This March, 10 brave volunteers have dedicated 10 days of their lives to serving others in Christ, by a visit to St Innocent's Orphanage and Project Mexico in Tijuana, Mexico.

Our group consisted of Andrew, Tony, and Gabe, from Saskatoon, SK, Melanie, Valeria, Mira, Arwen, and Mark, from Victoria, BC, and Josina and Sarah, from Vancouver, BC. We left from Vancouver on March 12th, very early in the morning, and travelled by bus, train, and car to and from Tijuana, spending six days at St Innocent's Orphanage, and returning to Vancouver early in the morning on March 22nd.

The trip was precipitated by a huge amount of support from our home parishes, and from others in the wider community. Some of the fundraisers that were held included: an Autumn Coffee House, and an International Fair, held at All Saints, a Spaghetti Dinner, and a Music Night, held by members of the parishes in Saskatoon, a MaRimba Soiree, held at Holy Resurrection in Vancouver, and various bottle drives and icon sales. We are thankful for the financial support and prayers that went into our trip, and pray that God will bless those who have helped us with this mission trip. It has all culminated in a successful return to Canada and many inspiring stories and events along the way...which we are so excited to share!

This blog will be one way that we who went on this trip will share our experiences in visiting Project Mexico and St Innocent's Orphanage this year. Some things you could expect to see here are pictures of the trip, stories, and journal entries, from the participants. We are also working on a short (20 min) video of the trip highlights, to be shown during coffee hour at a parish near you...

Thank you for your support, and interest! We hope to be able to convey a little of the meaningful experience that we are so grateful to have had...