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Get news and updates sent to your cell phone via text message.| Belize Update - June 23 |
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| Written by Tim Schmoyer | |
| Tuesday, 24 June 2008 | |
 Belize Update - June 23 We finally started construction on the camp building this morning! Woo hoo! And the weather was perfect for it, too. The sky was cloudy so it wasn't too bright (usually I squint out there even when wearing sunglasses), the rain last night cooled the air off and a there was a steady breeze. Perfect! Everyone worked very hard and did their tasks very well. In fact, the two Belizians who were in charge of the project couldn't keep up with us. A lot of us ended up standing around a lot waiting for them to catch up, which is exactly the opposite of what they later said they expected to happen. By 3:00 PM we had three of the four walls up to 4 blocks high. Most of us went into the work site not knowing a thing about construction stuff, so we did pretty well considering we learned how to mix concrete and mortar, straighten and lay reinforcing wire, post rebar, and more all in one morning. Thankfull the day was injury-free, too, except that Amy accidently dropped a cinder block on her knee. She should be okay, though, thankfully. Most of us have sunburn now, though. It cooked right through our shirts and sunblock! Ouch. Sunburn on top of aching muscles that we didn't even knew existed will make for a group of very stiff and burning individuals tomorrow morning, I'm sure. No one is complaining, though, which is awesome. They all still great positive attitudes as we remind each other that "we're here to glorify Jesus."The second night of VBS was crazy again tonight. The church was jam-packed with children! We're not sure how many were there, but it probably started with about 100 and grew from there. I opened by leading some fun old camp songs with hand motions, followed by a puppet show and the preimere of the big skit called, "Three Days Later," about the disciples and their discovery of the risen Lord. They did an excellent job! All the rehersing and memorizing lines really paid off well. If I had access to high speed Internet I'd post the video online for you guys so you can see for yourself, but I'll have to do that when we get home instead. We had a bit of difficulty trying to keep all the children under control just because there's so many of them and they're all so hyper and excited. I think we have a plan that should work pretty well for tomorrow's VBS, though. Go figure we'll probably have a good system figured out just in time to leave. lol We're all doing very well and having a great time glorifying the Lord with the people around us. I love seeing how everyone in our goup talks with everyone else in the group. With a group this size it's natural for little sub-groups to form, for certain people to always eat together, sit together and talk together, but that hasn't really happened. Everyone is interacting very well and working together as a team with mutual respect for each other. Right now we need prayer for rest. Working outside all morning and afternoon really wore us out. As we all know, tired people tend to get irritable, grumpy, and are more susceptible to get sick, so we really need to get a couple good nights' sleep to catch up. Also pray that we would all have wisdom in how to handle the crowd of children showing up to VBS so that none of them fall through the cracks as part of the crowd instead of being treated like the unique and special individuals they are. Today the Lord opened up big plans for us to go into the prison on Wednesday morning. We thought it wouldn't work out due to some issues there, but apparently God wants us to visit there for a reason. It should be a pretty intense experience, so pray that the Lord will continue to prepare the way for us to be there and share Christ with the inmates. Thank you! |
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