Day Three!

Today was a wonderful day for several reasons. When we made it to the church our tools were there, those that were helping with the build were vibrant and we had a visit from the best supervisor, Daniel Spence. It is a joy to be in the presence of a man like Mr. Spence. Very supportive and always willing to share a story or some history of the area, like when we dug up a miller stone and found out a sugar mill was in the area many years back. The foundation that we had begun digging the day before did not seem as deep as when we last left it, but by the end of the day we had three- fourths of it dug out and not much of a fourth left for the next day.

Mr. Spence, helping with the digging.

Many of us retained our duties as diggers and Ray Brown got promoted to shaping rebar for the concrete that was arriving for the foundation. Everyone had a role to fill knocking down the soil we were piling in the middle so more may be added, cleaning up the side walls of the trench so it would be the right width, or generally helping anyone that needed an extra hand while they were shovelling.

Ray, working the rebar.
Mrs. Spence provided lunch for us again today. We enjoyed rice and beans for a change rather than beans and rice which are the staple food of the area. She also provided a treat of a wonderful drink that was part tea and part lime, which at the time was manna from heaven for a thirsty body.


Mrs. Mavis Spence, our amazing cook!
The group enjoying the lime iced tea.

In the Episcopalian sense of community fellowship some of the younger missionaries took a break from the trenches and reached out to the youth of the area by playing soccer. In my opinion, hearing the laughter of kids lent some energy to the work we were doing and a reminder of what we are partly here for and the duties we are performing.

Playing soccer with the local children.

After a day of thorough work we returned to Earth (I still smile at that phrase) had dinner and recouped by taking a swim or just enjoyed kicking up our feet.

Written by Jason Davis

Fernando, our bus driver, tour guide, laborer, travel agent, and much more...

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