Finding our Purpose

One of the beautiful parts of Worksite Day 2 is that people begin to find their niche in the village. Everyone felt a little more comfortable on the worksite. We were more aware of the village and understood our roles. The work today was more purposeful, more focused, which led to a lot of progress. We also had a few less people at the village which helped to divvy up the jobs. 6 people, led by Pastor Greg of course, stayed back at the feeding center to mix and pour concrete for a new grease trap. (And he thought he wouldn't see concrete this summer!) So that left 27 of us to break into 4 groups. The shanty, a 10 x 10 one room 'house', got the rest of its walls and ceiling installed, and its exterior was painted. Mr. Leo's living room got the rest of it's drywall up, and now they are heading into the kitchen to fix the floor and put up more drywall. The neon yellow house got a nice coat of paint and the 'addition' got the rest of it's drywall up. And of course there are kids, kids, and more kids. They painted, made jewelry, braided hair, and played soccer and frisbee. A much smoother day all around than yesterday. We are actually at a point that we are looking to have another job again tomorrow because we are at points on some of the projects that we will have too many people. Raoul keeps saying he has a project for us that will last a whole week but we keep working too well. The evening activity tonight was the traditional Tuesday night Flyswatter hockey championship. And for the third year in a row, the team led by none other than Tom Burke - the Cheetahlicious Christians - took home the Stanley Conch Trophy. I shared with Raoul last week about this and he is having Marlon and EJ from the wood carving ministry make a trophy for us. It should be finished tomorrow. Our small group time focused on Romans 8:28, and how God's has a plan and purpose for us, and we need to trust that this promise won't be broken. Many found their purpose for today's work, and felt that God had put them in the right place. Now we have challenged them to continue to search for His purpose in other areas of their lives, both here on the trip and when they return home. Their growth from Saturday to today has been remarkable. Please continue to pray for all of us as we keep making progress.