being pulled by the 'loaded' 15 passenger van.

Ready to hit the road....on to Guachochi.

The work going on here in Guachochi is having great results. The school is growing people are getting saved and others are getting blessed from serving the Lord.
Gayle N.

Have spent the last two days working on the school class room building. The trusses are all set, the plywood sheeting is nailed on and the tin roofing will be completed today. This 'much older' guy has crawled up and down a ladder so many times I definitely know that 'physical youth' in this body is not what it used to be. Chloe has been so busy along with the other CHA students (Christian Heritage Academy, Oklahoma) that I have not seen much of her. Gayle has been kept busy with Ed, running parts and fixing things, along with keeping the generators in repair. 
This morning a third of the group, will pack up and head to the 'Ranch' (Ed, Debby, Gayle and ?, while the rest of us finish the roofing project. I will lead the rest of the group out tomorrow morning.
 

Day two in Guachochi..... Got a good nights rest, and woke to a beautiful sunny sky. Off to the Church at 9:00. One of the men from OK spoke for Sunday school, and then Josh Bullard preached during the morning service. The young people in the group taught VBS and children's church. We all went back to the camp site (new school grounds) and ate lunch. Came back to the house and Gayle started to work on the generator. I went back to the school ground with Ed at 4:15 to watch over everything while the group all went to do some touring at the falls and then to the town plaza for evening church service and street ministering. They came back about 8:30......now we have ate some supper and it's time for some shut eye. It will be a long day tomorrow. I had forgot to mention that Gayle has a terrible cold, but Dr. Penwell has him drugged up. Gayle said he felt much better today than what he did yesterday afternoon. Chloe has 'jumped' right in with the OK Group and doesn't seem to bothered with the 'lonesomes' this year......sorry Mom & Dad Haas! :) I was going to try to post some pictures tonight, but no time....10:15 already! Stay tuned.....

The Border crossing went well; everyone had their papers in order, and the vehicle titles were all OK. Drove to Cuahtomec yesterday, where we picked up roof tin, and trusses for the building we will be working on. Spent the night there, and then drove on to Guachochi today. Had enough time to get the wall plates put on and ready for the roof on Monday. After Church tomorrow, I'll try to post some pictures.

Day 1

Well, Lord willing in a few hours we will be crossing the border into Mexico and heading out to Guachochi. It's amazing that no matter how many times we go on this trip, it's always a fresh and exciting experience. The group dynamic may change but where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is unity... And you can feel the bond that we have in Christ as we set off to minister. We started off this morning at Ed and Debbie's with a great reunion of previous workers and fellow travelers. Adding to our number this year are some new students from Christian Heritage Academy in Oklahoma, Josh and Candace Rose (the couple who have been teaching English at the school in Guachochi), Josh's mother Kathy, some friends of theirs Larry and his daughter Lilly, as well as my brother-in law Gayle...who will now affectionately be called Juanito. Please continue to pray for us as we cross the border this morning, pick up supplies in Mexico and head out to Guachochi. Pray for a safe crossing, expediency in getting the supplies, wisdom and alertness for our drivers, and a general spirit of cooperation and fellowship among the travelers.