Day 1 of work

Good evening followers.  Today has been full, hot and long.  Our group, as you know, is extraordinary.  The other group staying in the compound with us has caused some frustration but things are working out.  

The construction crew worked to help clean the third floor and also moved rock piles to fill in an area that will eventually be the school courtyard.  Everyone on the site worked extremely hard.  Rachel Porter and Sarah Wetherington were our champions at heavy rocks.  So many of the others worked hard without slowing down.  

The VBS crew battled language barriers but did a great job of connecting with the children.  One of the Dominican helpers even commented multiple times about how amazing our crew was doing.  The group has made notes about how to improve tomorrow and I am confident that they will be just as awesome as they were today.

God sihtings that were shared today:

Grace Tatro saw God in the men who were working tirelessly to dig through rocks for the sewer and water supply for the school

Amelia saw God in how the group worked together

Alli saw God Kris Tatros patience in leading VBS

Ellie saw God in how selfless the workers were

Rachel Porter saw God in the positiveness of the children

Peyton saw God in a young boy watching out for a baby who wasnt even his family (this baby made Peyton realize they really dont wear diapers.  Oops)

Callie saw God in the way that we are so similar to the children even with so many differences

Barrett saw God as the children engaged with the story of the Good Samaritan.

Elizabeth saw God in the Dominican women who took pride in using the few English phrases that they knew to communicate with us.

Kris saw God in everyone on the VBS crew stepping in to make a difference.

Adam saw God in Peyton.  Even though she got peed on, she worked tirelessly through the day, even sweeping the church by herself twice.

Abby and Conner saw God in children who tried to give them the crafts they had just made as a gift.

I see God in the tired eyes of our group tonight, who left it all on the site today.  What a great group we have and  what a blessing it is to be a part of it.

Pray for rest and rehydration tonight.  Eric had a brief episode due to heat.  He is doing better but please pray for him.  Lots of others are spent.  Pray that God will give us strength for tomorrow.

I almost forgot...our devotion tonight was from Luke 12:13-21.  We talked about being aware of where our treasures are being stored.  May we all store up our treasures in showing the love of God with others for the glory of God.