Day 3 June 18 2012.
Wow what a day. It started with pancakes, both plain and berry along with bacon and some fruit. We would need the fuel for later. It was very hot today but overcast which was a blessing. Today we were working at Cipress where we did so much work last year. Lots of changes, new security walls, foundation has been dug to build a church building to replace the large tent where services are now held. Several more homes built and occupied and 2 homes ready for roofs and another under construction. We worked today on painting the two houses and were able to get one of the houses framed for the new roof. We should finish the roof on one tomorrow and also get started on the 2nd roof. We had a quick lunch and no siesta today. Then it was back to the site for 3 more hours, then back to compound.
Remember on Sunday we shared the church we attended (which is the pastors house) had bought land to build a formal building on. It was a banana grove on about 2 acres. This morning as we drove by where the new building will be, folks had started clearing the field. This is done with machetes and human labor. At 5PM this afternoon, we participated in the dedication service with songs and prayers. About 125 gathered and at one point, we split up and went to each corner and prayed that the Lord would bless this site. We ended in a large circle in the middle of this now-cleared field holding hands and praising God for what He had delivered to this church congregation. The dedication wrapped up at about 7:00PM.
We came back to have dinner, devotion and to map out tomorrow. We will work on the houses but we also have 55 dozen bags of rice to breakdown and we will visit some needy areas and hand those out on Tuesday. This is a great chance to share God’s word.
Everyone is doing well here. No injuries or illness. Today Emily was reunited with a young deaf boy she met last summer. When he saw here, the look on his face was priceless as was Emily’s. They picked up talking in sign language just like long lost friends. At the land dedication, a child we all remember, Lovely, went up to David Sloan and called him by name and she told him she had missed him and was glad he came back. You never know the impact you have on people but today, Emily and David saw firsthand that their being here last year made a tremendous impact on those 2 children, all because God placed it on their hearts to make the first trip last summer.
Wow! It is only Monday.
Jim Clark.
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