Day 5 – Honduras
We went out this morning with the hopes of finishing the work on the house. The Lord was gracious and allowed us to complete it! We started out the morning placing the beams across the house from gable end to gable end. These are cut in the block and then held in place with mortar. The metal is then attached to these. Although i call them beams, please do not be under any misconception. They are 4″ C-channel made of pretty thin metal. So thin that Pastor Guillermo pulled Ryan and me (Steven) as the two smallest guys to get up on the roof and made it really clear that the other guys didnt need to go up. What a blessing! We got up there and as we laid a walk board across the beams they began to roll under our weight. The tin we put on the roof buckled under our feet if we stood on the ridges. Both Ryan and I left our mark(s) on the roof! While we were doing this some of the team began cleaning up and filling in mortar joints that needed it while the rest of the team poured the concrete floor for the house. There are no concrete trucks with shoots to place the concrete, just shovels, wheel-barrels and men. Praise the Lord for our driver and some other men from the church who spent everyday mixing mortar and concrete. They were very busy today especially.
It was Shawn and my day to have kitchen duty (laying out food and washing dishes). So, we made an executive decision that to celebrate the last day of work on the house we would go to Pizza Hut for lunch! Yes, they have a Pizza Hut in Choluteca. Unbelievable! They actually have great pizza. I believe the team enjoyed it and Shawn and I didn’t have to do any dishes. However, just for the record, we had bacon and eggs for breakfast and a big dinner (cubes steak, mashed potatoes and green beans), so we washed our share of dishes. But just so our wives know, we probably didn’t do that great of a job!
At lunch a really dark cloud came up, so when we got back Pastor Guillermo and Mike were already placing the rest of the tin on the roof. Jesus held the rain off and we were able to finish the roof. Ryan and I are especially thankful for you prayers today!
We planned a dedication for tomorrow at 9am. Shawn and I will speak and encourage & challenge the family and then dedicate the house in prayer.
