From the first two days the young people knew the routine of the process of producing the concrete floor. Buckets upon buckets of water was taken into floor number two to prepare for the concrete to be place upon the metal frames. This process went on for about thirty minutes or more.
Outside the rocks were being dumped into four buckets by Maeghan, Bethany and Hannah then carried by Evan, Michael, Elliott and Barry over to Wiulmer who was operating the concrete mixer. Each bucket weighed 50 pounds as the young men lifted them upon their shoulders as they had learned from their Honduran brothers. During the five day period these young men lifted 556 (50) pound buckets of rocks and then carried them over to the concrete mixer. The gentlemen shared one day how they gave God the glory for each bucket which went over on their shoulders. They said there was some time they thought they could not lift up another bucket and God gave them all the strength they needed.
Also the ladies continued carrying buckets of sand to the concrete mixer. The ladies, Josie, Rachel, Caitlyn, Katey, Greer and Liza carried 50 pound buckets of sand two by two over to the mixer. During the five day period these ladies put 834 (50) buckets of sand into the mixer to make the concrete. Several times Mr. Mike or Jose would try to assist the ladies but to no prevail the ladies said, NO gracious each time. This was the job God had given these lovely ladies and they persevered until the end. The wheel barrow crew was Barry, Pastor Bryan, Elliott, Michael and Mike who carried 695 wheel barrows of concrete in five days. Their efforts were endless.
The hydration specialist continues her job throughout the week. Hannah is showing everyone yes I am drinking water. Karen took her position seriously and on the last evening together Elliott thank Karen for taking such good care of all of them and they all said AMEN to that statement. Job well done Mrs. Karen.
These folks took time to work and rest as well. They all found the time for laughter and smiles during this journey. It was a beautiful time seeing God using the future of our ministry in such a mighty way. We are always grateful when there is a team of young people who come and serve beside of us. As Jose shared one time, "Mt. Horeb is for future generations." One day these young people will be bringing adult teams to Honduras and will say to you remember when we put the floor down in the North American Dorms.
The work continues and the bags of cement are fading fast. Mike ordered 150 bags of cement but by day three this group was running low. So we ordered more bags and ask to have them delivered that day please. As Maeghan and Evan were chilling on the porch and watching as more bags of cement were being unloaded they simply sighed and said back to work. The young people enjoyed Oso and Lassie during their breaks as well as Oso and Lassie enjoyed them. The porch was a place of rest if only for a short time but it was a time of rest. Michael shared his God moment was when the concrete mixer was turned off and all you could here was the silence. They knew then they could rest for a short time. The group treasured those moments of being still and relaxing.
Rachel's devotion was on JOY, one of my favorite topics. We can only find complete joy in Jesus. Having God is all the joy we need. Rachel shared how she never thought she would find such joy in such hard work. She shared how we were all perfectly placed at Mt Horeb this week and this time. This was all God's perfect plan. God is constant in our lives and He is so faithful to us. She shared out 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18.
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