Dedication Day!

       We could feel the excitement building as we prepared and loaded into the vans this morning,  Today is Dedication day!  The construction has been completed, now it's time to turn these houses into homes.  Once we arrived in the village we divided into two groups; one led by Josh and Max and the other by Kirk and Juan Marco.  The translators would be very important today as we would be praying for the families and encouraging them with the dedication. Our desire is to share our hearts and the love of our Lord with these families.

        Even though language was a barrier we could feel their appreciation through the hugs and tears.  Each family had a story to tell of how this wouldn't be possible on their own, but knew that we were sent from God to fill this need in their life.  One of the more touching stories was from a mother of 6 who had to provide for the family as her husband was in jail.  They struggled to raise a family with two working parents, now she is left to do that on her own. 

        Mission Complete!  We finished the dedications and were able to enjoy some fun and fellowship with the families.  To our surprise they had gifts to present on behalf of the village as appreciation for our work there.  It was hard to leave our new friends in Christ, but our hearts were full of joy.  We were able to share God's love with them and even though it was adios (goodbye) for now, we look forward to seeing them again for eternity.

Moments treasured of being "ALL IN!"
Rayanna, Mike T, Bill F