Building Excitement

The work of the team continues, with the workers getting their hands dirty in some practical labour over the past few days. Two more team members share their experiences...

Maggie Burrows

Yesterday and today (Tuesday and Wednesday) we were helping Margaret and Robin and some of the Mexican believers to prepare for their Holiday Bible School. Our task was to create "King David's throne room".

We felt completely out of our comfort zone as, when we asked Margaret what we were to do, she pointed to an empty stage and said "you can do what you want, you have a clean slate". We were provided with a large roll of white material, some paint, cardboard and wood and left to get on with it.

It was absolutely amazing to see how everyone worked together and used their talents creating curtains, torches, carpet and a decorated throne whilst "the men" even built a castle!

It was even more amazing that the passage of Scripture Pastor Andrew brought at devotions was the parable of the talents where the master gave his servants talents according to their ability and expected them to use them to produce more talents (Matt ch 25 v 14-30).

Sunday morning's sermon was also about Jesus being the Vine and we are the branches, and if we abide in Him we can produce much fruit (John ch 15 v 5).

I felt that as God called us to Mexico He also equipped us to do the job. We also had some craic and diversional therapy on the way.

John Humphries

"Your task for the next two days is to build a castle!" That was the brief from Margaret. "It is for the Holiday Bible School starting on Saturday night". Then it was questions- where? what with? have you a plan? Then we found that the castle was to be the entrance to King David's throne room but the materials that had been ordered had not turned up, and "no, we don't have plans!"

So the construction firm of Roycroft, Knipe, Black and Humphries were brought in while the ABC interior design team started the throne room. Hurried plans were drawn and passed by Margaret & Co. Then with the all-clear it was off to "Home Depot" for wood.

As we worked to complete our task it was rewarding to think that the team was doing something small to help spread God's Word amongst the children of Mexico City. We are not just building castles here on earth, but building the Kingdom of God.