This will be our second and last day totally dedicated to working on the bathroom at Hopewell church (HIBC). We started the day with another fantastic meal at Fair Haven: I had French toast, sausage, fresh fruit (I love the fresh fruit everyday!), and orange juice.
Scott and I worked on the cutting again. We figured out I can hold my own cutting the PVC pipe with the hack saw, but he’s much better at getting a good, straight cut with the circular saw on the wood, so that’s how we’ve divided the cutting work. We help hold and double-check measurements for each other.
We were hoping to at least get one toilet and the sink installed, and the pipes and wall mountings in for the rest by the end of the day, and we pretty much did it. We’re trying to see if we can find more time to get them further along before we have to leave.
Tonight’s supper was pizza from Pizza Hut, so that felt like home.
After supper, we returned to HIBC. Our ladies had prepared a ladies meeting for the area women. It was very well attended by women not just from HIBC, but other area churches. Annette, Lois, and Christi all did some of the teaching, as well as Pastor Ken. While they taught, Tony painted a picture, and they used the painting process to teach how God works on and in us to develop us into the person He wants us to be. The picture turned out beautifully, and Pastor Desmond was very proud to display it in their church.
While they were teaching, some of us guys worked on the bathroom some more. We tried to do the quieter work—no loud sawing, for example. Right before they were due to start, we had one quick saw job to do… and we tripped the breaker. Suddenly, the whole church was dark while all these ladies were expecting to start a Bible study! We quickly got the power restored and were a bit more careful after that.
I got to call home again tonight. That’s been one of the hardest things on other missions trips I’ve been on—the long time with no communication with my family—so that made this trip a bit easier on me.
For tonight’s devotions, Lois and Annette gave their testimonies, and Jon taught us about Jesus perfect example of the importance of prayer to a believer. Steve and I prayed together after the devotions. Then the five of us that are singing the quintet, Steve, Ed, Scott, Pastor Ken, and I, practiced a bit for tomorrow morning before going to bed for another good night’s rest after a long day of working.
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