We poured the floor for Marco's house last year. Due to the Covid shutdown, we were the last group to work with Esperanza between March 2020 and our return in October 2021. Marco knew we were coming, so he bought barbecued chicken, macaroni salad, and various condiment for a meal to enjoy as we checked out his finished house. He originally had planned to open a hamburger stand in his neighborhood, but it turns out that he's good at welding and fabricating. He's been making a living making steel gates for driveways, steel doors, and steel frameworks to protect windows on homes. That's more lucrative than hamburgers. Here is Marcos and his house. You can see some of the steel grids he makes on his windows.
If you're a group leader, I encourage you to consider returning to Tijuana. They seem to be taking Covid more seriously than many areas in the U.S. You see masks on people even it they are standing alone along the road. We went in to a gas station to buy ice, and they had a temperature monitoring station and hand sanitizer right at the entrance. I've seen that at a doctor's office in the states, but not in a gas station.
That's it for now. Hats off to my fellow volunteers, Steve Schroer, Hannah Gaul, and Lamin Cobb. They were a great team who made every day enjoyable I hope to see them all again on our next trip in March 2022.
John Muskopf
Wishing you REST and joining you in prayers of hope for mexico and our U.S. friendship.
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