Day 7 ~ Shelter

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Well, our last full day in Honduras was a busy one. Today was a full on build day. We spent our day in a community just over the hill from the Tegucigalpa dump. We split into three teams and set out to build three homes today. Due to the large number of mission teams in the area this week, we had a long wait for lumber. One house was started on time and the other two had to wait for hours to begin. We had lots of time to paint nails and bowl with stones and empty gatorade bottles. Many times, the existing house had to be torn down to rebuild it Ours was one of those. This house was made of particle board, cardboard signs, and palettes, We literally ripped the sides of the house down with our hands and it was completely gone in about 45 minutes. Their new home (16' x 16') took 3 hours to build.
It was beautiful and they were so very proud. Two couples share this home. A few minutes after we left the neighborhood, it poured the rain. How awesome to know that these people will sleep in a warm, dry home tonight. So cool.
We met up with the Los Pinos church tonight at El Picacho, referred to as the Jesus statue. It is an amazingly huge statue lit up on the top of a mountain overlooking the city of Tegucigalpa. We worshiped with the Hondurans, singing along in Spanish and in English. This worship service is a favorite to many of our team. It wrapped up our week perfectly.
A huge THANK YOU to Jen and David who opened their gorgeous home and understand that the home God gave them comes with the understanding that it will be shared, (with 40 some people!) The work that you're doing here is huge, honorable, and life changing. THANK YOU to Sandra and all of her cutie helpers who fed us most delicious meals all week long. They have gone above and beyond by washing clothes for us and taking such sweet care of anyone left behind due to sickness. THANK YOU to Matty K, Garrett, Jen, Colby, and Brianna for preparing for us to come and serve and dealing with so many of the details needed seen to before we got here. THANK YOU to Nathan and Melissa for doing the exhausting job of translating for 40 or so people for 7 days. You were all such a blessing to us and were all such a sweet part of our week together. THANK YOU and WE LOVE YOU!!!
A couple of weeks ago I heard something in a sermon that has stuck with me. "God's will will be done no matter what. It's our decision whether we want to be a part of it." Thank God that so many wanted to be part of his will being done this week. Please, friends, remember the people of Honduras in your prayers. They are a precious people and our God is working here.
Goodnight!!!