Before I get to Monday, I have to go back to Sunday.  This is something that I did not know about until I had posted last night’s entry.  Pastor Keith Martin, Gloria Massingill & Jane Soesbe all attended a mass in the Catholic church in Antigua while they waited on the others to get to the vans in order to leave.  One small problem – when they saw the casket they realized that it was a funeral service!  The promptly dismissed themselves!  (Jane & Gloria did sneak around the fellowship hall to get some of the refreshments brought in for the family!  JK!)

The band arrived right at 7:00PM last night and they were a blessing to all of us.  Pastor Carlos Portillo & Pastor Carlos Nieto arrived around 9:30PM last night after riding a bus from San Salvador for six hours.  The seventh hour was in a van from Guatemala City.

Interesting Monday.  The team built eight more houses and poured cement in six of those.  The rains came in the afternoon and caused us some problems.  We were pretty high up and the road was slick.  Jeff H. and Bro. Chris moved their vans to the bottom of the hill once the rains started.  Bro. Keith did not.  The blue truck slipped off the road and got majorly stuck!  It was very difficult getting the white truck past the blue truck.  Then we had to get Bro. Keith’s van down the slippery slope.  We held our breath, prayed and pushed on the sides to keep it in the road.

We are about to host a 15th birthday party for Ingrid Aju.  My wife & Amy Messer have spent the day getting ready.  The ladies just sent word that supper is ready!  Gotta go!

Here’s the scoop – we could not find the green board stretcher today.  I sent two sisters to look for it but they  had no success.  I cannot call their names or they will be so mad!  (I am told that you do not want sisters from Lamar County mad at you!)

Juleigh Medrano now believes in answered prayer!  Aaron Chinners thought he wanted to lead a team.  His thought process has changed.  Seth Tagert operates a mean skill saw.  Madeline Mays is a hard worker but she will not do cement duty!  Word has it that Jace worked again today – it is a miracle.  Mary Cole is no longer after guy “A” but has moved to guy “B” who is so fine!

Thanks for reading.  Thanks for praying!

Bro. Chris Taylor brought us a good word from the Word this morning