Category Archives: Yearly Trip

With breakfast finished we went across the border to Senda De Vida for devotions. As usual Hector Luna was there with his million dollar smile. Doug continued building on his previous two devotions out of John 15:18-24. -Commision- we are ambassadors to the world (in the world, not of the world). Alianza Christiana was the […]

  We all converged on San Antonio last night, loaded up in the Vans and left for Del Rio. Van rides are a good time of fellowship and getting to know new friends. Woke up this morning – breakfast and then Doug Wible gave a wonderful, challenging devotional John 15:1-8  Getting the order right God, […]

2016 POWER TRIP …. Week Two – Day Five   “When I couldn’t …. He could do all things” – Charlene Ehlers (Who with husband Allen Ehlers founded Faith Mission International over fifty years ago) on trusting God.   We arrived at Faith Mission International at about 1:00 am last night; and after settling in […]

2016 POWER TRIP ….. Week Two – Day 4 Where is Builder Bob …. It’s Time to Get Back to Work!!   Day four, (Monday, 1/18) took us back across the border to Reynosa for three building projects and a prison visit. Our morning worship and devotions took place in the chapel at Senda De […]

POWER TRIP: Week Two – Day Three …… “Worship Is More Than A Song” …. It Could Be A Community Carnival!   After a light breakfast at our hotel we set off for the border, crossing into Reynosa, Mexico; as we made our way to Alianza Christiana (The Dome Church); which is church of about […]

POWER TRIP – Week Two … Day Two   After a short nights sleep (sometimes referred to as a nap!) the Team set out for a 6:45am breakfast at Luby’s Cafeteria ( how cool is it that a restaurant that does not even open for breakfast, would open their doors to serve the Power Team […]

It was a long day, but a good day today. I was awakened by the POWER wake up call at 6:10 am. I had slept through the whole night, which was extremely unusual for me. I thought at first it was my roommate’s alarm going off. I was dead to the world. I made it […]

“On the Road Again … We just can’t wait to get on the road again!” (Apologies to Willie Nelson) In spite of a long travel day for Power Teams arriving from Georgia, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, and California, the Week Two Power Team is eager to embark on its five hour van ride from San Antonio […]

Breakfast was at 6 am in the iStay Hotel in McAllen today. After a couple of songs led by Dave, Cameron & Clay with their guitars, we heard an message from Clay using Ephesians 3:20-21 to encourage us to ‘take the cap off our life’. “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly […]

We started out our second day in Del Rio/Acuna with breakfast at Faith Mission, worship songs, then a short message from Clay about not always having to rely on others for spiritual inspiration, but developing our own spiritual maturity. The main verses were from I Samuel 16:14-23, where Saul used David’s harp to soothe his […]