Wow, we had another good day but it was a long day! The medical team left the mission house around 9:00AM and returned around 9:30PM. We now have twenty houses built and cemented. All that remains is some minor additions i.e. a hinge here or there, et cetera plus 15 dedications. We had another team go to the seminary where they painted the exterior of a house, broke up some cement sidewalks so they can be replaced and began preparing some ground for stone runners. Pastor Bob Harvey preached in the chapel at the seminary this morning and then “slacked” off by going for coffee & dessert with Tico Vargas. (Can you say slacker t-shirt?)
Normally, we have pizza on a Thursday or Tuesday night but we changed the schedule this year. We took the team to Tecpan to Paulino’s Restaurant – it was a great time of fellowship and some really good food. We left the restaurant and went to La Iglesia Evangelica C.A. “La Gran Comision” which is the sponsoring church in the village where we are building houses. Their quartet sang for us along with some congregational singing. Our team, led by Carla Mast, sang two songs for them. It was a neat night.
As we were driving back from the church service, Jeff Schuiteman called to tell us that his father had passed away earlier today. Jeff’s wife, Cheryl, is on the trip. So, I ask you to pray for the Schuiteman family. Cheryl will stay here as they anticipate the service in Michigan will not place until next week.
This is a good team. We have had zero problems. They are one of the most flexible teams I have ever led on a mission trip. Everyone has been awesome up to this point and I have no reason to believe it will change before we leave. I thank God for these folks.
We are changing gears tomorrow as the construction team will leave at 7:00AM and the medical team at 8:00AM. We will have our service time tomorrow night. Pray that we will have a great final day. Thank you for taking the time to read this blog.