Day 2, Saturday, was another marvelous sunny day in Esteli, Nicaragua as we arrived at the church construction site around 7:30 in the morning. Immediately the neighbors came out to greet use and the children flocked around.
Jacquie Wheeler got an early start with the kids making salvation bracelets… a huge hit with the children as the Holy Spirit led 11 of them today to place their trust in Jesus Christ and accept Him as their Lord and Savior. As the men continued to dig the foundation of the church, Jacquie’s group of neighborhood kids removed another seven or eight plastic lawn and leaf bags full of trash from the church property and surrounding area.
Much progress was made again today as Grace Covenant team and local construction crew continue to manually prep the foundation, filling the footers with rock, sand and gravel. On the four corners, concrete (mixed by hand, of course) was poured and smoothed and the rebar columns were set in place.
Despite afternoon temperatures probably in the low to mid 90s, at least it felt like it, Al managed, with the help of many smiling and happy local teens manning wheelbarrows, to move mountains of solid black dirt as hard as concrete away from what will be the inside side of the church to the perimeter of the field to be hauled away later in dump trucks.
,Despite a heavy day of construction work, a couple of Grace folks and a translator, managed to get out in the neighborhood mid-morning for some house visitation. In addition, that afternoon Jacquie and Michael Astorino organized a game of baseball for some two dozen children who were more than happy to show off their fielding and batting abilities. By the way, Jacquie pitched and Michael was behind the plate. Many runs were scored.
All in all, another beautiful day that God made, and so wonderful to be doing His will for His Kingdom, His people and His purpose.
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