Happy Thanksgiving! We give thanks today for many things. We had a super day today doing all the same things as yesterday. The pastor of the church seems to be overwhelmed with joy as he watches the progress. He is not used to how fast things are getting done. We want to send a special thank you to those at Cornerstone who wrote words of encouragment and scriptures for us to read while here. We shared several of them with each other this morning at breakfast as part of our Thanksgiving devotional. The ladies of the church were told that this was a holiday for us. Several ladies asked many questions as to why we celebrate and what Thanksgiving is. We had a wonderful surprise when the ladies prepared turkey, mashed potatoes, bread, sweet bread, hot chocolate, and rice. The pastor, his wife, and all of the Mastor´s commision kids came to our hotel with the food and we all sat down for a banquet. What a wonderful way to say we love you too! The relationships that are being established are amazing. In spite of language barriers love is able to transcend. Please continue to pray for us as we have one more work day left. God bless you all and we will see you soon.

Wednesday: What a productive day. The team worked so hard. We tied rebar, dug more trenches (footers),and moved stone. We shoveled and hauled away dirt as well as mixed and poured concrete. God is good. Just as the word that was spoken over us said, the foundation is being laid.

Tuesday: Another day of hard work and the sun came out which made it hotter. But, we had plenty of sunscreen and drank plenty of water. The guys seemed like the Flinestones since they spent the day breaking huge rocks with a sledge hammer.The boulders used to be the floor of the sanctuary. Some of the team dug footers and moved dirt.
Everyone is well, working very hard, and now we´re getting ready to go to dinner. Hopefully we will get to bed early for a much needed night rest.
We have had a great time in the Lord with the Master´s Commision kids, and with the people of Escol Church. The pastor stands watching all that the Lord is doing and smiles. Continue to pray for us for health and safety.

Sunday:
The first day of work was very busy: tore down bathrooms, knocked down a kitchen, moved piles of gravel and sand to get ready for grading the sanctuary floor. Everyone is safe and healthy
*Chincha News*
- Miles, David, and David panicked about being late, thinking it is 7 oclock, bang on Rowena's room at 5 am.
- Miles and Stacie get locked in the bathroom...BUT not at the same time!

There is plenty of hard work and sunscreen.

Anthony shared his testimony at church and had a great message about the power of prayer.

Monday:
The word spoken over the team Isaiah 58:11 & 12 came to pass, as we dug footers, even though it wasn't planned. Everyone was VERY grateful when the backhoe arrived!

We arrived safely in Chincha on Saturday evening. Our brothers and sisters at the Church Escol had a warm welcome for us. God is awesome and has completed the work we had planned. We will follow His plan and move to the next part of the project. May He bless our efforts.

Praise God! The Peru team arrived safely in Lima. All of the luggage and tools arrived as well. God is good. We are having devotional time and preparing to head out to Chincha. Rich and Wanda plus the kids are healthy and glad we are here. We are excited about getting to work in Chincha and being a blessing there.

The Peru team is about to take flight. We will leave Friday, Nov. 20. We look forward to sharing how God shows up and the awesome work He does. Stay tuned.

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Friday is coming fast and we can't wait. Check back every day for updates!