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Mahal Namin si JesusArchive for August 9, 2008
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Everything is going well! We went to church this morning, and we’ve got the afternoon off until our next feeding site.
Chantelle is doing great now. She is back in action and she seemed 100%. We had her rest just to make sure it didn’t get any worse. Side note: I promise not to over-work any of the students
We take breaks constantly, and I’ve asked a dozen of them to skip work times when they showed any sort of fatigue. God has got his hands on the team- we’ve got nothing to fear
Saturday
Today we went to a feeding site, some of the students did some “sailing”, and for most of the day we were just able to relax. It was much needed rest!
I just learned that we are going to be back at the work site pouring some more concrete on Monday. We haven’t let the students know that yet, but I’m sure that they will be excited to hear it. We would rather go home sore than relaxed!!! It probably won’t be a full day of construction since we are trying to get the students to visit another high school.
Lots of the kids are homesick but are handling it well. Chantelle has been off her feet all day… the poor thing has been the target of a few too many bug bites. Jessica is taking care of her, and you can join us in praying that God would go ahead and just kill all of the bugs and spiders on the island, at least until we leave.
This trip has made me so excited about my role at Calvary. We’ve had so many great conversations, and these guys desperately want everything that God has to offer them. I’ll be talking in church tomorrow about how God has blessed his followers so that they can be a blessing, and I’ll have a whole bunch of living/breathing examples I can point to right there in front of me. If you’re interested, here are the verses I’ll be using: Genesis 12:1-3, Ephesians 4:12, 1 Peter 2:12, and Luke 22:27. Laura Copeland is sharing something as well tomorrow, so Calvary has pretty much got church covered on all sides tomorrow!
The college team leaves tomorrow after church, so I’m sure there will be pictures aplenty on their Facebooks in a couple days.
Thank you for your prayers! We can definitely feel them