USC Athletes in Action building a home for a very needy family in Tijuana, Mexico.

I had the pleasure of spending some time with the USC Athletes in Action team that came to Tijuana, Mexico for three days to build a house for the Nava family.  Some 15 student athletes and a couple good friends from Los Angeles joined together to help a family who were deeply touched by the  love and enthusiasm of their new friends.  The Nava family live on approximately $84 a week as Roman and Marcella Nava take turns selling tacos.   They have three children, Elizet, Jovan, and Christian. They have had to wait two years to get a new home.  “We are eternally grateful to God for you” said Roman. I was so proud to see this group of young people put in so much effort and care into their work.  Well done!

USC kicker, Joe Houston, and Amor Ministries co-founder, Gayla Congdon, watch home building.

Bret Marks puts some hammer to the roof.

Ashley Nicks makes a roof!

Jack and Mark Clayman take a break to discuss construction strategy.

Duron, Bret, Jordan, and Joe admire their work with the city view behind them.

As their new home is being built, Jovan and Christian, entertain themselves.

Football and soccer players from USC changing a family's life forever.

USC Athletes in Action and Amor Ministries partnered to make a difference.

A season of change for a very needy family.

Father and son, Roman and Christian Nava, enjoying the reality of a new home.

Well, yes…it is a new blog but it’s really more of a new and improved” Simply Scott” blog!  With the complete overhaul and recent introduction of the new Amor Ministries’ website comes all the new improvements to this blog as well.  I am really excited about the look and feel of this new blog and how it is consistent with the overall theme and flow of the Amor Ministries’ main web page.  Its going to take me awhile to get used to all the unique and sophisticated features that are now available with the new format we are using.  That being said……I love it.  Who knows, maybe I’ll keep it more simple that the previous blog.  The great thing is that all the blogs I have done over the last two years have been transferred into this blog, so you won’t miss a thing from the past.

I love the new feature of having a map on the left side of the blog showing you were I am in real time.  My cell phone automatically updates my location countless times during a day- even when I travel into Mexico or other international locations. Its currently set at city level so it will really just keep you posted on what city I am in…which I think is close enough!     Who cares where I am having a cup of coffee?   Actually, if you  look just a little further down the blog page you will see what is called “What am I doing?” This is actually a ‘Twitter’ feed that I will be updating throughout the day.  At times I will update you on what I am doing, at other times I may mention something that really caught my attention, and other times I may even tell you what’s on my mind.  As always, I appreciate your comments and thoughts.   As always…..enjoy!

Isibusisos (Zulu for ‘blessings’),

Scotty