Miracles, miracles, miracles...

Video for the first 2 weeks down here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRdHFTck7lk

Sorry for the lack of updates. There's a few more days between each blog as time goes on and I value sleep more and more. This week is the week of answered prayers. Well, every week has been the week of answered prayers but this one is a week that will directly affect people's lives drastically. To look back at my first blogs and see what we'd been praying about, talking about, working through and hoping for... it is unbelievable to see what's actually happening. When the new team arrived yesterday, we had service at the Baptist church in St. Ann's and spent the afternoon doing a "drive about" to see the worksites for the week. Colonial Hills is Betty & Jim's church in Mississippi and they always come prepared to work. They brought money for 3 houses and with each house a bed and a food basket. Along with that, they brought supplies to build a slide at the Seville Heights Basic School playground. Before they came down and after Dusty and I met with Cynthia, Dusty called Jim to see if one of their houses could be the first room of the school. Jim happily said yes and the team was thrilled they'd be a part of the building of the school!

Our drive about was emotional to say the least. Not only am I more emotional now with it being the last week here but it really is one of the coolest weeks seeing prayers directly answered. We visited the two house sites and got to see the excitement of the people who would now have a roof over their heads. One of the women has been waiting a long time for a house and to see her just bubble over with excitement and throw her arms around Dusty was beautiful. When we went to the site of the school I was washed over with a wave of realization with how much the creator of the universe really cares so lovingly and individually about each and every one of us. To think about 2 weeks ago, seeing Cynthia cry in hopelessness to driving up to a worksite of the new school where the pit for the bathroom was dug, the trenches were done and they were ready to start mixing cement for the foundation. My heart has really been called to Cynthia and her students for the past 2 years and to see her hopelessness turn in to hope and prayers turn to reality is the greatest feeling in the world.

This morning I woke up at 5:45 to go for a walk with Betty. Yep, Betty's back and zumba was in full effect last night- minus the yelling and animations that the youth teams brought. After walking and the normal coffee routine we had the blessing of the hands. Every week is just as special as the last being able to tell God that these are His hands to do what He wants with them. I can't think of a better way to start the week.

We dropped the teams off at their sites and then Corinne and I went into town to exchange money and pick up things to make lunches. Colonial Hills is arguably crazy and they don't take lunch breaks when they're here in order to get all of their projects done right away which is why Corinne and I spent the morning making 50 PB&J's! After our sandwich making, I went back to the school where I was bombarded by the kids. With Jim leading the team members working on the house and the fact that it's an adult team in general gave me LOTS of time with the kids today. Workey and Aaron are also working at the school. It's funny because the 3 of us were placed at Cynthia's school together last year and worked side by side every day. It was awesome to be able to spend time catching up with Workey again. He's an awesome guy, hard worker and keeps us stocked with starfruit which isn't bad at all.

I'm off to worship but tomorrow I'm speaking at the Bright Beginners graduation and interviewing the kids for school sponsorships... please keep me and everyone on the team in your prayers! It's hot, humid and there's lots of work to be done!