March 16th, 2017

Hello everyone! It’s Erin, Hailey, Kendra, Anthony and Zach! We are having a great time here in Belize and definitely enjoying the weather!

Today was day four of the work week. This morning we went back to Grace Primary School to share songs, skits, games, and devotions. This morning I (Erin) shared one of my embarrassing moments from high school with the students to explain why I always have the song lyrics in front of me. You’ll have to ask me about it when I get home if you want to know ;) Kendra and Zach did their devotions and both did a great job! The kids heard my (Erin) laugh for the first time and a boy immediately starting mimicking me. Then Cody asked the class to give their best impression of it. It was hysterical and pretty accurate. Afterwards, our team went our separate ways to our work projects. Hailey and I are working at the church where we have been doing A LOT of painting! We were able to get the outside of the church building completed so part of our group stayed at the building where we have lunch (My Father’s House) to help touch up the paint on their balcony. Nick, Caleb and Troy did electrical work inside the church. I believe they ran wire through the building and installed electrical outlets as well as a breaker box. They also installed a few exterior lights. Anthony, Zach and Kendra are working at Mavrine’s house. They also did A LOT of painting and the guys were finishing up some of their construction projects. Our friend Wellington, who has been our driver/worker on construction projects/companion/bodyguard on all of our previous trips, lost his house in the tropical storm that hit Belize last year. Thankfully, he was able to have another house built but still doesn’t have power or water. Some of the guys went over to his house after their projects were completed to help him work on a few things. Glad we were able to help him out! Once everyone was finished at their work sites, we got cleaned up and went out to eat at Bird’s Isle. Nomar, Wellington, Jermaine and his family joined us for dinner. It was so nice to get to spend some time with them outside of our projects.

Thanks for all your prayers and hope all is well back at home! We’ll see you soon!