What a great privilege it was to work on the School Project/Ministry House with a team from all over the U.S.  We were so focused that we didn’t even stop to take a picture until the very end.  This unfortunately meant not all of our fellow workers are in the picture.

 

One of the great things about being on mission together whether at home or abroad is that you get to meet your brothers and sisters in Christ and hear the amazing stories of how God rescued them and added them to His family.  Loved getting to spend time with one of my new brothers from SD!  It also opens your eyes and expands our understanding of how big God is and the depth of His grace.

 

The work in the trenches is hard, tiring, exhausting, and every other word to describe life draining.  These trenches need to be dug to move on with the school/ministry house project.  We are pictured in one of the many trenches above.  Each one needs to be dug 3ft down and is about 16″ wide.  Our tools included pick ax, shovel, and a long heavy metal bar.  For 4 1/2 days, some used a jack hammer to bust concrete, some used a chisel and hammer to clean the edges, some picked, some dug, but we all worked together

A job like this is reflective of life.  We don’t always understand all of the details of the why other than it must be done.  As time unfolded we began to get more information about earthquakes and why the holes needed to be dug that way.  As we listened to the testimonies of the girls that came from abuse and abandonment, my arms continued to pick, shovel, scrape even when I couldn’t lift them.  I couldn’t help but feel compassion and power to make sure no child is waiting in a situation like that.  Not only I but the entire team kept working.  When we trust in God in all things, He will complete His plan of redemption with our hands and feet.  What a blessing it is to work for our God!

Today we’ll be heading out to Antigua to do some sight seeing, take a tour of a coffee plantation, and spend some time at the market, followed by a picnic.  Please pray for continued beautiful weather and that God would form a hedge of protection during our travels.  The roads and driving are not like the USA at all.  Picture New Your city on streets that are barely 2 lanes wide and at some points we’re driving through a foot of water with motorcycles passing on both sides with on coming traffic.

May God richly bless you today and may His presence satisfy your every need!