Another hot one!

We know it's going to be hot when you come down here. I try to prepare everyone the best I can with the numbers, but you can't truly understand it until you step off the plane. It's just different down here. The sun burns a little more, the humidity is a little thicker. It's just plain hot. So when all of the locals - Raoul and Karen, the people at the hotel, our friends in the village - tell us that is hasn't been this hot in over 15 years, you don't feel so bad complaining about it. We started our day early to try to beat the heat and get the site, but like I mentioned yesterday, things move slowly. We had to stop at store for some electrical supplies, it took over an hour to get the help and some of the things we needed, so we still had to go to another store for the wire. Instead of arriving at 10 am, it was closer to 11. Miss Vienna still wouldn't let us on the roof because of the heat. Bummer. But there was a group of about 10 kids waiting for us to come teach the bandana doll craft and they were so excited. What a success! The kids loved it and Vienna wants to use the idea to create more for the kids at craft camp. We also brought the wiffle balls and beach balls to play with. The arts and craft team when crazy painting trees and redesigning the land to make seating areas. A few kids decided to clear out some space to create a prayer garden. A bunch of kids continued to machete the brush to create more space for the kids. And finally a group made our first picnic table for the house so they can hang out and eat outside. We talked today about how people pick and choose when they seek the Holy Spirit, and how there are many Christians by name only. Once you can identify the barriers that are keeping Him from working in us, the sooner you can live Spirit-filled life. As a team we are focused on bringing the kids closer to knowing the Holy Spirit and allowing Him to work in our lives. As I type this on Wednesday morning, I know what a great day this will be. We will see a lot of progress on the site - we are finally ready to put up the drywall - and we end the day with my favorite part of the trip - the beach service. Praying that all goes well today and everyone on the trip can see how the Holy Spirit can work in our lives.