It is so late that I doubt that pictures will make it to the blog tonight, but it has been another good day. I imagine that we will all sleep well since the construction began today.
We worked on two different homes this morning. Jader is building a home in his mom´s back yard so that he can better focus on his family and the ministry that the church provides to families. We cleared a floor of dirt to be able to pour cement tomorrow. Also, Tyler learned the joys of creating re-barb forms to help form the columns and foundations of a home.
Many of you know Adrian and Diana. Diana leads the children´s ministry and Adrian helps lead worship when possible. He is a police officer and she is studying graphic design. Sebastien They have two children (Sebastien - 4 years old and Mauricio - 2 (incorrectly named "Daniel" in yesterday´s blog)), and the entire family sleeps in one bedroom. We are also working on their home.
Finally, in the afternoon, we began working on Martin, Gloria and Saul´s (son 6 years old) home. They are using an area of their home in order to start a micro-enterprise of weaving for adult clothes as well as some small items for children such as booties. The interesting opportunity with this is that Martin has only seen the church through negative eyes. He is a great person, but annoyed with God for what he has allowed happen to Gloria over the years.
Gloria is a believer, and Martin will walk her to church, but will not step in for service. This week is a real opportunity to see that God is a god of mercy and grace. Please pray that he comes to know the Lord.
Tonight, Frank, Tyler, Piqui and Vanesa went to "David´s" home. David, came to know the Lord in prison, and has been removed from the jail, but is still under house arrest. His life is changed now, and his family - that was there tonight - really helps out a lot in the church. It was a very powerful time for everyone that was there.
The rest of us drank hot chocolate (well, Chad didn´t drink the hot chocolate), and sang praise songs in Spanish and English with Moises and got to know his mother (Andrea) better. Richard and Moises played dueling guitars. That was fun too.
Afterwards, Piqui and Vanesa shared a fun pizza place with us, we dined and then had ice cream. It´s great to have them back with us. It is always a big, important part of our trip. Well, it´s been a long day, and it is time for bed - more heavy construction tomorrow. We will try to post pictures in the morning, if possible.
Doug, we miss you and everyone is asking about you/praying for you here. Families, we all miss you tons as well.
In Christ,
The flag of Argentina
2 comments:
I am so proud to have Richard for a brother. Take care of each other, and I wish you continued success on your mission trip. Thanks so much for the blogs. I check them daily.
Yo team, it is weird being on this side of the blog. I miss everyone you are talking about and everything. Please share the mate for me.
Make sure Tyler learns how to do the rebarb.
Tell me what color you paint the church.
Please pass on that the family is great and at peace knowing our grandma is home with our Lord.
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