Today was a day that won't easily be forgotten. We started the morning out by making a lot of sandwiches. We were going to pack them up with some water and head to the Garbage Dump. We were told that there are a lot of people that live there and work there. No one was really sure what to expect. What we found was not pretty. People live in a small village at the base of the dump, and some do not have enough money to live in the houses there so they make their own houses in the dump itself out of garbage. 
It smells like a dump, it is hot, and there is dust and garbage blowing everywhere. A bunch of the kids met some 16 year old boys that were collecting tin cans and plastic bottles. We had run out of sandwiches long ago and now the kids we brought were looking for other ways to help. I took a look over and the kids were knee deep in garbage helping the mexican dump workers sort, bag and load the cans and bottles on a truck. It was amazing to see them be the hands of Jesus. I was blown away. The experience made for a quiet ride back to the base. Siesta time, and then getting ready for club night #2. The action never stops.
Club night #2 was great as well. There were almost twice as many skaters (40) as the first night and friendships were already building. The locals guys were inviting their friends to come and skate and hear the gospel message. God had prepared hearts ahead of us and that was neat to see.
And the kids we brought were learning so much too. After the dump experience a few of the kids felt that they could do with a little less so they decided to give away some of their skate gear to the locals, and take them out for tacos with us afterwards. Something they had learned the first club night of "seeing a need" was taking new shape as now it meant loosing something of their own. It was neat to see them learn and grow through the experience. After tacos, Spencer and Ty saw the owner's 2 year old little boy watching them skateboard and so they grabbed him and taught him to skateboard a bit, he loved it so much! It was neat to see, the day was a lot to handle but it was amazing to see God change and work through the kids we brought.
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