Weekly update from Nate...

   Greetings to all in Jesus' precious name! He is the giver of life, sustainer of joy, and the completion of our salvation! I count it a privilege to be here, helping out in a small way, trying to be a blessing and glorify my Lord while I'm at it!

   So far (and as you probably have seen already on this blog) the work on the church has been going very well; on Monday we got all the tin off the roof; on Tuesday all the framing came down; on Wednesday the steel trusses and wood purlins were removed; Thursday about 1/3 of the walls were busted out.

   Yesterday evening and this morning we've had a lot of rain, so that's hindered the work today. We also have had trouble with our main work machine- the John Deere Gator. Its reliability record has been less-than-stellar in the past, and it's decided to continue in its sketchy performances during this project too :) A few prayers for reliability would be wonderful :)

   The majority of church people have been working in the riverbed, digging up large rocks for the walls and sifting sand for the concrete mix. Steve has been using Don Weaver's dump truck to haul it all up from the riverbed this last week. The rains (though appreciated) have hindered that process too: the trails have become muddy enough that the machine can't climb up to the church. Such is life in Haiti- do work when you can, and work around circumstances when you can't!

   I've been taking some pictures with my phone as the work progressed this week. Many regrets, as the quality isn't quite up to par with my Nikon D3100, but they'll at least get the idea across...

Tuesday morning, ready to get the framing down!

Removing the framing and trusses.

Hauling the roof framing back to the mission on the Gator.

The morning of Wednesday dawned bright and clear.

Truss removal time!

This truss was concreted in pretty well on the right hand side-

I wasn't able to pull it down with a strap, like I did the rest :)

So, I took time to chip away the concrete...

At long last it came down...

Thursday: breaking down the walls!

The children had a blast, hacking away on the rock wall against the hill.

Ah yes, here it is... "the beast"... 

:)

   This next week we'll hopefully be working on the rest of the walls... and repairing the Gator :)

   Thanks for your support! If anyone is interested in helping out when we commence construction of the new building, check out the contact page on our main website (gospeltohaiti.org) and shoot an email to Darwin. He can get you lined up on a work crew.

God bless!

-Nathan