Today Pan de Vida said "Hasta Luego" to the Seaforth/Waterloo Ontario team from Canada. Again the team was a combination of those who have been coming for many years, a few years and some first timers but as always it was like family coming home.
The team hit the ground running after arriving immediately doing a concrete pour to make the gate entrance more accessible for the water truck and larger vehicles. They also installed a propane oven in the visitors dorm, finished the paving blocks behind the auditorium, installed a drain pad for rain runoff near the school, repaired major septic issues, painted and replaced liquid propane lines to the boys dorm.
The biggest blessing was the time they spent with the kids. Each weekday while the kids were in school, the team worked hard on the projects and as soon as recess came, they stopped everything to interact with them in different ways during this time. The principal even commented at how before the kids lingered around and suddenly she noticed that no one would be around and she would look out and see a huge huddle of people in the recess area.
The team provided pizza, pop and piñatas during a fiesta evening. They also brought a fresh energy to interact with the kids that allowed them to arm wrestle, jump rope, play hockey, soccer and even throw kids around in the air.
The last Sunday the team shared testimonies and ministered through music and shared a quote they felt applied to their time at Pan de Vida. "Put yourself completely under the influence of Jesus so that He may think His thoughts in your mind, do His work through your hands, for you will be all powerful with Him to strengthen you." Mother Teresa
Having said all this, I want to close in saying that all of it was made possible by the provisions and servants hearts God gave to each one. It was a true testimony of how God works in us and through us to work all thing together for the good of those called for his purpose because the team definitely wanted God to be Glorified!
The team hit the ground running after arriving immediately doing a concrete pour to make the gate entrance more accessible for the water truck and larger vehicles. They also installed a propane oven in the visitors dorm, finished the paving blocks behind the auditorium, installed a drain pad for rain runoff near the school, repaired major septic issues, painted and replaced liquid propane lines to the boys dorm.
The biggest blessing was the time they spent with the kids. Each weekday while the kids were in school, the team worked hard on the projects and as soon as recess came, they stopped everything to interact with them in different ways during this time. The principal even commented at how before the kids lingered around and suddenly she noticed that no one would be around and she would look out and see a huge huddle of people in the recess area.
The team provided pizza, pop and piñatas during a fiesta evening. They also brought a fresh energy to interact with the kids that allowed them to arm wrestle, jump rope, play hockey, soccer and even throw kids around in the air.
The last Sunday the team shared testimonies and ministered through music and shared a quote they felt applied to their time at Pan de Vida. "Put yourself completely under the influence of Jesus so that He may think His thoughts in your mind, do His work through your hands, for you will be all powerful with Him to strengthen you." Mother Teresa
Having said all this, I want to close in saying that all of it was made possible by the provisions and servants hearts God gave to each one. It was a true testimony of how God works in us and through us to work all thing together for the good of those called for his purpose because the team definitely wanted God to be Glorified!
