Sabbath at the school

We arrived at the hotel on Friday at around 4 pm. After we got everyone to their rooms, we all went over to the school and viewed our worksite. It had a nice breeze, so we hope that continues! They already had the steel up for the bathrooms, so we don't need to do that on Sunday. The other two classrooms are right next to it so we are all in the same area. The Maranatha foreman is Edward. We worked with him last year and in Chile, so we know each other well.

After we viewed the site (and Gino and Claudell helped unload sand) we headed to the hotel and had dinner. We had worship and then went through introductions. We have a mix of veterans and first time missionaries. Part of the trip is to get to know each other. Our stories, our faith and our experiences will help build each other in Christ.


We all had a good nights rest. We went to church at the school. We had a great bible study. We were fortunate enough to have one of the teachers translate the sermon for those of us that don't understand spanish!

After church, we ate with the students in the cafeteria. Afterwards, the manager, Henry, gave us an overview of the school, its ministry and future. The school is celebrating 50 years of existence in July. They have 485 students and are overflowing. The work we are part of will allow them to double their capacity and extend their ministry.

The school is very excited to have us there and is willing to help however they can. We have three of their bilingual students that will help with translations for the childrens ministry.

We are at the hotel now and people are relaxing, getting ready for the children's ministry or enjoying the hotel grounds.


The pictures are of our group heading to the job site and of Henry.