Buenos Dias Amigos and Amigas,
I want to give you an update for yesterday as we got in real late from going to a local baseball game last night with the team.
Yesterday we made very good progress despite a slow start due to tired bodies and a little rain. The "big hole" is now complete and ready for the water tank that was delivered yesterday. It was exciting to see why we had been digging and digging and digging and digging. When that was completed we had to put in a water line to fill the tank. The supply line for the water was across the street from the compound and we had to "pothole" to find it. Once that was complete we had to dig a a couple of trenches in order to get a pipe under the road. We literally pushed a pipe through the ground so we didn't have to dig a 20 foot trench 3 feet down. That pushing took a couple of hours of very hard work.
While the boys were working hard the ladies were finishing preparations for VBS. Late in the afternoon we all left our shovels and went to the Igelsia and had the opportunity to hang out with 40 kids in the area. It was an absolute blast. We sang songs, told the story of Cameron and Luke (other wise known as David and Goliath - Luke is 6" 8" and still growing), colored, stickered and built relationships with the kids. Cameron was again on sticker patrol and made sure that everyone had plenty of stickers.
Cameron has been playing the role of "gopher" throughout the day which has been very helpful. He is always willing to serve. If you know Cameron then you know he is very particular about what he eats. That really hasn't been a problem down here. He is trying new things and liking them mostly. Trips to the corner store also help as there is Salsa Verde chips that he loves. Did I mention that he is one dirty kid. There is no shortage of dirt to play in and Cameron is getting his share. Thank God for those that came before us and installed showers and hot water heaters.
We have been blessed to be joined by a group from Castle Rock, Colorado and began to build relationships with them. This groups has been coming here for a number of years. They are eager to serve and are awesome to hang out with and work with. We are blessed to have a number of college age kids that are hard workers and have strong backs. They are responsible for the "heavy" lifting with us "old guys" doing the "thinking".
Today we are planning installing the water tank, connecting the feed line and then will be rewarded with another project. While we were working yesterday a very large supply of concrete, gravel and sand were delivered with the hopes that we would be able to install a large cement pad for the gathering area. If all goes well we will be able to get that started today and finished up tomorrow.
The work we are doing here is hard but we know that it is a labor of love and those that will come after us will benefit. It will give others a few more creature comforts for when they come to the area to serve the people in the region or train to disciple the locals.
Thank you for supporting us. I hope that one day you might be able to come here and see the good work that Ravah Ministries is doing in the region. Cameron and I are truly blessed to be here.
Cameron and Sheldon
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