Today was a lonnnnnng day! While we didn't accomplish every single project we were hoping to, we did accomplish a good bit of it! Today we finished the shelves and pretty much all of the wall was finished (this took ALOT of hard work!!!) When we came this week, the home had no roof and was only cement blocks, by the end of the week we have waterproofed the home, built the roof, put up shelves in the tienda, the bars on the windows have been started and the retaining wall has been started! A lot of sweat and prayers went into this project but it was great when we got to say out goodbyes to the Maria's tonight an hear how thankful they are. (The older one is still very sad to be leaving her home though, which is understandable since she's been living there for 90 years!) Below you'll see some pictures of our work day.
(Anna-Marie sawing)
(Missing drilling the shelves)
(Mary-Lou sweeping)
(Dylan laying blocks)
(Anna-Marie and Derek helping with the wall)
(Ron splitting blocks with a machete! His wife will need to get his honey-do list ready because he definitely has the muscle to get them done now!)
(Jon helping with translation)
(Working hard!)
(Pouring the cement into the columns was the biggest roadblock of the day!)
On top of visiting with the Maria's, we also were able to visit with another SARF family. They have four boys! We brought them some food and Mary-Lou gave them some candy, bracelets, an a cross!
Today will most likely be our last post as we are headed to Antigua tomorrow and then heading for the Airport Saturday! Thank you all for your prayers and support! It's been an amazing, eye-opening experience that I'm sure will stick with each of us for the rest of our lives! To find out more about the Serving At-risk Families (SARF) ministry or to see how you can help, check out www.servants.org !
God Bless!
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