Blog June 7th
What a week it has been here in Guatemala! We spent this
morning on the work site making cement and pouring one of the columns. The
amount of construction we completed this week exceeded expectations, so the
work done today was like icing on the cake. This afternoon we spent as a team
on the church property where we stay. After a full week and with many still not
feeling well, we enjoyed some much-needed downtime as well as a corn hole
tournament that Troy organized. It was nice to celebrate work well done and to
get some rest. We joined the youth group for their weekly gathering this
evening, which always makes for good fun. They had worship, Jared gave a talk,
and played some games.
At dinner, we spent some time reflecting on the week. It is
absolutely amazing what our team has been able to accomplish in such a short
amount of time. What has struck me even more than the amount of work done is
the love that has been shown through it. Our team has shown great love for each
other and for the people of Guatemala, and has been shown great love from the
people here as well. All of the work would be meaningless if not done out of
love. It is obvious that our team came here not only to work hard, but to do it
all unto the Lord for His glory and the advancement of His kingdom. Praise God
for enabling us to do the work He set out for us to do this week and for the
strength He’s provided to help us through the trials we’ve faced along the way.
It has been a good week, and I am so thankful to have been a part of this team
of willing and faithful servants.
Kenzie
Today we only did a small amount of construction. We filled
buckets with concrete and lifted it up to Jared. He then handed it to Cooper,
who dumped it into a wooden pillar. While some people did that, everyone was
picking up trash and hauling huge log things which were infested with spiders.
It is so amazing how much work we got done in a matter of a couple days. This
afternoon we had an awesome corn hole tournament. The International Corn Hole
Champions were John and Sean. At seven we walked to the church for youth group.
We played a hilarious game where we sat in a circle and in the beginning one
person was chosen to get people to smile. If they smiled, they had to get up
and make other people smile. It was so funny! As our week comes to an end, God
has protected us and provided for us. Thank him for his blessings.
No comments:
Post a Comment