Surf day. Our last day in Mazatlan we decided to take the guys surfing. A few of us had done it before but none of us were experts. The kids had a blast and some of them caught on pretty quick. It was a ton of fun and a great reward for all the hard work the kids had put in through the whole week. The only incident was one of the kids getting hit in the face with his surf board. He had a bit of a bloody nose but nothing too bad. It was a great morning and afternoon on the beach.
Later that evening we had a taco party at the YWAM base. About 20 of the Mexican skaters came and joined us. There are usually not a lot of Mexicans at the YWAM base, we learned. It's a bit of a 'white zone' but after a week of making great friendships and sharing Christ these barriers were broken down. We found out that a few of our guys had gone to the town hall meeting and got to witness the Mexicans getting permission from the government to build a skatepark! It was awesome to be there to witness that! Also the locals brought a Mexican skate video and were really excited to show us. It was really good and very cool to see another culture as excited about skateboarding as we are!
The sun set on the last day of our trip. We made a lot of great friends, and had an amazing eye opening experience, but I am excited to be heading home to see my family. One more day of cleaning and packing and tomorrow afternoon we fly home. What an amazing trip!
Surf day. Our last day in Mazatlan we decided to take the guys surfing. A few of us had done it before but none of us were experts. The kids had a blast and some of them caught on pretty quick. It was a ton of fun and a great reward for all the hard work the kids had put in through the whole week. The only incident was one of the kids getting hit in the face with his surf board. He had a bit of a bloody nose but nothing too bad. It was a great morning and afternoon on the beach.
Later that evening we had a taco party at the YWAM base. About 20 of the Mexican skaters came and joined us. There are usually not a lot of Mexicans at the YWAM base, we learned. It's a bit of a 'white zone' but after a week of making great friendships and sharing Christ these barriers were broken down. We found out that a few of our guys had gone to the town hall meeting and got to witness the Mexicans getting permission from the government to build a skatepark! It was awesome to be there to witness that! Also the locals brought a Mexican skate video and were really excited to show us. It was really good and very cool to see another culture as excited about skateboarding as we are!
The sun set on the last day of our trip. We made a lot of great friends, and had an amazing eye opening experience, but I am excited to be heading home to see my family. One more day of cleaning and packing and tomorrow afternoon we fly home. What an amazing trip!
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