1. No, I’m not jumping on orphans.

2. No, I’m not holding JR’s hand.
Well, I just got back from a trip with Back 2 Back Ministries. I used to be on staff there doing high school ministry about six years ago and this was my second time to Monterrey.

This trip was amazing though for a few reasons. We were able to really hear the passion and vision of the workers down there who are giving their lives to reach these kids for Christ and who are meetings the physical needs as well. Todd and Beth, the directors were doing a missions trip about 11 years ago and they went to this orphanage and decided to host a BBQ. They were cooking the hamburgers and couldn’t believe how many the kids were eating. Todd thought that something wasn’t right, and asked his wife to follow the kids and see where the hamburgers were going. She followed a little girl into the bedroom and realized that the kids were taking the burgers and stashing them under their beds because they didn’t know when they would see meat again. Sad. That’s what captured their hearts though. We met a lady who decided to stay in the slums to minister to the people there even though she could leave if she wanted to. The slums smelled like crap. There were shelters without roofs. There were pigs eating garbage. There were neighbors with guns and knives. There were neighbors practicing witchcraft. It was intense. We were also able to go to Raylitos De Luz (Rays Of Light) the most humble of children’s home which had 17 kids and a husband and wife team that took these kids in. The all lived in a two bedroom house and had barely a pat