FINDING JESUS ON PALM SUNDAY

Hey families,

WELCOME back to our blog! We started off the day at 6:30 AM, with Mrs. Ortiz lightly tapping on our doors to wake us up. We then had a delicious breakfast that consisted of scrambled eggs with cactus, peppers, tortillas, leftovers from dinner, yogurt and some granola. We are still hitting our protein goals!! Don’t even worry. After breakfast, we went to mass for Palm Sunday and experienced a beautiful homily. We also took some amazing photos that will be featured below on this blog.

 

After mass, we listened to a presentation about different food groups. This was in preparation for chores, in which half of us cooked some lunch for a later border mass and half of us helped clean around the orphanage. SHOUT OUT Cam for trying to peel a raw egg (it was just supposed to be cracked for some cookies but peeling it was close!) Also, WE would love to shoutout Chelsea and Riley for learning how to MOP! First time for everything, am I right.

 

Post cooking and cleaning, we all went to the border for a binational church service. Experiencing a service in the shadow of a wall that is shrouded with political significance and cultural conflict was powerful for all of us. Cam got a birthday blessing during mass! After the service, we passed out food for those who attended. We also helped clean up the area. We all had the pleasure of meeting Carol, an American who has been living in Tijuana for 11 years. Immediately, her inclusivity and friendliness inspired us to chat and meet locals. We also had some free time, the (Virgin) Piña Coladas and smoothies were very good! Shoutout Cooper and Remy for handing out cookies! Also, shoutout Tony for leading us in prayer at the beginning of the service!

 

Shortly after, we all returned to the orphanage for some break time. During free time, a variety of activities occurred, including showers, basketball, trampolines, and a LOT of naps. It was a great bonding experience for everybody that was involved. Then we had some dinner. For the first time, the boys and girls had the courage to integrate and conversate during dinner! Life’s greatest difficulties take courage, including this one! #proud #wholesome

 

During reflection, we all took time to notice where we saw Jesus today. We noticed that even in a place that reflects so much divide, conflict and poverty, Jesus is still present within everybody. Jesus facilitates the unity that we all witnessed at the beach and church, even with struggle, people are united. Many of us expected Tijuana would be somber, but from our experiences, Tijuana reflects a community that is unified through love, struggle and faith that a better world is possible.

 

 After reflection, we decided it would be a great time to hit the sack! Thank you loyal and faithful readers for reading! This was very fun and we hope that we will be back again tomorrow (haha)

XoXo: Cooper, Jane, Riley and Remy!