I arrived in Mexico City last night.  I was traveling with Shelby Kinzley whose husband Gabe is our Student Ministry pastor.  Gabe is leading a team of 18 of a mission trip here in the city.  They have been here since Saturday and are partnering with the student ministry at Casa Sobre de la Roca church (House on the Rock) to help end human trafficking.   It was fun seeing the team last night and hanging out eating tacos together.   They are having a blast doing great!

The team is working on two main things.  One is using an exhibit created by iEmpathize to raise awareness on the issue and promote a benefit concert to raise money for Camino a Casa - the safe house for victims of human trafficking.  In fact, the concert is tonight by a popular Mexican artist who recently came to faith.  If the concert sells out, it will bring around $10,000 for the safe house (if my math is correct).

The other cool thing our group and the group from CSR has been working at Camino a Casa, ministering to the girls who live there and helping create a dance studio.  This has been the the thing they have loved – connecting with the girls and hearing their stories of redemption.  And being able to work hard painting, putting in a floor etc to help build this studio in a few short days.

I know this might sound random to build a dance studio but imagine a home (a home seized by the government from a a drug Lord) with 25 girls all living together.  Except for a few whose captors are behind bars, these girls can’t get out.  They can’t go jogging or work out at a gym.  Their rehabilitation at Camino a Casa involves being restored physically, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually.   A Dance Studio helps in all these ways.  It is place for physical and emotional restoration but it symbolizes the restoration of their souls by a just and righteous God.

You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing.
You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy,
that I might sing praises to you and not be silent.
O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!    - Psalm 30:11-12

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