Let the Little Children Come
Our Missions Trip – Day 3, started early as we were taken to four day cares in very impoverished neighborhoods/areas where the needs are the greatest. And the roads are the most washed out, but now where the little children are tenderly loved, fed three meals a day and given special care so that their…
All Soul’s Day – Remembering our Loved Ones
Today is All Soul’s Day (commemoration of the faithful departed) in the Catholic Church. In these photos, you’ll see banners that have the names of all of those who died in the last year in the church. Loved ones walk down the aisle carrying a rose (the rose ceremony) symbolic of their loved one who…
School of Champions
Our 2nd day was still in progress as we made our way to the School of Champions. The School originated for “the Children of the Dump” to bring relief and hope to needy children and families living in and around the garbage dump areas of Puerto Vallarta. The adults and children picked through the garbage…
Being Difference Makers
On the 2nd day of our missions’ trip, we were all about the business of reaching our hearts and hands out to the children. “Be A Miracle” – se un milagro – was our goal. On this day, we would meet up with the reality of what “behind the scenes” is all about. And, this…
Alexia’s Rite of Passage
Alexia’s Rite of Passage Day The first full day we were in Mexico, we got a beautiful view of Puerto Vallerta — from a tourist’s point of view. Lots of palatial hotels and resorts and shops galore. Cruise ships in port. Who would ever realize what we would eventually experience from “behind the scenes”? But,…
Happy Birthday, Mom!
It’s October 31st and the official day when Mom, Lydia Wuerch, made her official debut to this world. I celebrate her today and her life of giving, loving, and caring for so many. She has been a true gift to all who know her. She has left her mark on so many lives, including mine.…
Making a Difference
Tomorrow, we head home from Mexico. What an amazing trip this has been for our team. Yesterday, we took bananas and sweet breads to what once was the city dump where people and little kids lived just to be able to find leftover food. Many still do live nearby where the roofs of their homes…
Mom’s 92nd Birthday — a Reason for Love and Gratitude
Tomorrow will be my sweet mother-in-law’s 92nd birthday. It’s such a good time to express my love and gratitude for her and the precious gift of her son to me. Her life represents my life with the most precious, loving, tender and giving man I ever knew. Was he a perfect man? No. But he…