And Then There Was Light!

Our latest adventure on this trip was when the power went out for 17 hours. That happened later in the afternoon so we had already been to church with Father Mark and had the soccer team over for brunch. Because the power went out we couldn't reherse any songs or skits because there was no light or electricity. Instead we passed out invitations with some of the kids from Southend to people's homes. The yard was full of our team and Southend kids as we played kick baseball, painted nails, and had games for the little kids. There was about 50 kids that we spent time with and gave out snacks to (provided by Messiah members).

MEALS ON WHEELS~Because the electricity went out we were not able to provide food for the 21 mission workers. Plan A was to cook on the kitchen stove, Plan B was to use the gas grill which ended up not working either. Plan C was created by Father Mark. It involved by putting chuncks of rock and sand into a wheelbarrow. He then put scraps of wood in, torched it, placed a grate over on top, and then we were ready to prepare our Meals on Wheels.

Brian, Father Mark, and Barb cooking dinner in the wheelbarrow

Yard Games - waiting for their turn in kick baseball and interacting with the Southend kids

Brian and Dave with the cross they built for VBS

We are now starting our Monday with Bible Study and Brunch, then it is off to school for our first day of VBS.  We are so Excited to see what God has planned for the day!