As I type this, we do not have internet service at the mission house.  However, we do have electricity.  It is almost 9:30PM and I am sitting in the office at the seminary where Kirk Lightfield graciously came and got me online.  I am here because Chris Howell is laying tile in an office.  It is actually a continuation of a job started by Tony Hacker last June.

We had a good Saturday.  The house that wasn’t completely finished yesterday was finished today and three more were built to the point of being ready for the cement.  Four more were cemented today.  So, that makes 11 ready for cement with 8 of those having received cement.  Four are completely finished.

We only built until 12:30PM and then we returned to the farm for a block party with the children from Paul & Cristy’s church.  However, we had to literally pull the blue pick up out from a house and were very, very blessed that it did not tumble down a hillside.  I have never seen anything like it and hope to never see it again.

We very much appreciate Katie Parker bringing the team to do the block party.  They were from Knoxville, TN which didn’t make me real happy but they were great folks!

We had a praise and prayer service at 6:00PM and it was special.  Afterwards, we enjoyed supper and the team members are now just getting ready for tomorrow.  We have a full day!

Thanks for taking the time to read this entry and please keep praying for us!

P.S. – I take no blame for any errors in this post and I don’t have my glasses with me!

As I type this, we do not have an internet connection at the mission house and haven’t had one since we returned from our day of ministry.  As a matter of fact, we returned home to no electricity and basically had to eat supper in the dark.  By the way, I have a call into Al about this lack of connection issue.

Good day!  This team is comprised of 44 members and 21 of them are first timers on a GRACE trip.  Since two remained at home to cook that meant that exactly half of our builders were totally unsure of what we were doing.

God blessed and we were able to build 7 (three walls/roof on) houses and another is very close to being at that point.  Four of the seven received cement today.  This team is building in Aldea Tunino and the climbs were significant.

Everyone is well.  Tomorrow we will host a block party for the children just over the mountain (Paul & Cristy’s church) and that will be a good time.  The morning will see us focus on building/finishing houses.

Pray for us.  The internet/phone is spotty.  However, we will try to update daily and no post simply means no internet.

(Wrote this last night at 8:30PM and am posting at 5:30AM because we just got internet service – sorry!)