Hello to all!
I think the fact that this trip is starting to wind down is hitting us all. We just completed our evening devotional and discussed our final two days. A couple of my team members talked about how hard they thought it was going to be on Saturday when we leave for the final time.
Today was a great day! Lots of hard work, as we poured more cement.
We worked on cement columns inside the classrooms that they have started. Once again it was the young guys coming to the rescue. Esaiah Harlan and David Spidle did a lot of the heavy lifting and pouring to get the cement into the wood forms. We also poured another footing for an extension of the clinic. I am always amazed at some of their primative measures for creating things....but they always work out well.
I think the fact that this trip is starting to wind down is hitting us all. We just completed our evening devotional and discussed our final two days. A couple of my team members talked about how hard they thought it was going to be on Saturday when we leave for the final time.
Today was a great day! Lots of hard work, as we poured more cement.
We worked on cement columns inside the classrooms that they have started. Once again it was the young guys coming to the rescue. Esaiah Harlan and David Spidle did a lot of the heavy lifting and pouring to get the cement into the wood forms. We also poured another footing for an extension of the clinic. I am always amazed at some of their primative measures for creating things....but they always work out well. Lunch in the barrio was always a treat. Annita, Theresa and Carmen always work
ed really hard to keep the kitchen clean and preparing a delicious lunch. This photo shows my typical position for about 30 minutes after each lunch!
This afternoon...more teaching for Roger and Kris. They taught another small group of women about forgiveness and confessing sin. We have one more small group on Saturday. They have done a great job. Kris has been amazing with much of our translation needs! I´m so glad she is here.
I can´t begin to tell you how proud I am of my team. Anna kept up with myself, David Spidle and Esaiah Harlan today. She really wanted to get in there and work around the concrete today! David and Esaiah have really worked hard! David was sitting on top of the walls of the classrooms pouring cement down these forms. John Spidle, Glenn Bedal and myself worked hard too....we worked hard at trying to keep up with the young men. I hope I am not giving you the impression that Roger didn´t sling some mud....because he did too! Roger has actually been the one I have counted on to work on lessons for the women´s groups. He has been awesome and really flexible.
Tomorrow(Friday), we will be doing some construction again...however...our afternoon will be filled with celebration. We are going to go through marriage ceremony for 20 couples. It won´t be official right away...it is a pain to go through the process here.... Licenses...fees...judges...the government....newspaper ads...more fees......judges.......you get the drift. We will start the process for them and then when all 20 couples have done everything needed....a justice of the peace has agreed to marry all 20 couples...free of charge.
That is it for tonight! We love and miss you all!
Mitch & Anna
ed really hard to keep the kitchen clean and preparing a delicious lunch. This photo shows my typical position for about 30 minutes after each lunch!This afternoon...more teaching for Roger and Kris. They taught another small group of women about forgiveness and confessing sin. We have one more small group on Saturday. They have done a great job. Kris has been amazing with much of our translation needs! I´m so glad she is here.
I can´t begin to tell you how proud I am of my team. Anna kept up with myself, David Spidle and Esaiah Harlan today. She really wanted to get in there and work around the concrete today! David and Esaiah have really worked hard! David was sitting on top of the walls of the classrooms pouring cement down these forms. John Spidle, Glenn Bedal and myself worked hard too....we worked hard at trying to keep up with the young men. I hope I am not giving you the impression that Roger didn´t sling some mud....because he did too! Roger has actually been the one I have counted on to work on lessons for the women´s groups. He has been awesome and really flexible.
Tomorrow(Friday), we will be doing some construction again...however...our afternoon will be filled with celebration. We are going to go through marriage ceremony for 20 couples. It won´t be official right away...it is a pain to go through the process here.... Licenses...fees...judges...the government....newspaper ads...more fees......judges.......you get the drift. We will start the process for them and then when all 20 couples have done everything needed....a justice of the peace has agreed to marry all 20 couples...free of charge.
That is it for tonight! We love and miss you all!
Mitch & Anna
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