The Lord's Day

Sunday - July 20, 2008
At the end of a long day, the first (and largest!) apartment is nearly done. All that remains is cleaning and rearranging furniture. This was a big job! But, everyone pitched in and did a small part to coordinate painting, cleaning, disassembling and reassembling shelving, laundry, decorative painting and sewing to reach our goal.

Judy was working on one of the toughest rooms, a bathroom that was completely salled with thick stucco, which absorbed the paint. 3 or 4 coats and a few smashed paintbrushes later, it was a good as it gets. Talk about a learning opportunity! Next time we’ll bring a spray gun. Judy works on at least two missions trips per year. Usually, she is accompanied by her husband, but this time, no boys allowed.

Robin and Christina planned out murals for the kids bedrooms - dinosaurs for the boys and Dora the Explorer decals for the girl’s room. Mindy and Leeta finished the beautiful and sparkling RED kitchen. And “Peter Pan Renee” braved the heights on slippery tile to paint the master bathroom and hallway.

A few more things -
On the first night, three of our “24” woke up to a flood in their hotel room late at night. With great enthusiasm and convincing, they were able to move into another room, wading through water with all their unpacked clothing and accessories. Of course, once is a coincidence. With admission, we discovered that last night, in their new room these same ladies experienced a major bathroom flood. Hmmm. The culprits: Rhoda, Christy and Clidene.

This morning, we hosted a church service for the missionary families who wished to come. During this time, Robin led a family style worship and brought out Georgie to help her tell the story of Samuel and remind us what it means to be good listeners so that we are ready to hear from God when He calls to us.

Tomorrow, we are meeting even an hour earlier to get a good start on the day and make the most of the sunshine. We will be finishing up the first apartment so that the family who lives there can return to the comfort of a freshly cleaned, painted and decorated home.

There is a large range of ages represented among our women, and long, physically demanding days can be trying. Please pray for this team that we will continue to find lots of ways to laugh and remember that God is honored when we serve others.