Colfax Guatemala Trip

MONDAY

Monday was our first workday here at Casa. The teams were spread out as a team of 45 went to the village and the rest were working here on various jobs. On the way to the village to work on the church and Esdrus’s house the buss blew a tire and the flatbed ran out of gas. The team was delayed for 3 house while we took them in small groups by van to the work site. Once the team arrived they were able to accomplish many tasks like painting most of the inside of the church. They estimated about 2 tons of dirt and another ton of sand was moved. They decided to stay late and get more work in. The village team returned at 4:30pm.

Those who stayed at Casa were working hard too. Our food teams work almost all day in organization, preparation, and cleaning of the food and kitchen areas. At 6,800 feet it is real fun to boil a pot of water! Some of the youth moved concrete blocks to the back part of the property by the school. Some of our ladies cleaned the massive range hood in the children’s kitchen (you could have filmed a cleaning commercial in there). Other groups worked on building a wall in the main kitchen for the orphanage. There was tile work being done as well as grinding, painting of metal doors, and other metal shop needs. Another group was working on putting in a tile ceiling for pastor Dave, while more of the team was painting across campus.

From about 2pm on, the team spent a lot of time playing with the kids. There was nail painting with some of the older girls, a 2.5 hour pick up game (gringos vs. the Guatemalan middle school girls) we barely won… Other people on the team took the day to rest and recover from a busy weekend.

After dinner, the medical team began preparation for their first ever clinic on Tuesday. That went well after we found the mysterious lost suitcase of vitamins. The team will leave at 7 am in the morning to go out and work. The group had a very nice cake made up for Jamie and I as it was our 13th wedding anniversary. Everyone was off to bed after a quiet night of well-deserved rest.

** Please petition our omniscient God on behalf of our medical team Tuesday for patience, clarity of mind, and a heart full of mercy to serve those in need.
** Praise God for good health on our team, and continued protection.