Christ is Ascended! From Earth to Heaven!

We built our first house of the summer homebuilding season here at Project Mexico! Everyone at the ranch is excited for the first full summer after COVID paused homebuilding and our ministry for the last two years.

Last Wednesday, we celebrated a Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of La Ascensión. Deacon Alejandro gave a homily to the niños, staff, and volunteers about how the Feast proclaims that Christ now sits in heaven and has cleared the way for us to join Him. The good news of His Ascension is a message of joyous expectation.

Project Mexico also reminds me of this hope. The ranch feels like a little slice of heaven with the beautiful blue skies, golden sun, and majestic palm trees. On a typical day, you might see the boys of the orphanage giggling at our español mistakes, the family joking with us about their pets at the build site, and the volunteers laughing over a game of Apples to Apples.

All that laughter encourages my effort to cultivate joy as a fruit of the Holy Spirit. Let us look with hope towards Pentecost!

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