Last day on Site

The team having a day of rest on a boat ride. You know who those two cool dudes are!!

















Team meetings

















More work























Ron, a local architect and dear brother to Bill & Tammy's ministry in Chiapas, discussing concrete mixing ratios (posted on cement bag) with eMi team.

The People

Jonathan is 5 years old and has more street smarts than most 10 year olds. He had been abandoned by one of the many Illegal Aliens traveling from Honduras or El Salvador on their way to the US. We have no way of knowing where he is from or what he has experienced but we do know that God chose to send him to us and we are overjoyed that the Lord would send him to us. Please pray for Jonathan, he has had a very hard 5 years of life. From: http://lostandfoundint.net/blog/

This shows a picture of the migrants that are trying to make their way to the US on the train right in front of Tammy & Bills. It is so sad...the trains are absolutely jammed on the roof with people, as well as on every ladder and between every car. It is so dangerous.

Christobal, the lead staff at the ranch where our team was developing a Master Plan for El Faro De Esparanza, helps Patrick by carrying survey instrument 1 km across the property at the end of the day. Cristobal and his crew of Miguel, Manuel, Luis (jr), and Luis (sr), provided amazing friendship and support to our team as we worked on the ground by cutting survey line with machete (bargachar!), digging soil and perc test holes, and carrying water for perc tests. They also provided Spanish lessons and much grace for us as we tried to convey our needs and they successfully obliged.

Coming home in 2 more sleeps

It's all about relationships. Look at the amazing bonds that blossomed in such a short time.

Clowning around?????






Pat, Brenden and Tom - the team leader












The team - Lost in the Jungle.

Tammy, Sam and Brenden at the orphanage

More pictures from Mexico

The eMi team and Bill and Tammy of El Alfarero

Creating new connections and extraordinary work for God.









The guest house on the site under construction.

Soil testing

Crossing a creek on the site

Brenden and some of the team

New Day

Father and Son









Day in the life of a surveyor on a mission trip

Got up at 6:45, breakfast (cereal) at 7:30, worship 8 to 9, team planning 9 to 10. On site surveying 10 to 2, lunch, back survey 3 to 630, dinner, testimonials - 2 of us; Patrick started. Testimonials from 7:30 to 8:30, and then 8:30 to 10:30 Pat had to work on his survey notes and bring data into computer from data recorder, massage, and prepare contour plan for Team Leader Tom and architectural team to use tomorrow.

The team and kids playing soccer. Great bonding.





















Clean-up time.

Some parts of the site are like this, and others are jungle.

The rest of the team arrives

Colossians 3:24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.









The whole team together with the ministry. This is where the "Vision" of the ministry is captured by the sharing and gathering as much information as possible. Truly an amazing time of exploring ideas and formulating a plan.

















Can you see that wierd buggy thing on the top left of the total station. Pat went nose to nose with it as he went to take a reading. EWWW!

Day 1 on site

First day of surveying and it was hot and humid. Father and son. What a great team. Am I proud. Oh Yeah!!!

Pat, Brenden and the kids. Look at all those new books.