Team 124 Hamlet FBC - Construction/Evangelism/VBS

On October 11, 2010 Mike's childhood church family arrived in Honduras. There was tears of joy and relief to be in Honduras. After all the many hugs and kisses off to Choluteca. There was amazement from all of the beauty of the country of Honduras as we rode through the mountains. After a good night's rest they were off to build Fransico, Martha and Rhena a home. These three people are brother and sisters. There mother died back in April and they were going to be kicked out of their adobe home. They are not able to do this themselves. Someone in their church donated the property to them about two months ago. First Baptist got the honor and pleasure to be blessed by three beautiful people. The Honduran church family came out to help the Americans get the job done. This team got their water for the mortar differently from any other team this year. They had to go down to the river to collect the water in five gallon buckets. This was not a problem for the team. They got an assembly line going and they had the barrell full in no time. While the water was being collected the others were busily finding their place on the job site. Unlike most of the teams the blocks were already inside the foundation. God is good all the time. That makes up for bringing the water from the river. Also, there was man named Juan who spent the night guarding the supplies, getting paid $5 a night. By the end of the first day the five courses were up and the team learned the true meaning of hot here in Choluteca. So they made an executive decision to get out on the job site by 6:30 the next morning to beat the heat and it was still hot. But God always provided a nice breeze each afternoon. First Baptist worked deligently as a team to get the job done and each person found the job for them as the week went by. Orfilio made the team a shelter to get out of the heat. This particular job site had no shade. Thank you God for Orfiio who took care of his new American brothers and sisters in Christ. The Honduran people were always watching out for their new American friends. Each team member learned how to lay blocks, fill in the mortar joints, cutting the block, laying a floor and putting on a roof. They all have job security now. More importantly they built relationships which will out live the house they built. God is good all the time. Well done good and faithful servants.