We are feeling fine! We are tired and a little sunburned, but it’s the good kind of tired! The kind you get when you’ve worked hard all day, in the fresh air with good friends. It’s the kind of tired that makes your appetite voracious, and makes everything seem funny.
We started by filling buckets of sand and hoisting them up to the roof of a third story building via the “human conveyor belt.” We estimate we moved between 2000 and 3000 pounds of sand (all before lunch). Then some people filled buckets with gravel (probably another 2000 pounds worth) and lifted those onto the second story with a homemade pulley system. At the same time, others were clipping wire and twisting it into pig-ties, while others were tying rebar. Then the guys got to carry four 130 pound bags of cement around the building and up a flight of stairs. Since we had a lot of material to move and only four fellows to do it—we had to put “all hands on deck.” Men, women and children contributed their labor, the Lord provided strength and stamina--and the day’s work was super productive.
We had a great turn-out for MBS, and the crafts were a big hit. The children were precious, and such a joy. Again, everyone contributed and the Lord provided to make the first day of MBS a successful one. We worked out some kinks later in the evening and we expect tomorrow’s MBS to go even better.
We are being well cared-for by our hosts, we are eating like kings, and the team is functioning like the body of Christ. It’s a real team effort with everyone working hard, doing their part and having lots of fun.
This is a great team, and a great place to be! Stephanie
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