Hey everyone! This is Karen and Madison. We heard you have a
lot of snow on the ground back home. And here we are enjoying the beautiful
Belizean heat!
Today was day one of
our work projects. We started the day off at Grace Primary School. Where we did
songs, skits, and devotions with elementary kids. The kids were kind of hectic.
The we broke up into two work groups. Our group went to the Bungiu Wama(God
With Us) Baptist Church. Some of our team worked on the roof, replacing boards
and building tresses. The rest of the team began the task of painting the
outside of the building. The paint soaks into the wood very easily, so we will
have to do a couple of coats. We got a lot accomplished on our first day and
are ready to get back to painting tomorrow.
The other work group is working on the house of one of the church
members of ODBC, that is in great need of a lot of repair. They also are
replacing pieces of tin on the roof. The tin proved to be hazardess to a few
which resulted in cuts and scrapes but nothing major. They will also start
painting there at some point.
Some of our team members left our worksites a little early
so that we could go to work at the Pickstock Church After School program. We
were surprised to find that there was another group from the United States when
we got there, but helped the kids with their reading. I, Karen, got to
reconnect with a little girl that I met two years ago, and she remembered me.
It was good to see her again and see how much she’s grown. I, Madison, thought
that the kids there were even more hectic that he ones at Grace Primary. But
was a good eye opening experience to see and hear about those kids’ lives.
As in years past, our Belizean family, here has shown us
great hospitality. We are so thankful to be back here again and to be able to
share this experience with our team members who have not been here before.
Please continue to pray for our team and we are sending hugs
and prayers to you back home!
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