Most of you can probably tell from my nickname here that I am a minister. I'm actually a youth minister in Oxford Alabama. Every year I take between 3 and 5 mission trips into Mexico. Something struck me last time I  was there. There was a three year old boy wearing an Alabama sweat shirt. With the mission groups being affiliated with people in the state of Alabama there is going to be Alabama shirts donated. Don't get me wrong, they aren't fans, I've only seen one Bama shirt there, and their football is round and can't be touched by hands except the goalie. But I jokingly told the kid that he was wearing the wrong shirt as us Auburn and Alabama fans do. The missionary with me said, "we give them what people give and that fits them."

So I thought to myself....we need to get Auburn represented in Mexico. So I'm asking anyone who might have some old Auburn clothes or hats (yes baseball caps are a big need in Mexico) to send them to me. I'd be very happy to accept them and I give you my word that all clothes given (except stinky wraggy clothing) will reach Mexico. It doesn't matter the sizes, but children sizes are probably the biggest need. I'll take shirts, sweat shirts (yes it does get cold in Mexico), caps, polos, sunglasses, jerseys, underarmour. I just ask that there are no clothes with cuss words or tanktops. Anything that one might be replacing, had their children grown out of, or that you want to purchase from your neighborhood thrift store. It doesn't matter if it's new or old, just wearable.

It's not a big deal. Just something fun to do and to surprise all the Bama fans and Texas and LSU fans that go on mission trips down there. If you would like to help and mail me the shirts, e-mail me at my username here (it's also at the bottom of this post) @yahoo.com and I can give you my church's address (I'd rather not give my actual address) and I'll get them where they're needed. There might not be one response to this, or there might be an overwhelming response. Either way I know I tried. Just something fun to do and to help out the less fortunate in Mexico.

I can't give anything in return for your participating in my small little "project." But that's not what it's about. It's about helping those in need who can't afford clothing....and while we're helping them out, we might as well make it AUBURN haha.

P.S. For any Bama lurkers or any other school affiliations, if you want to donate your teams colors I'd be more than happy. This serves a greater purpose than bragging rights. Just let me know :)

Thanks alot! Dios te bendiga! (God bless you!)
revwhitten