We had a very busy day! After an early breakfast made by our great cooks we met for devotions and got our instruction for the day. We loaded up our three vans and one pickup full of tools and headed for the village of Alotenango about 20 miles away from the Mission House.

We were excited to begin our work and see what God had in store for us today. The village is very poor with many people living in tin shacks without running water. Many have dirt floors. We cannot imagine that this is the norm here. We have so much that we take for granted!
We drove up an alley barely big enough for two vehicles to meet. There are children running everywhere excited to see us. The sites for us to build on were prepared and leveled. They were in small spots located by older, falling apart shacks. We began each house by first praying with the family and asking God to bless our efforts.


We spent the day working on the homes we are building, playing with the children and holding a VBS in the alley. Not like any VBS you've seen before! Even with the difference in our language, we were able to make many friends and share the love of Jesus with them. The love of Jesus is the same in any language.

We were blessed today by each other, by the men & women whose families we were able to help, by the children who bring laughter and smiles wherever they go but mostly by our Heavenly Father. We are thankful he has given us the opportunity to serve him this way. We pray for the families we met today that they may see the love of Jesus through us.