Building Bridges....relational, spiritual, and physical

The swinging bridge at San Jose

 This week we presented our new VBS called "Sky," to three families, at Casa Hogar San Jose and at the CAT. The theme for the VBS is based on Mark 10:27: todo es posible con Dios -- Everything is possible with God. For many of these kids, this is perhaps a new truth and a very important message. We continue to build bridges with the kids and the staff at the CAT (government shelter for abused and neglected children), as God continues to show favor on this relationship. We will be doing VBS all summer with the teams that come to serve for our ministry partners. 

In addition to doing the VBS, we built a swinging bridge at San Jose, repaired a swingset, hung fans and deloused some kids' hair at the CAT, and poured another section of the roof over Pastor Victor's church in Tres Reyes.

Crosses the kids made at the CAT, that say:
"Todo es posible con Dios."

Lizy teaching the kids about the Roman Centurion
who went to Jesus to heal his sick servant.

It was a great week in which we built relationships with kids, ministry partners, staff and one another. As our Back2Back staff reflected this morning on the week past and the week ahead, we were amazed at God's blessings and favor on the work we're doing. We look forward to seeing many of you this summer when we return to the U.S. and sharing more stories of how God is working here in Cancun!

A First Visit to the Dentist for Oti's Six Girls

Adela

Last week Julie and I along with Mauricio and Lizy (Back2Back Staff) met with a local dentist, Dr. Roberto Carlos Gonzalez Lopez, to introduce him to Back2Back and discuss partnering with us to help our kids with their teeth. If you haven't noticed some of them, especially Oti's, have pretty bad teeth, so we knew it was going to be a big undertaking. 

Trying to keep them occupied in the waiting room.
Reading and coloring with them.

Paty

Well, God had already gone before us. This dentist is awesome! At first I was a little nervous, not knowing how he would respond to the fact that we're a Christian organization, so I was praying for God's favor while Mauricio an Lizy were talking with him. As the conversation progressed, we found out that not only would he help, but he could help coordinate other dentists and specialists to help. He was on board from the start! In addition to helping Oti's kids, he is also open to possibly do a mobile clinic in Tres Reyes, Rancho Viejo and other places we serve. God is so good!


So Wednesday, about a week after our initial visit, we picked up Oti's six girls and took them to his clinic so he could assess their teeth, determine what work needs done and let us know which girls need to go first based on the severity of their issues. He told us that he already spoke to some of the dentists he works with, and that they will discount their work by 50%!! So we are now simply waiting to receive the details about the costs associated with the work, including time and supplies. 

Yasmin

Marisol

The dentist told us that dental supplies in Mexico are imported and therefore very expensive. He suggested we see if we can get supplies from the U.S.to help keep costs down. We have already had a generous donation from a dentist in West Michigan to help get the work started. If you are interested in being part of this work, please contact the Back2Back home office (513.754.0300)

Our good friend Marilin read "Those Icky Sticky Smelly Cavity-
Causing but....Invisible Germs" to the girls on the way to the
dentist. They liked it so much we read it again on the way home.