Power is on so we wanted to get out another update. Everyone is doing great. The team has bonded so well. How wonderful it is to work with a loving team who understand the importance of working together for a common good. We stayed up late last night playing a fun game Jeff and Michelle taught us and closed the evening in a devotional that brought tears. We have all been touched deeply by what we have experienced. In some ways it seems that we have already been here for weeks by what we have experienced.
Everyone has adjusted well to the heat. This is a real answer to prayer. We drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. Today we did the scraping and indoor painting of one of the group homes. They were amazed by how much was accomplished. Besides Jeff and Zack getting into a paint fight (just kidding but they did leave a few marks on each other) we had a blast. We did quite a bit of singing while we worked and our paint foreman, Godfry, taught us a new Ghanaian song.
Tonight we will have a movie night with the children. We will show Cars compliments of Joseph Cutler, his favorite movie and he wanted to leave a copy with Tommy, and we will also hand out a special candy treat.
We look forward to worshipping with the church here at the Village of Hope in the morning. As we worship here, we will be united with you in Spirit.
We got word about the death of Katherine Austin. We are lifting up Ken and Becky and all the family in our prayers. We are thankful Katherine is released from her suffering and now home with her God. But we also hurt for Ken at this tremendous loss.
We serve such an awesome God and continue to praise Him for his love, faithfulness, mercy and grace. Please keep those prayers going.
We love you all,
Mark and the team
4 comments:
I'm really thankful that everything is going so well with our home team. I check the blog every day hoping to see a new post. Jeff & Michelle, I've been keeping a close watch on Joseph at school and he is doing just fine.. Kate is taking good care of him. We all are very proud of all of you, stay safe, drink lots of water and we'll see ya'll real soon. Love you much, Terri
Great to hear how well things are going. Can;t wait to hear the new songs you folks have learned while there. Keep us posted ---- it really means a lot to feel so involved with you as you work and sing and laugh together. Love you very much Anita
Hi Grandmother and Granddaddy!
I hope your having fun in Ghana!
Ellen says "Hi!" I can't wait to see you and I am praying for you.
Love,
Bianca
Mark: HELP! I'm lost without you, however, I can survive knowing you are doing the awesome work that you and the team are reporting. We miss you here, but your news reports make us feel we are there with you in more ways than one. Look forward to more wonderful sharing. I'm holding down the fort as best I can, but it's not the same without you guys, Love, Becky
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