The word for this week is "flexible." Our day started out with cold showers and personal devotions. Then it was pancakes for breakfast. Our day didn't really have a set time schedule. After breakfast the guys headed over to the workshop to start building a rubber chicken catapult for one of the carnival games on friday. I just asked Dan how many hours it took us to make it and he said, "too many," which it did. It was quite an experience, as a summary it consisted of flying pieces of wood off the table saw and disappointing chicken flights that weren't going like they were supposed too. We worked on it all morning and for about an hour after lunch. The girls helped Wendy and Jill train some of the nurses on oral health and care. After a lunch of rice, chicken, and a few other things that I don't know the names of, a few of us took a walk with Julian to get mangos. We didn't actually get mangos though. Julian and one of his friends climbed coconut trees and then came down and cut them open with a machete for us to drink. We also picked a fruit that was very sweet but I don't remember the name of it. Then it was about time to do VBS with the kids. We have curriculum and Christine took charge. We planned earlier who was all gonna do what part. We learned about/taught that God will never leave us. It kind of hit home for me. I have to say I was pretty nervous to go on this trip. I realize now that I had nothing to be afraid of. God got us here safely and even though there was a few hiccups, we had a great time and are still having a great time. Tonight we had took a walk down the road a ways and a few people bought some things. After supper we just sat around and talked for a while and then played a few intense games of dirty Uno. Now we are taking showers, a few of us writing in our personal journals and getting ready for bed. Please pray for a good night of rest, we have a very busy day tomorrow. The heat really takes its tole on us during the day. Thanks for the prayers, they truly mean a lot!
Mason Dehmlow
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