So sorry for the delay on the blog update. We have had a busy week getting back in to the groove of things here but we've had many opportunities to share about the great things God has done while we were in Africa. We'll try not to do a recap overload so over the next few days we'll post about our last days working in the villages, our trip and adventure to the game park and our never-ending trip home!
Monday and Tuesday (November 11th and 12th)
We headed back out into the villages for our last two days of building houses and hut-to-hut evangelism. Five of our team members visited two secondary schools before joining one of the teams at a work site in the village. While at the school they were able to share their testimonies and spend time with the students and teachers. Pastor Shem shared a devotion with the students in the PUBLIC school! After the orphanage and school visit on the previous Friday, our hearts were burdened for this school and one other. Neither school had a working computer to help run day to day programs and God placed on all of our hearts to purchase a computer, printer, ink and paper for these two schools. God opened doors and provided in multiple ways and we were able to bless these schools with the items they needed. One of the principals stated that they were now a "real school."
Out in the villages we worked on four houses in two days! It's hard to believe how much we were able to complete in the time we were there. As we worked on each house we had so many helpers from the community there helping in any way needed. They worked for hours, in the heat, many times without breaks and all came together for their neighbor in need. The day went on and we had quite the spectators at the work sites (the kids). Liquid gold, better known as bubbles, jump ropes, beads and finger nail polish kept these sweet little children entertained for hours. Each of these afternoons we had rain "showers" and not quick ones! They did however cool down the air just a bit! We had to cut the work days a little short but we got roofs on all homes and were able to dedicate each home to the Lord. We'll recap our special time with the Pastors and our preparation for the orphanage in another post. Hope you enjoy some more pictures of these days!
Monday and Tuesday (November 11th and 12th)
We headed back out into the villages for our last two days of building houses and hut-to-hut evangelism. Five of our team members visited two secondary schools before joining one of the teams at a work site in the village. While at the school they were able to share their testimonies and spend time with the students and teachers. Pastor Shem shared a devotion with the students in the PUBLIC school! After the orphanage and school visit on the previous Friday, our hearts were burdened for this school and one other. Neither school had a working computer to help run day to day programs and God placed on all of our hearts to purchase a computer, printer, ink and paper for these two schools. God opened doors and provided in multiple ways and we were able to bless these schools with the items they needed. One of the principals stated that they were now a "real school."
Out in the villages we worked on four houses in two days! It's hard to believe how much we were able to complete in the time we were there. As we worked on each house we had so many helpers from the community there helping in any way needed. They worked for hours, in the heat, many times without breaks and all came together for their neighbor in need. The day went on and we had quite the spectators at the work sites (the kids). Liquid gold, better known as bubbles, jump ropes, beads and finger nail polish kept these sweet little children entertained for hours. Each of these afternoons we had rain "showers" and not quick ones! They did however cool down the air just a bit! We had to cut the work days a little short but we got roofs on all homes and were able to dedicate each home to the Lord. We'll recap our special time with the Pastors and our preparation for the orphanage in another post. Hope you enjoy some more pictures of these days!
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| The house the woman lived in before we started building a her a new one |
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| One of the houses |
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| The audience |
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| 2 foot deep footers (dug out with a bowl) |
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| Randy getting the post ready |
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| Preparing the slats |
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| Ready for the mud |
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| Working on the roof |
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| A balancing act |
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| More hole digging |
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| Working on the roof |
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| Nancy digging holes |
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| Cheryl, Clonnie, Andree and Adam working on the house |
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| The kids |
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| Painted nails for everyone! |
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| Blowing bubbles |
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| Tyra |
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| Nail painting |
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| Making necklaces |
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| Sharing in the village |
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| Sharing in the village |
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| Sharing in the village |
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| Sharing in the village |
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| One of the Secondary Schools |
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| Linda sharing with the students |
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| Crystal talking with some of the students |
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| Natalie and Pastor Shem setting up a computer |
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| School supplies which were donated |
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| Setting up a new classroom |
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| Dr. Lynch presenting the new computer |
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| Students at the all girls school |
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| Dr. Lynch giving some school supplies |
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| Students at the Secondary School |
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| Students at the secondary school |
