We had another productive day today - aided by the warm sunshine! We prepared the roof to pour concrete by tying re-rod together, ran electrical conduit, taped seams and put cement forms on the edges. Tomorrow we are going to start mixing and pouring concrete by hand (no trucks allowed) at a very brisk 7am!
The roof is 10 feet up and there is no cement pumper, so Ed, Jeff, and Roger built a custom mobile ramp using a pickup truck, desk, and some old plywood and planks... No one from our group has volunteered yet to carry the 5 gal. pails full of wet concrete up the narrow runway. It took 2 trips, Scott's negotiating skills and five-hundred pesos to acquire 2 old 2" x 12" boards from the used-garage-door-house-building-supply-store.
Ed, Jeff, and Miguel installed the new bunk beds in one of the dorms - the guys were really excited, the beds had ladders and all! Lee & Steve cut & laid tons of tile in the bathroom and "trough" :) We all enjoyed being warmed by the bright sunshine - and even took our lunch break outside today.
We were blessed to finish our day off with a terrific Mexican meal at church of pork soup, sopas, enchiladas, and delicious fruit cake. We'll need all that food to keep us warm in our sleeping bags tonight! Finally we spent some time talking with and praying over the Geurink's and their mission - what a great family ministry they have!
It is so fun to see you working next to brothers in Mexico. May God stretch your hearts and expand your love for the needs of the world. Thanks for your using your skills to help build His kingdom here on earth! Sally Wevers
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ReplyDeleteIt been fun to see the progress everyday, but really fun to know your up and at it by 2:30am. :) I liked that story abunch! NE way, keep up the good work and i will continue to pray for you everyday. Harley
Have you pulled off any pranks on Scott yet????