It's been two days since I've posted so I'll give you a brief look into what's been going on.
Monday was a wonderful day to get dirty. The church site was hit hard with many hands - particularly the outhouse hole. Digging eight feet down into solid rock and clay proves for countless hours of what seems to be fruitless labor (not to mention sore muscles). However, the rock succumbed slowly and progress was made on the stubborn hole. Along with that, it was decided that a Sabbath School Wing should be added to the church, providing our group with another opportunity for hard labor. A handful of people took off to aid in the construction of a wall at the previous church in Ixyuc. Keeping ties with some of the older churches the UCC has built is such a wonderful blessing. Much was accomplished during the day on each job site - but much was also accomplished during the evenings with the Vacation Bible School (VBS) and Evangelistic Series. Our very own Andrew Sharley preached to the multitudes with good reception and VBS exploded with a multitude of over 50 locals children. The night ended with some much needed reflection and deep look into the happenings of the day.
Tuesday, similar to Monday, contained many hours of back breaking, sweat inducing, muscle building, church construction, along with village outreach, more work at Ixyuc, and prep for evening happenings. Every night it seems we've been greeted with small amounts of rain, however, every time the rain would get in the way of a project, or meeting, God seems to part the clouds and provide us with the time needed to get things done - what a wonderful blessing! The evenings evangelistic series was brought to the masses by Julie Dezellem who preached sans a translator - quite a feat indeed.
Wednesday has been a fantastic day without a cloud in the sky! Spirits are high and God has been showing up in every aspect of the work down here. Blessings to all you out in internet land for your prayers!
Sincerely,
Bryson Bechtel
UCC Assistant Youth Director, Taskforce
Shoutouts:
Paul Trapani wants to tell his parents hello, a couple cuts can't keep him down from a hard days work.
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