Dear Friends and Family,
Thank you for all your prayers these last couple of weeks. Our two weeks of intensive language school are already past and they went really well. Julie was able to have one-on-one classes all in Spanish to help refresh her grammar and just feel more comfortable speaking in Spanish. I started at square one and have learned a lot. I was actually able to hold a conversation with Meddie without Julie’s help. We’re both very excited to be actually able to communicate now and our understanding of Spanish is so much better.
This week we’re doing stuff around the office to get ready for the project trip to Chiapas. I’m studying up on confined masonry structures and the other intern Ryan is figuring out how to do a perc test. On Friday we are going to Chiapas, Mexico for the project trip. We’ll be there from September 26th through October 5th. Chiapas, Mexico is home of the most severe Christian persecution in the northern hemisphere but that is more north Chiapas and is not happening near where our team will be in Tuxtla or the project site SW of Tuxtla. Also the name of the organization has changed due to another organization with a similar name. We are serving the ministry- El Faro de Esperanza (The Lighthouse of Hope) and working on the Rancho de Alfararo (or the Potter’s Ranch) project with Bill Woods. (I've added a link on the right) We would greatly appreciate your prayers for a safe flight and time there. Please also pray for team unity as the volunteers are coming from all over North America.
I will be working with George designing the structure of the school and classifying soils. Julie will be holding a rod in the heat of the day with the sun blazing down on her porcelain skin, helping with surveying. The week is going to be very long. Pray that we would remain healthy and energetic throughout our time there. Julie and I have been truly blessed by those who continue to support us through prayer.
In Christ,
Andy and Julie
No comments:
Post a Comment