End of the work week

We completed our work week today. The medical team treated over 30 patients today, mostly dental.

The job site as we completed our work. We didn't complete as much as we thought we would, but we know that it will be completed!

Most of the work crew worked till lunch today. We took our team pictures and gave the official project team shirts to the local work crew. They were a great crew and we enjoyed working with them very much.

Team picture

Our wonderful Maranatha crew members with their team shirts

The "Wolff pack". We have one family that has grown in attendance and brought others into our team

The Grout Team

One of our block teams - they named themselves Team Bob Marley

Aunt Geneva - she has been on so many trips I don't even get to tell her what to do anymore - she just knows it and does it.

One of our block teams - they named themselves WWS (Wolff, Wilson and Spencer).

Spencer family - throwing some odd TCU sign.

Our Hydraform teams. They had to learn a new system that none of us had used and did a great job for their first time on a project.

Meron and Glenn (below) - our Rebar team.

Another block crew - they called themselves Xmen

I don't have a picture of the final block crew (Eric's team), but here are two of his team members with the rest of the end wall crew.

After we ate, we all went to the Seminary in Beira to distribute beans to the church members. Eight of us came back to the job site to try and finish the classrooms. We would have finished if the Maranatha crew didn't have to tear two walls down to fix a problem.

Distributing beans at the church

One of the bonuses on Friday afternoon with having a small crew was that I actually got to work (shocking.......). The team occasionally gives me a hard time that I don't do any work, so this is evidence that I DID actually do some work.

They were getting ready to install the windows and they realized that the window grid was too wide. They had built the steel wrong. So they tore the wall down, cut it off and re-welded the steel. Then we still got pretty far on that last wall in the afternoon.

We were SO close to completing all of the Hydraform. We just had that little bit left to complete.

I got a bit of a shock today--literally. Per usual, it rained overnight and again today. I had been cutting holes in the block for the block teams, but had to go run the wet saw for a minute. Shen I got done, my gloves were soaking wet and not thinking, I grabbed the concrete saw and started cutting block again. Well, I got a pretty good shock and put the saw down quickly! After I recovered and out a new pair of dry gloves on, no issues the rest of the day, thank God!

Me and the shocking saw.

The rest of the group went into Beira in the afternoon for some sightseeing and shopping. They seemed to enjoy it and got some souveniers to take home.

A shipwreck on the beach in Beira

We had a great worship tonight and were singing songs around the table when it started to rain. Everyone scattered to their tents to try and stay dry. We are praying for no rain in the morning and especially no rain at 1:30 when we load our luggage and head to the airport.

It has been a good week, but a faith testing one as well. We have learned a lot this week and about humility for me.

We look forward to church tomorrow and to starting our excursions.