We continued working on the church in the morning. It's amazing to look at the building and realize that six days ago there wasn't anything there. Joseph, who is an elder in the church, keeps telling us how excited he is that we are building God's house. Very often we take our church buildings for granted; it's refreshing to see Joseph's excitement. When completed, God's people in Balfate will have a place of their own to gather; God will have a permanent home in the community. It's special to be a part of that.
We have been on the work site for almost a week. Even though we have been mixing cement every day, we're still having trouble figuring it out. It's not just that a cement mixer would make the work easier, it's that it would save us a lot of embarrassment.
Even though there weren't any rivers, lunch today was more than exciting. Instead of eating all together, we split up and we're lunch guests of members of the church. It was great to spend time in the homes of some of our brothers and sisters. For the most part the food was good but it was much more satisfying to build relationships with those we have been working alongside for the past week.
Today was our last day for VBS and we saved the best for last. We drove around Balfate and some of the neighboring areas to pick up as many kids as we could find. We sang more songs, made another craft, hung out with the puppets again and sent all the kids home with a goodie bag. It was a lot of fun to spend time with the kids and show them some of Jesus' love by simply smiling and spending time with them.
Overall it was a great day. The weather was great except for a little sunny rain in the afternoon. We're ready for our last day at the work site on Wednesday and praying to get as much finished on the church as we can. We have felt your prayers this week and would ask that you keep them up for just a few more days. Thank you so much for your support and prayers.
P.S. Check out the video of our river crossing yesterday.
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