Mexico Expeditions
Monterrey- AUG 2002
Bermejillo - OCT 2002
Bermejillo - MAR 2003
Bermejillo - AUG 2003
Bermejillo - MAR 2004
Monterrey - AUG 2004
Bermejillo - APR 2005
Zihuatanejo - APR 2005
Bermejillo - AUG 2005
Monterrey - NOV 2005
Casas Grandes - JUN 2006
Monterrey - OCT 2006
Bermejillo - OCT 2006
Bermejillo - JUN 2007
Ensenada - JUL 2007
Ensenada - MAR 2008
Torreón - APR 2008
Roma Texas - MAY 2008
Casas Grandes - JUN 2008
Roma Texas - JUL 2008
Ensenada - AUG 2008
Ensenada - MAR 2009
Veracruz - JUN 2009
Veracruz - JUL 2009
Veracruz - OCT 2009
Veracruz, June 2009
In June, 2009, our very first group of 47 braved the humid heat of Veracruz, Mexico. This group consisted of families and friends, some with extensive medical backgrounds, from Utah, Idaho, California, and Chihuahua, Mexico. We even had the Vallejo family of nine along with us, all the way from little Jacob to Grandpa Bill.
The heat couldn’t stop us from achieving what we set out to accomplish. We divided our group into four to offer much needed medical clinics for the community, to provide four families with cement floors, and to assist in replacing a roof for an elderly widow. We also repainted playground equipment, played with the children, and helped update a doctor’s clinic at a local orphanage.
On Saturday, we did escape the heat for a day of white water rafting and ziplining or at the ancient ruins of the Totonacs nearby.
One of the highlights of our week, was giving out donated newborn kits, gathered and prepared by one of the participants, at an education class for expecting mothers. We also gave out donated hygiene kits, prepared by another participant, in numerous places, including at a first aid skills workshop for the community, taught by all of the participants.
But even with all the giving, we still came home with more than we could ever possibly give. The memories, the examples of gratitude, patience and charity, and the renewed hope that comes through service made every ache, and every drop of sweat in the humid heat worth it.
