First Two Days

Wow! I know I will leave things out so ask me questions when I get home! The first day I went to build a house for a man with three children. His wife left him. We drove a long way on the bus to a village. Then walked up and down and then REALLY down to the site. We had to tear down their old house - sticks and mud. Then built the house - 16 feet x 16 feet x 19 feet. The walls and floor are like laying laminate flooring and the roof is tin. We had a dedication ceremony as a family with us paid for the house in memory of the guy's dad who just died 3 weeks ago. We said a prayer and then the man told us how much he appreciated us. To see the joy on the children's faces was priceless. Then yesterday I went with a crew to dig out a spot on a mountain to build a house for a woman and her 13 year old son who is in a wheelchair....you know that is where my heart is. I have NEVER worked that hard. No shade and hauling buckets of rock and mud down a line for almost 6 hours - I used muscles I never knew existed. We had the best time! We had to walk down to the little village town to wait for the bus and I was so tired that Liza Johnson and I were laying down on the side of the dirt street with our heads on our backpacks! On the way back we went to shop at Mi Esperanza (Lori's non-profit that teaches women a skill) and I won the prize for spending the most money! Not really honey! On the bus ride back we were stopped by the police - for no particular reason than we were a bus full of white people. There are no road rules here - it is a free for all and everywhere you go is uphill - literally - We are staying at the most amazing camp but it is at the top of a mountain! Today we are going to be touristas and then go to church in the afternoon. God is showing me so many things about myself and our kids. They are doing a great job and I have not heard one of them complain at all. They are loving every minute of it! More later - internet is sketchy.

running on faith,
Lee