Kenansville Baptist Construction Team

On November 7 Kenansville Baptist Church arrived at the airport around two o'clock. They had several new faces on the team this year who were excited and ready to head through the mountains of Honudras down south to build a home. Little did they know they would be building more than a home. God works that way. He uses us where we never dream we can be used, when we are willing and the big word down here is flexible. We got up the next morning and was on the road by 7:30 to a sweet village called El Carrizo. God is good all the time. Fransico, brother of Pedro ( the homeowner) and friends already had the blocks inside the foundation. So the team busied themselves setting the corners for the home and mixing the mortar for the first block. Ernesto and Honudran friends worked hard mixing the mortar for the first block. We gathered Pedro and his quiet and humble wife, Orfilia and children to lay the first block. Mario, one of the team members from Kenansville prayed an inspiring prayer to our God and Savior for the family and their future home. Once prayer was completed everyone scattered and off to do what God had called us all to do that week, build a home. Orfilia went straight to her kitchen and cooked with the other ladies beans and rice for the Hondruas workers. There was a quick lesson in laying block called block 101 for all new team members taught by Pedro's niece, Alexia. This team work deligently each day as a team along side the Hondurans. It was such a beautiful sight seeing so much activity taking place around that piece of property. After the first day they were right on schedule with five courses completed and setting for the next day of work. On the second day work continued exactly like on the first day. Team worked hard on getting their task done. But during all this time they found the time to build relationships with the people of El Carrizo.

"See I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who trusts will never be dismayed. I will make sure the measuring line and righteousness the plumb line." Isaiah 28:16-17