Zac and Collin say hi!

Today was a really really long day! It is 430 in the morning and we just got settled into the church that we are staying at. We started the day off in Oklahoma City and had to make it to Monterrey by the end of the night. Our first stop was at the airport in Laredo Texas where we had to exchange our charter bus for four passenger vans. We sat at the airport for probably an hour waiting to get the back seat taken out of one of the vans. Then once we finally left there we started to head towards the border probably about an hour behind schedule. Then we finally got to the border and had to sit in a room for 3 and a half hours. It was the most boring thing ever! We found ways to pass the time by playing charades and meeting new people that were also on a missiours. It was the most boring thing ever! We found ways to pass the time by platyon trip. We finally got out of customs at about midnight and were headed to Monterrey. On our way we got pulled over by a police car and were quickly surrounded by police vehicles in a gas station parking lot. I guess 4 white vans that look exactly alike, moving slow, look a little suspicious. Of course we weren’t scared but the girls were pretty freaked out by the M-16s the officers of the law were carrying. We ended up in that parking lot for about a half hour but finally made it to our destination. The church is nice for the community. Everything else around is extremely run down and in poor shape. We were warned about walking around at night because of the gang activity that occurs. Again we’re not scared of no little gang! But we thought we should stay inside for tonight. It’s super warm and humid in the church we are sleeping in. The two pastors here are Enrique and Juan and they are very nice! They even ran to the store at 4 in the morning to get us some toilet paper! It is a huge shock to see how they live here. We have it so good back home! They are content with what they have and you would never hear them complain about not having enough. We’re excited to start the mission work and meet some kids! It should be an interesting and fun packed week! Good night! God Bless! Keep us in your prayers! J

By: Zac Johnson and Collin Strehlow