The rescued children aren’t the only ones blessed — so are the American supporters who keep returning.
By Bobby Ross Jr. | The Christian Chronicle
COZUMEL, Mexico — Scott Eller steered a rented Nissan March through this bustling Caribbean city as his wife, Andrea, talked about their “home away from home.”
Driving away from the cruise ships and sandy beaches that draw thousands to Cozumel, Scott paid close attention as motorcycles and bikes weaved in and out of traffic.
“Now, is that telling me that road is blocked?” he asked as he approached an orange-and-white striped barrier.
Street closures are common during the island’s Carnival events — revelry that precedes the Roman Catholic observance of Lent.
The Oklahoma couple’s recent visit to Mexico’s coastal state of Quintana Roo coincided with raucous parades punctuated by loud music, fireworks and honking horns.
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But the Ellers, members of the Memorial Drive Church of Christ in Tulsa, traveled to Cozumel for a different kind of celebration — the 20th anniversary of a Christian ministry that rescues orphaned, abandoned and abused Mexican children.
It’s a mission close to the Ellers’ hearts.
“I’m going to say we’ve been here between 30 and 35 times because we’ve been coming here for 20 years,” Andrea said as the couple approached the Ciudad de Ángeles — “City of Angels” in English.
“Then at some point we started coming twice a year,” she explained. “And now, because I can work remotely, I come sometimes three times a year.”
This story appears in the April edition of The Christian Chronicle.
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