“Have a little relax.”

Bonnie’s been saying that the entire trip (she got it from her dad) and, today, I think we finally learned how to do that. Not so much R&R type relaxation, but more having the ability to go with the flow and not spaz out when the agenda suddenly shifts (something our team has been struggling with). Allow me to recap.

Originally, we were supposed to spend a few hours working at El Pozo and then head down to the red light district for the much anticipated prayer walk. Things didn’t quite happen that way, but it was still a blessing. We ventured out to the El Pozo and worked a good 6 hours or so. We got a loooooooooot of work done, and I mean A LOT. About 50% of our team lost a few hundred brain cells from sniffing too much paint thinner BUT the glass panels on the doors look AMAZING (stella that was for you). We did a lot of touch ups and personalizing (e.g. adding mirrors and shower caddys to the rooms). We painstakingly chipped paint of the doors and door frames so that they would shut. Totally lost that battle -__-. Some of us went to the fabric store to pick out the curtain material. That was a 2 hour adventure that should only taken 30-40 min, but hey, its cool, we’re rollin with the punches. So, ya, by the time we wrapped things up at ze Well it was about 5pm and raining cats and dogs (which I LOVED woot woot). And thus, the prayer walk was postponed.

I think the schedule changes are truly helping us adapt to the culture. Most of us are very much schedule people and changes make us go “AAAAAAHHHHHHH,” but today was different. We pretty much coasted along. It was good. I’m proud of us.

For the rest of the evening we hung out with our host family. I/we really enjoy the time we get to spend with them and learn more about their vision for NEO and El Pozo, as well as just getting to know them better.

It’s been a really good trip so far, everyday we get closer and closer to day the girls get to move in. God has truly been blessing our labor and our budding relationships.

Khai

P.S. Some of our team members are experiencing digestion issues, so please keep that in prayer. Over and out.