Woke up at 4:30 to meet Montezuma. He got his revenge. But, I got mine by taking Cipro and Imodium. Was only at 60% half of the day, but am feeling almost normal tonight.
Today we did accomplish a lot of work on the beds. All of the wood is cut, most is stained and one bed is together! It was good to see the finished product. We'll deliver the beds later in the week.
As I was sanding with a power sander today, it seemed to me there was a sermon in this job. I was sanding the rough edges off the wood that won't be seen. God does that to us-He takes off the rough edges so we can be useful. The wood that is to be seen and used must be sanded with a much finer paper. This process takes much longer...for the wood and for us. But to be used in His Kingdom, it is a necessary process. Contemplating that tonight.
After we finished working for the day we went out to share our faith in the neighborhood around the Center. We went with our interpreter, Marcella. She really paved the way, explaining the Gospel to many people. We were able to meet people, share our faith and hopefully plant seeds that will later be watered and grow. The people here are very open to us coming to their homes. They invite you in, offer you the chair or the bed to sit on and are very friendly. Most of the homes are not much bigger than my living room (which isn't huge). One woman has a daughter who is HIV positive and needs a blood transfusion. Apparently it will cost $60 for 2 pints of blood. We are going to look into helping her. Turns out she is a member of the church and one of her grandchildren is sponsored by someone at Cedar Creek (Church).
Another woman needs food for her children-one is malnourished and in the hospital. It was difficult to understand her whole situation, but we may be able to go back and offer some small assistance to her. Everyone that we spoke to was given a Spanish Bible, and we were able to pray with/for most of them.
The whole experience was very humbling, almost surreal to be IN one of the places you see on TV (or at least somewhere very similar to the 'starving children' ads that we Americans have often learned to ignore). They really are starving. I've met them.
Lastly, I have to comment on the Cedar Creek gang that is down here staying at the same hotel and working on a different project. They are a great group of kids and leaders, and were bold today sharing their faith.
On the light side, one of the girls bought 2 iguanas last night with plans to cook them up for dinner. The cooks were willing, but not everyone was happy about that. The iguanas spent the night on the bus, and by morning they had gotten the rope off of their mouths. So, dinner was set free out of the back of the bus and I will spend another day not knowing if iguana tastes just like chicken.
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