We continue

Monday night we had a beautiful view of the mountains on our way to revival. Our dental team was a little surprised to see people at the church who had had teeth pulled in the afternoon. They really wanted to be in the house of the Lord. The church was filled as the service was opened by one of their lay members, Peter. Pastor Jeff led us in a message on Creation – not how it happened, but why. Jordan and Marc sang Washed by the Water in beautiful harmony for us. It was a good service and I should mentione that they have had first time guests both nights. The crowd lingered afterward until the bus driver called for his passengers.


We began Tuesday with a devotion led by Rhonda which included a challenge to engage each child with God’s love. We arrived at the church fresh for the day and found kids waiting an hour before we were to begin. We had talked about the children’s need for attention since they have little time from their parents due to working schedules. Children kept coming and the Kindergarten class took pictures of each child -42 pictures. Our 5^th grade class was over 50, and when we served our refreshments, we served over 200. This has required some adjustments to our grouping and schedule to keep all the children engaged, but our leaders are blessed with a great spirit and we are “being flexible”. We showed a video about a cowboy church, made ukuleles and some of the children worked to build a bookshelf that will be a gift to the church.

The Dental clinic continues to serve over 30 people a day. The people are willing to wait for a long time in order to get their teeth cleaned and to see the dentist. Herb has commented repeated on the bravery of the people especially the children who are having difficult extractions. Many of the church members have come in with deep pain. The team has worked late into the afternoon to try to help as many people as possible.

Hal stopped at a fruit stand on the way home from the church. He bought us mangos and pineapples for breakfast so we are well cared for. Cook Jane made spaghetti for us for supper and it was delicious.We decided to splurge and opened a bag of ice for our drinks – a great meal.