Over Spring Break, this March, Lexington Presbyterian Church will take a group of 20 people back to Zihuatanejo, Mexico to continue the missions work Austin started. The missions workers will make improvements to the piece of land purchased by the The Austin Whetsell Memorial Fund through the generous donations made by hundreds of friends and acquaintances. The church purchased the property to build an outdoor recreation area where Mexican kids can play baseball, basketball, volleyball and soccer. It is our hope and prayer that this activity center will be a means to reach kids and their parents for Christ through sports in this desperately poor rural city in southwestern Mexico. We have included some pictures in this post that show the before and after of the upgrades to the property since its purchase in October 2007 (for more pictures, go to the
photo album for Zihuantanejo on the LPC website).
In March, we hope to continue the improvements by digging an enclosed water cistern which will provide the neighborhood with clean drinking water and then build permanent fixtures like lights and a basketball court. Once completed, the activity center will be dedicated in Austin's memory later in July. Thanks in advance for your prayers and support of this group.
Over Spring Break, this March, Lexington Presbyterian Church will take a group of 20 people back to Zihuatanejo, Mexico to continue the missions work Austin started. The missions workers will make improvements to the piece of land purchased by the The Austin Whetsell Memorial Fund through the generous donations made by hundreds of friends and acquaintances. The church purchased the property to build an outdoor recreation area where Mexican kids can play baseball, basketball, volleyball and soccer. It is our hope and prayer that this activity center will be a means to reach kids and their parents for Christ through sports in this desperately poor rural city in southwestern Mexico. We have included some pictures in this post that show the before and after of the upgrades to the property since its purchase in October 2007 (for more pictures, go to the photo album for Zihuantanejo on the LPC website).
In March, we hope to continue the improvements by digging an enclosed water cistern which will provide the neighborhood with clean drinking water and then build permanent fixtures like lights and a basketball court. Once completed, the activity center will be dedicated in Austin's memory later in July. Thanks in advance for your prayers and support of this group.
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