Hello, my name is Ellie Lautzenheiser. This Thanksgiving, I will be serving with South Church on a mission trip to Tijuana, Mexico. We will be there for a little over a week, building houses for families in Mexico who do not have a place to call home. These houses will provide security and shelter for the people. We will also be spending time at an orphanage teaching Bible lessons, as well as making and serving a Thanksgiving meal to missionaries in Mexico, who have been far from home for a long period of time.

Each person going on the trip is responsible for the expenses, $1,500 each. This includes the funds needed for materials for the houses to be built. In addition to all of that, we will also be collecting care package items for the families such as blankets, clothing, soccer balls, jump ropes, and more. I ask for your prayers for all of us heading down there, that we may bring the Lord the honor He deserves, and to open our hearts to His leading. I also ask that you pray for the families that we will serve, that God will touch their hearts and pour into their lives.

With all this, we do need your assistance in making this trip possible. If you are able and willing, I would very much appreciate financial contributions so that I may serve in Mexico on this trip. I am so grateful for this opportunity to spread the love of God to the people in Tijuana, and hopefully with your help it can happen.

Thank you so much for your consideration. I am very excited and thankful for this opportunity, as I have never done anything like this before. God has really been challenging me to serve wherever I go, and going to Mexico to serve the people there will be an amazing way to do that. We will be giving a report about our trip on November 25th, during both services at South Church, and we would love to have you there to come and listen to what God was able to do through our time there.

Thank you!

Ellie Lautzenheiser