Here Comes the Sun!

Early this morning I was speaking to Collette, the nice woman who works at the front desk at the hotel. She said that the weather wasn't going to get any better today. Obviously this news wasn't what we wanted to hear, but we had made it work so far. As we made our way to Miss Velma's, the skies looked like she was right. But something strange happened today - it didn't rain. Yep, that's right. It didn't rain. It sprinkled a bit here and there, but no rain. And you know what that means - we got a lot of work accomplished. The picnic table was cut and assembled, two bedrooms were completely painted, and the other ones got the first cut coat. But the biggest transformation was made in the classroom, where the walls were decorated with the bible verse Miss Velma picked along with other pictures. The room just shouts that God is here in this place. The landscaping continues to improve with the removal of a lot more brush and weeds. And as always, the longer we are there, the more children that show up. We did have a team stick around the feeding center to help patch a hole in one of the storage units so it wouldn't leak all over the tools and power equipment. Knowing we only have one day left on the sight to finish up the work has us all motivated and determined to get going again. The traditional Wednesday beach service was on our minds all day, praying that the rain would hold off so we would be able to enjoy the beauty of God's creation together. It was a beautiful evening and an even more beautiful service. The group is really becoming a family this week, and we are all looking forward to seeing what God has in store the last two days.