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After spending most of last week at camp and then also having gone to Mexico a couple of weeks prior to that, I am relegated to doing some work here while we’re in Southern California. That being said, my office is pretty nice…
Marianne and the girls are down at the beach and although it’s a little on the chilly side in the mid 70s, I am sure they are having a blast. I’ll be sure to get down there a couple of days while we’re here.
Just a quick post and note to say we made it to Newport Beach, CA yesterday for our 2 week time here. Great to reconnect with family (Marianne’s side) and get some sunshine (actually cooler than home!).
I have some quiet times to ‘back post’ which I will do over the next several days.
Hey all, I have not forgotten about you. I have been working 14 – 16 hour days since I got back from our weekend getaway 2 weeks ago and only have had time for a quick QT each day. I am heading to the airport now to meet the family in California for a much needed rest. I’ll be back on the regular posts starting this weekend.
Although work has been insane, God has been so incredibly faithful to me; showing up in so many ways at work and in results of my team’s efforts. He has also been so gracious in the patience He has given my family. I have missed the recollective processing the posting generates and look forward to getting back into that groove. Hope all of your summer plans are going well.
10 day family vacation comes to an end today. Our time with the Dotson family was wonderful. We are anxious to be home and sleep in our own beds and see Charlotte (our dog). Praying for a safe uneventful flight home.
Some of you who happen upon my little blog here might see that I have had some gaps in my posts lately. Well, that is because we received Brooklyn (9 months old today) back into our home 4 weeks ago. This little chicken has brought such joy to our family but it has been quite an adjustment. We are so blessed and God has been so faithful to not only show Himself to us but also has grown our faith through the trials and answers to prayer we have sought. Our whole family thanks you for your prayers and support as we have run this course. There is so much more that God has ahead!
Today was a BIG day! It was the key dedication ceremony to family we have building the house for and it proved to be very emotional. I was a video taper and was pretty much in the thick of the emotion the whole time. What an honor it was to be a part of God impacting not only this family but the whole community we came into contact with. We ended the day with trip to the local church we support for a nice meal and fellowship. It is pretty incredible how many different experiences we all have gotten in a short week.
Bella and I have been on separate sites for the week and so we have gotten to have our own experiences. One of the benefits of this is that I have gotten to know more of the middle schoolers at Canyon Hills. Today, however, Bella and I were able to work the House Build together. I helped manage the staining of trim, touching up house painting, and cleaning drywall mud trowels and pans. This evening I also made a store run to WallMart and Home Depot to get supplies with Mr Lucke and Mr See. God is really starting to work in the hearts of everyone here and it is so exciting to watch the hearts of the kids change.
One of the most awesome things about working with Yugo Ministries is that we get Chapel both in the morning and at night; filled with worship and message. Every chapel we had a different speaker and they were all great! Each one spoke a message centered around the theme of ‘Love is…’. For the kids (and adults) who attended this mission, every day was filled with not only an outpouring of love on the Mexican people but also an infilling of spiritual truth. Such an awesome experience!
Today was our first day on the house build all together to get things started off right by praying with the family and asking for God’s blessing in our work. All in all we have 4 teams of boys and 4 teams of girls. 1 boy team and 1 girl team worked at the ‘House Build’ each day and then the other teams would be working 2 separate other sites where we did roof repairs and repainting…getting to know and love on 2 additional families. Our site was a pretty substantial roof repair and we had the excitement of one of the boys stepping through a couple of rafters and breaking through the drywall ceiling! Whoops! We ordered a couple of sheets of drywall and all was ok, no one was hurt…only embarrassed. 🙂
Well the day finally came to end. We had the 2.5 hour drive from San Diego to Ensenada with only a slight hitch at the border. The 6 vans made it safely to the Yugo Ministries complex and we all got adjusted into our accommodations, ate a great dinner, met the family we are building the house for, and had a great time of worship at chapel complete with devotions before bed. Everyone is in their rooms and settling down. We are ready for tomorrow and the Yugo staff has nicely put tomorrow’s schedule on the white board for us (We are the BLUE Team). More to come tomorrow.
