Sunday, August 3, 2008

This week... This is my last post. I have one week left until I have to go home. I am not looking forward to leaving here. I love it here and serving people is just so amazing.

This past week was once again great. MY group was another new one. They were awesome. They worked so hard. They just pounded it out. They had fun together I think half of the group was related in some way. They took time to know the family. they built a house. How cool.
The site we were working on was interesting. we went to look at sites on sunday night and there was still a house standing where we were to build the next day. We roll up at 8 and the family was working to level the ground. They must have worked all night cause the ground was one of the most level sites I have had this summer. The family was awesome. they were super helpful. the dad would see me trying to hammer something to high for me and he would step in and do it from me. The mom would see how we were nailing in the chicken wire and would go get a hammer and help out. it was so cool. Also the mom had been learning english for a few years so she would try and talk to us. Also the kids around the area really got along well with the kids in the group so they got to hang out. It was cool on the last day one of the it was one of the mexican kids birthday and it also just so happened that the group brought toys to past out so he got a box of toys to share with this friends on his birthday.
So bottom line great week great group awesome family.

To cap off this week we went surfing yesterday which was super fun got a great deal too. 15 for board and wet suit. super fun just playing in the ocean and riding the waves. also Friday was sams birthday and he loves taylor swift so for his birthday we got him a t. swift pinata from a family we built for a few weeks ago it was awesome.

I have a new group this week I don't know where they are from but I am excite for it. I am bummed that I only have this one week left.

Pray

for health we have a few people feeling sick. Ali is sick and I have stomach craps but am fine.
for fun it is our last week lets have some more fun
for safety as we all travel back home
for the families we are building for and the families that are building