Painting Party

After a few days of getting
acquainted with the area and our ministry location, we dived right into
work. Monday through Wednesday we were all put to work painting the
whole upstairs of the church (three Sunday School classrooms and the
kitchen), the stairwell, and the nursery downstairs. It was hard work,
but the girls and I all plugged away and were pretty proud of our work.
Praise God for giving us the strength and perseverance. It’s a very old
church building and had a lot of water damage in the walls because of
the moisture. So throughout painting we also did some patchwork and
sealant. I must say, I was pretty impressed that a group of eight girls
could get it all done in just three days.

 

Yesterday
and today we’ve been helping cut, paste, and compile all kinds of
things for the kids camp as well as clean up the church. This afternoon
another team from Texas came in, so we spent most of the morning
preparing lunch for them. Heading out to meet with them tonight and
hopefully get to know them a bit before we start the camp on Monday.

 

In
addition, Danna and I have also had the opportunity to lead some
evening teaching times. I shared about surrender over the weekend and
Danna covered sacrifice later during the week. I am so proud of these
girls and the way they continue to press into both the physical work
and the spiritual growth taking place here.