Day 1 guns, sweat, and killer mosquitoes

God has been very good to us. We crossed the border without a problem. Only one of our vehicles got stopped and searched. there were soldiers greeting s with massive guns. We arrived at the gateway safe and sound. Great dinner. All is well. Here is a post from one of the students about the day.

"The first day of camp was very eye opening. My first time crossing the border into México was captivating. There is such a visible difference once you cross the border. You could tell the difference between countries even if there weren’t federales with AK47’s. We soon arrived at the Gateway (the place where we are staying). We were the first out of 3 groups to arrive (60 people total) so we got the first choice in beds. We immediately looked for the air conditioner. We didn’t have anything planned until dinner at 7 so we played a pick up soccer game with “Z”. The field was a muddy and a couple people including myself took spills. After soccer we had a couple hours to hang out and take a nap until 7 where we gathered for dinner. Dinner consisted of chicken, some sort of Mexican pasta, and of coarse refried beans. It was very good and most importantly filling. After dinner we met under the tent in the center of the Gateway for a briefing on the rules and worship. At this time I really got a grasp of the bug situation in México. (I just slapped a mosquito on my arm). There are more mosquitoes than I’ve ever seen in my life. Or so it seems. Bug spray will be my best friend this week. Also during worship I was sitting by Ivan when a bug/monster/small dinosaur, the size of my hand was crawling around by our sandaled feet. Needless to say we relocated and one of the aim staff removed the creatures. The worship was excellent and the little of the speaker we heard was very powerful.

Please continue to pray for us.

Brett Fisher

PS Mrs Sims, If you talk to your son please tell him to shower. We are sharing a pillow.