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Today was a day of rest and worship. I thought a lot about what was taking place in Greensboro at Grace Fellowship. I know things are in good hands, but I am eager to get back and get reconnected with my church family. Thank you, Grace, for letting me have this time to serve the Continue reading

Today the team poured seven columns. That’s a lot of cement, people! The church building is really coming together. I missed a day of work to prepare to preach tomorrow. It was good to get a bit of rest. It also enabled me to call Carol Steele after the passing of Don today. We’re in Continue reading

Perhaps this will sound like a broken record… It was hot, and we got a lot done. The steps to the water house were completed. We poured the columns across the front and filled the cells in the concrete blocks that were remaining. Another load of 400 block were delivered, so there’s still a good Continue reading

Thursday was a full day. Speaking for myself, it wore me slap out! Like the rest of the team, I am privileged to be able to serve. Pouring the cement columns for the building is a labor-intensive task. Basially, we use the mixer (an item for which we are all infinitely grateful) to mix the Continue reading

Wednesday was a more relaxing day. We said good-bye to the team from FUMC Waynesboro. John and Donna’s home church team did so much. They went home tired but satisfied. I pray that the impact of the trip for both them and the Dominicans will be long-lasting. We got a chance to rest a bit Continue reading

Another productive day on the site at Villa Real. We have the walls of the church nearly complete and poured headers on both sides before we left. Some Dominican workers will work tomorrow to move things forward even more. The two teams from Augusta and Waynesboro have done some terrific work, and I have been Continue reading

Today was a full day of work. We arrived at Villa Real and got to work toting block and buckets of mortar and wheelbarrows of cement. The walls are nearly complete on the building. The carpenter and his assistants were nailing he forms into place for he headers over the windows and doors. The plan Continue reading

Today was a bit different from the norm. We got to sleep late since we weren’t leaving for the work site. I turned off the alarm and woke up at my usual time. Oh well … I did force myself to lay there a little longer. Breakfast was quite good. For our team that is Continue reading

Today was a bit of a different day. The team from Waynesboro went directly to Villa Real to keep on building the block walls of the church. I had the opportunity to go to Juan Dolio to help with the install of a water treatment system. “Help” may be an exaggeration. I did hand Juan Continue reading

Today was a writing day. The team from Waynesboro wen to the site at Villa Real. The big accomplishment was to pour the roof on the water house. It took lots and lots and LOTS of concrete. If you’ve never been on a bucket line, you have no idea just how much fun (translate as Continue reading