Hi everyone, we have just returned from our 1st day on site, it was fantastic the villagers are so friendly and grateful to see us, they put on a welcoming party and presented us with a garland of flowers. Everyone is settling in well and the food is great, although Chicken sausages for breakfast are a bit of a novility...
When we got to site this morning we where taking on a short tour of the village and told of the history and simple lives the people there lead, we also visited one of the three schools and also the rice fields where the people earn there living.
We are joined on the trip by a team from Rep of Ireland, they are here for 4 weeks and are doing just one week of building and then taking part in other programmes that Habitat has to offer including Disaster planning and mitigation.
We where working on two houses today, Michael, Lorna and Dale where siving sand to get ready for plastering at one of the semi detached houses and Glen and the others where placing large stones in the floors and covering in cement at another site of semi's.
Past team members will be glad to know our reputation has went before as the hard working teams from Boys' Brigade, and 2011 is no different, the floor team where just to place stones today but everyone worked so hard that we managed to get the cement in as well...
There was also a familar face onsite today, Sundar sporting his BB Team 2009 t-shirt, he has asked about so many of the past team members and sends his good wishes...
We hope to update again soon, feel free to leave your comments and we will pass them on to the team, we are having a refelection time each evening and also a short time of prayer each morning, we know there many out there praying for us and this is a great strength to all the team..
Glen
It's great to here that things are going well so far, with some real encouragements amidst hard work for the cause of the Gospel. I'll be praying for you, that all that your efforts would be a tangible blessing to the community and that Christ's name would be glorified; keep going. Looking forward to reading the next in the series! God bless,
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Well boys, now you know what it's going to be like! I hope already you are realising how much your contribution will make to the lives of the families who will get the houses! They sound very basic by our standards at home, but so precious to people who have very little. I trust that you will see God at work as you serve Him and that He will bless you and keep you safe :))
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