DR 2008 - Monday

The work began in full force today. We went to the church building at Los Girasoles. Part of the group began building forms and doing concrete work to get ready to pour side steps up to the front floor. Fred and Gene did some electrical work. The problem with the electric is that we have to replace and rewire a major junction box and main feed into the building - without turning power off! The electric company won't let us pull the meter. Fred wired the first box today "hot" without any difficulties. He and I will work on box #2 later in the week.

The weather has been good and we haven't had any injuries to speak of except the few bruised ego's from domino losses. Tomorrow we will break into two groups. One will finish the concrete steps and the other will head to La Yaguita and Pastor Ramone's church and home to work on the plumbing and water tower.

Please pray that supplies are delivered on time or that we can pick up what is needed.

I had the excitement of breaking from work for a bit to visit a child that our family has been sponsoring through Compassion international. Click HERE to see the full update, but it was sobering and exciting all at the same time to see Randi. We've been supporting him, writing to him, and praying for him for about a year now.