Another team from the Morden/Winkler area of Manitoba have been here for 2 weeks ministering through work projects. A few of the team's members have been coming every year for about 10 years, having seen Pan de Vida built literally from the ground up. One couple came 2 weeks prior to the team to get a longer break from the Manitoba winter and help in the daily activities of Pan de Vida. There were also some team members that came this year that had been on prior trips and we were blessed to have some coming for the 1st time.
The weather has been very unusual for this time of year. The 1st four days of the trip, it rained day and night. This delayed the outdoor projects but the team was able to clean and paint from top to bottom the kitchen, dining area, all bathrooms in the boys and girls’ dorm and the kitchen and dining area of the visitor’s dorm. Also the last volunteer apartment was painted, cleaned and windows were made and installed bringing it almost to completion. One team member brought some baby items and was able to do an outreach to a couple of girls in the surrounding community who are expecting very soon.
Once the rain stopped and the ground dried up some, the team continued with the ongoing project of the pavers behind the kitchen area. Also, due to the amount of rain, our newly installed septic system suffered great damage. The mud around the tanks and pumps washed out and in short, it was nothing but a mess. The on-site volunteers worked around the clock during the rain to keep as much as possible saved and pumping all the excess they could to prevent further problems. Once the rain stopped and the ground dried some, the team has worked on trying to get a temporary tank installed while plans continue to be done to repair the system.
As always, in 2 weeks so much has been done and we are blessed to have people who want to come and work so hard to improve the facilities. The kids were also treated to a pizza party and fireworks. Nothing like ending the trip with a bang!!
Proverbs 16:9 A man's heart plans his ways, But the LORD directs his steps.
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