Today was the start of many projects! A few of our team headed out to Zapote to take photos of over 200 kids, which was about 600 photos! This is for the sponsor program that Kids Alive Zapote does to help the children continue having schooling. A couple of our guys met a local ministry, hearing about how they are trying to help children who need foster/adoption opportunities in Guatemala. And Sandy working on a project for the girls at the Casa Ester get set up to make jewelry to sell, finding material for this has been a challenge but God has been bringing the right people to help provide the right materials to make this happen. It so cool to see how God is providing. Then the rest of us stayed at the Oasis and started on construction projects. I have the opportunity to paint a mural on the outside of a building this week, however some prep work was needed, what I thought would be a little scrapping ended up power washing about 5 layers of paint, their interior paint is the same as the exterior paint and it really can’t handle the outside. Couple of the guys started on making 15 bookcases and then a crew started preparations on a very large area that will have cement poured.  Phew! A lot happened today and its only Monday. Our team is really getting along and we have a lot of fun. We also are having some special moments in our devotional times together, once again we are being challenged to live how Jesus lived, with kindness, compassion and justice, very abbreviated as there is so much to all that we are learning and growing in. Ask us when we get home😊

We get right back at it tomorrow, when you get to read this which I guess will be Tuesday most of us will be helping with mixing, pouring and all that goes into laying cement, its heavy work so we will value your prayers for safety and strength!

Lisa Bodkin