Updates

Wow, here we are a week later.  In one way it seems that time has sizzled by and in another, it seems like it has been forever since my last entry because so much has happened between now and then.  As I sit here and type, I can hear the worship group practice their songs.  In sounds so beautiful as it echoes across the grounds here.

It makes me think how much I love the Spanish language and am so excited to be learning it.  I am very aware that God did NOT gift me with singing or music and it really makes me appreciate those who have the gift.  I have also learned that in English, no matter what the song is, without the gift, it is just awful and I can butcher a song without question.  Even in congregational singing, I would get bizarre looks.  My theme song is the one with the lyrics that go "I Love you Lord, and I lift my voice, to worship you, Oh my soul rejoice.  Rise up my King to what you hear, may it be a sweet, sweet sound, in your ear."  On the mission trip last year it was even commented that my voice was only sweet to our Saviour...wow...I am so glad He thinks it is because I get no appreciation here for it!!  However, in learning Spanish, I realize that my singing is much better because the language itself is just so absolutely beautiful plus when they sing, they sing with emotion and enthusiasm that shake the auditorium.  Just thinking of it makes me want to twirl.  Oh and I am a horrible dancer too.  Well, enough rambling there.

We had 2 interns from Orphanos leave last week and now we have 3 volunteers from Texas here for 2 weeks.  It is great to have them here.  Not only do they speak English but they bring new energy to the house.

The construction here at Pan de Vida is currently on the school.  Last year a new wing was added on and now the second floor is in progress.  Melchor and his son, Juan, are 2 native Mexicans that work the construction on a regular basis.  This week, the blocks for the second story roof were delivered and they needed help to get the trucks unloaded.  A few of us pitched in to help with the task.  There were 1000 blocks and they all had to be put on the second level.  That is a lot of lifting as you can well imagine. Now they have to be placed overhead to fill in the roof area.  Also, when the blocks come out of the molds, there is excess on the edges that need to be chipped off so that the blocks will fit evenly together.  The men did the lifting overhead while Ginger and I helped with the chipping.  A lot of time goes into getting the forms in place to support the blocks in preparation to have the cement truck come in and make the final pour to hold it all together. We are hoping to have it finished and the roof poured by the end of this week.  And of course I have some photos to share with you!

The men unloading some sort of concrete beams

The girls called to save the day

Ginger

Claudia chipping the block

Taking a block to the room

Transferring blocks to the second story 

You can count on update to the progress....keep checking in and Thank you all for your prayers, we definitely feel them.  We have been here almost 2 months and God is teaching us new things each day and the kids are so blessed by this place.  I learned this week that there are a couple of kids that are 14 years old that are in kindergarten.  To know that this school will now enable them to learn makes it all worth it.

Blessings» Aron and Claudia

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