First Day in the Village - Charlie \moore

To all our supporters,
The first day in the village was great! We met some new people, learned new skills, and shared the Word with each other and the missionaries. The day started early for some of us. A few of us drug ourselves out of bed and went to the lake to try and see the sun rise. It was a peaceful time to read and relax, just a great way to start the day.

The team had breakfast at 7 am, we road the bus over to the church in San Juan with a team from South Carolina. The South Carolina team was very nice and we got to know them a little. The breakfast was amazing! Delmi and her staff did a great job. We had eggs, refried black beans, fruit, and homemade corn tortillas. We shared some verses with each other and Pastor Luis shared about his joy for the beatitudes. It was an enjoyable time.

 Next, a bunch of fat and happy missionaries got on the bus and rode for about an hour to the village.  We met the family we are helping, the pastor of a church, and the local people. The family has four children and live in a one room house about 10 feet by 10 feet. The father has a humble gratitude about us being there.

The work started with us preparing sand for mortor, and notching blocks for the base layer of the house. We all did a little of each job. Many of the local men came to help as well. This continued on for most of the morning. Freddy is a our Impacto translator and leader. He is a great guy and knowlegeable about what we need to do.

At noon we stopped for lunch, and played with the kids. The kids are full of joy and happniness. We played frisbee, hit a beach ball, and passed out candy. We are their new best friends.

After lunch a truck showed up with a load of cinder blocks! It took about an hour to unload 430 blocks by hand! It was quite a job. It was a great team activitiy. After the blocks were unloaded some of us started laying the second layer of blocks for the house, and others played more with kids. We got a great start. We departed about 4.

Dinner was great! We had fried chicken!  Thomas shared about the day and how he found God in the chicken. |He had only eaten Power bars so far and had told God he didn't think he could eat one more!  We ate with the South Carolina team the Paster shared an emotional word about Pastor Luis, and what he has meant to him over the the past 14 years of working together.  Tonight will end with devotions with the team, and tomorrow will be much like today.

It was a Day with God.

Charlie