After a good breakfast of pineapple, canteloupe, oranges, potato cakes, and sliced ham YUM we had morning devo and planning session. We packed up to several different locations. One group traveled to the prison taking along snacks and sandwich makings. Another group went to Los Pinos then split into three different groups. One went to an evangelism and worship service, two others went to seperate house sites. At the house site that Lanetta Shawna and I went to, we had plenty of help in fact the place was crawling with workers !!
We met the family which consisted of 8 people. 5 were children ranging from 21 down to an infant. The oldest, 21, had downs syndrome. Our cabinmate Connie took the 21 year old under her wing loving all over her and it was amazing how this girl's smile brightened the day with someone besides family paying attention to her. Marc had again asked us to *encounter Jesus* and this was my Jesus encounter :) You could see the love flowing and brightening the girl's smile all the while Connie held her, she was just precious. PRICELESS !!
I am happy to report that both houses were finished with plenty of time to spare :) Later that evening after Devo, during the evening planning session, Marc told us a story of a woman who worked at the dump to support herself and her kids. They lived a long ways away, and had to pay bus fare every day just to get there to work. God provided, and she had come into a small plot of land near the dump, right across from the school. Marc announced that a house would be built for her on the land so that she would be close to the dump and to school. Her kids could attend school, and she wouldnt have to pay bus fare to get to work. GOD IS GOOD !!
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