It's hard to believe our mission trip is nearly over!  We had a few quick touch ups at one homeowners house, before moving on to a church that had worse roof damage than they were aware of.  There was a main supporting beam that wasn't properly supported and had developed a crack all the way through.  We installed some supporting pieces of wood to help them get through the short term.  We also installed turbin vents (whirlie birds) on the roof, to help stop some of the major leaks they had.

We continued serving door to door.  We had some good conversations and building friendships.  One homeowner was reluctant to talk at first, but when one of our team members began speaking to him in Spanish, he quickly became a friend.  He even made lemonade for us!  We also made some other connects of Spanish speaking families in need of assistance.  One of our team members even helped a partner translate over the phone for someone who needed help.  She even gave the partner permission to call her if there was ever another need!  

Our team at Mercy Chefs enjoyed helping the chef prepare a meal!  It was even more enjoyable because we were done with the onions!  And the team working on laying tile for the showers completed their project!  We even made a plaque with a flower from leftover tile, each of us signed it and gave it to our host pastor and his wife!  And we also did some landscaping work at pastor's house and finished working on his mower.

This evening our host church had a youth service.  Gene, our Trip Leader led a devotion that included a Coke can!  And we enjoyed playing games with the young people of the church.  The evening was filled with laughter, as new friendships were built.  

It's hard to believe the week went by so quickly.  We are curious to see what God might do next!