Today was another great day. In addition to playing with hoards of local children who have shown up to hang out with us, we also managed to get the walls up on all four of the houses that Elmbrook groups are building. Our groups have been pitching in with servants hearts to help get things done. One of our groups is smaller because a few of its students had to drop out of the trip, but the other groups are kicking in extra to help them when they need it. (The 6 students on that group are also really hard workers, so they are holding their own!)
Putting the walls up is a major accomplishment in the building process both emotionally and practically. Practically it is a major turning point as it signifies a sort of halfway point in the the putting up of the house. Emotionally, there is nothing like seeing the pile of lumber we are greeted with on the first day. It feels so great to see the results of our efforts. It is months of faith finally materialized into a physical shell that now is starting to look like the home and protection that it will be for this family. In a real way, it is our faith made physical. Way cool!
Tonight we talked about how blessed we are as a people. We have so much, and often we do not think about how the choices in our lives, effect other people, even people on the other side of the world. Part of being rich as a country is realizing how blessed we are, and part of it is realizing how our blessing makes us responsible to help other who we are able.
Tomorrow, we will be working more on our house. We will be trying hard to put on the roof. Fun TIMES!!!
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2 comments:
I'm glad everything is going well down there! The Meier family is praying for all of you!
Thanks for the pictures and updates. There are a number of our friends and family members following you along and watching what you are doing each day. God is truly at work!!!
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