Every day of every week, God just continues to pour out His goodness and favor on the people He has assigned us to. The Carpenters Crew arrived last Sunday and started to build a house for Pedro and Tirsa. Within two days, all the walls were up and the finishing touches were all done by mid-day Wed. The team of twenty ( more mature) people had been an answer to a families prayers that had lived in sqaller for 11 years. A leaky roof, wind compromised walls, and a dirt floor kitchen had been transformed into a beautiful home. Dedication day was scheduled for Thursday morning and that gave the team time to purchase some basic furnishings and food to fill the shelves. While the team put the finishing touches on the house and decorated the inside, Eliazar grilled up thirty pounds of chicken for the dedication.
While all that was going on, some of us continued building Alfredos house down the road. We had to build the new house inside the old house on the existing concrete floor. It was a bit of a challenge, but we got it all done before the wind and cold came on Friday. The dedication on Pedro and Tirsas house was awesome. While we sang songs and celebrated this gift from God, the Holy Spirit was working in a man named Carlos heart. He had been helping the Crew build the house and was a greater help when it came time to put the roof on. Carmelo gave his powerful testimony and then Paula started to share from her heart and when she gave the invitation to accept Christ as the only way to heaven, Carlos came forward and prayed for God to forgive him of all of his sins and give him new life. AWESOME!!
Saturday the Power team came back with a fresh group of men willing to serve. They accomplished a lot and all the insulation is in the walls and we're ready for drywall. They also got a start on the roof. Alan was just down the road with another team from Power that was building a house for Fernando and Vivianna. There has been so much going on, our heads are spinning. I had to take a short break as I was nailing the last few facia boards on. I was holding a 2x6 up an the gable end and reaching over it to nail it in place, and once I pulled the trigger I felt the nail go through my finger. YEA THAT'S RIGHT, I NAILED MYSELF TO THE FACIA. In one side of my index finger and out the other. No bone, Praise the Lord but lots of blood.
I don't think I mentioned that our daughter Kelly is here for a few weeks, on her way home to CO. She can only come to MX on weekends because she has to work on the computer all day. A few of the remaining Carpenters Crew people came over with us yesterday to help hand out the food, coats and hats we had for the people in the colonia. Pastor Antonio gave the message and Praise the Lord, that was the last time we have to squeeze 300 people into a 40 x 20 foot space between our house and Carmelo and Ruthies. The Community Center will be open for blessing.
Today we went to church, and at Sunday school we met John, a first time visitor to our church. We talked after class and invited him to go over to a carnival that the Power Ministry was putting on at Childrens Haven International orphanage in Reynosa. He said He'd love to go and we spent the afternoon at the orphanage # we had a great time.
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