Disclaimer: I am about to do some major bragging on the 7 students that have come on this trip.
These guy and gals have blown me away this week. They have worked incredibly hard on some very difficult tasks. Not only are they working hard but they have the greatest attitudes while they are doing it.
As I said yesterday, Day 2 and 3 were full of cleaning. Today (Thursday) was more of the same. They are opening a preschool in a week and a half and the building has not been used for several years. Additionally some kids broke in last week and shot a fire extinguisher off in one of the rooms and made a huge mess. We scrubbed the entire place down including some bathrooms that were definitely in need of some help. Another major project was the school kitchen. Parents, your sons and daughters know how to work. They attacked this kitchen at full force. They scrubbed, scraped, brushed, and polished this place spotless. The teachers and other administration have been blown away. The former school principal said that in 15 years she has never seen that kitchen look this good. I cannot say enough good about the ways that these students are serving with excellence this community.
With all of the work we are looking a little worse for wear. It turns out that the unfriendly plants from Monday were a little poison oak. A few in the group are a little itchy but it is beginning to slowly clear up. We are in good hands as there is a nurse from one of the other groups that has helped us a ton. Everybody is doing great. We wrapped up our projects a little early today and enjoyed a little rest this afternoon. We went over to a beautiful river the next town over and enjoyed a little swimming. Then we came back for an epic nap. It was much needed rest for our tired crew.
Tomorrow is our final work day before we travel back. We have completed the cleaning so we’ll be repairing a fence and maybe doing some painting on a house. Tomorrow evening there is a special event for the community where we’ll be viewing a movie dealing with the theme of racial reconciliation. Pray that this will be an powerful evening for the community. We are excited to share more of the stories in person. These students have been so faithful and excellent in even little things and they are doing it all for the glory and honor of Jesus.
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