"As told by Ginger..."

X Project Recap

The X Project is something Amor recently started due to the high percentage of canceled trips last year, leaving 500 families (previously told they would receive homes) without new homes. Many homes were not built because groups often canceled at the last minute, thus the X Project emerged to restore hope to those of which it was abruptly taken away from.

There is a 1 day project, using paneling instead of stucco, and also a 3 day project (with stucco). Amor provides everything: food, tents, chairs, programming / debriefing, etc.  This makes the trip very appealing and stress-free.  There were a total of 3 throughout the Summer / Fall, we got to attend the last one this weekend.

Here is an inspiring story of something that went on this weekend:

So many things come out of the act of building a house. In this case, healing.

A trip participant had decided to come on this last  X Project with herextended family. This was her first trip with Amor and to Mexico. The Family we were building for had their house burned down 6 months before we got there. The charred remains of the house were still all around the building site. All of the families we build for are in need of a house but this family had a very visible and tangible need that the group rallied around.

On Sunday, when we were all done with the house, we all went inside the new house for our last breakout session. It had been an awesome weekend and the group seemed to have some great insight to share. While we were sharing, quiet the participant spoke up and shared. She had not wanted to go on this trip and had recently felt pretty far from God. She hadn’t been to church in  awhile and was a little unsure if she would go to Mexico when her Aunt asked. She shared that she had an amazing experience and her expectations were blown away. She also shared that earlier this year, her sister was badly burnt when their house burnt down. She was so mad at God and confused to why this happened to her sister. She said it was no coincidence that she was here building for a family that lost their house in a fire. There was not a dry eye in the house.  She was completely renewed and restored and left with a blown away look on her face. 

So many things come out of building a house.