Last working day

Working Day Friday

Everyday we do morning and evening devotions. It is a great time getting into God's Word. The ladies do their own evening devotions.
We did a lot of concrete work as you can see for the steps, we filled in the playground equipment and pot hole in the driveway. More wood working was done and painting of the cubbies and cabinets. Books for the library are all getting covered with see through plastic. So each book has a bar code number, a library book card when taken out of the library and covered. Thousands of books.
Many other things where accomplished that I might even know while making a lot of concrete.
Tomorrow will be our last work day and we will be returning late Sunday night at 10pm. Matt is scheduled for his thyroid operation on Monday at 6pm. He will need to be at the hospital at 11am. Lisa,Josh and the 13 students will be back in Costa Rica on Saturday. So keep all these prayer request in mind.
The weather has been very warm. When the wind stops you really feel the heat. The group before us had all the wind.
I will send out one more blog tomorrow.
At College Church MIM is scheduled to speak about this mission trip at the Wednesday prayer meeting March 3rd at 7pm in the Fireside room. I will put together a PowerPoint presentation and some team members will talk about the trip.
Wally

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Day 4 Tuesday the 19th

Today was another beautiful day in Costa Rica. It appears that everyone has their health? Steps and a ramp were carved out that will leed down to the new building. More wood working and painting were accomplished. The new computer room is coming along. Cabling to a patch panel and bring in all the PC's will still need to be done. Not sure when that will take place. The IT person in charge put a screwdriver through the palm of his hand (nasty). He did that at home and not on the school property. Holes in the driveway were filled with cement. The school logo was changed and the picture of Evan is what he is doing. So as you come into the school the repainted logo should look great.
From the school logo changed Instituto (Institute)to Colegio ( High School)
Covers were put over the Ethernet cable enclosures.
Tomorrow we will have a day off. We have plans to go to the ocean.
Thanks again for your prayers.
Wally<><

Work day 3 Monday the 18th

Day 3 of work went well again. We have had 3 of the Team member get sick, Pete, Roy and Wesley S.. Pete and Roy seem to be better and Wesley will probably feel better sometime tomorrow. It's a one day thing. Others may have sinus issues and some aches and pains from working, but generally doing fine.
The fence was welded back together where the new sidewalk will be going. The retention wall is going up. More painting around the insides of the building where needed. Ethernet cables from the old computer lab where run to the new lab loction. Everyday work is being accomplished in the library by Dawn. Temperature in the library is kind of cold to keep the moisture down so the books do not get ruined by the humidity and termites. Bar codes are going on all book to keep track of them when they get loaned out by the students. Dawn has to take warm up breaks and go outside on and off duing the day. Temp.is in the 80's and breezy. The really isn't a wind chill.
Howard's brother-in-law Curtis died today (Lisa's brother). He is going to check on a flight home for the wake on Friday. Please keep their family in your prayers.
There will be somemore projects for tomorrow so I will update again on Tuesday.
Wally<><

Saturday Day 2

Today I feel was a productive day. There was more painting and scraping, Ethernet cable making, cubby's for the new building, the rention wall trench was filled with concrete for the footing. Not sure when we start with the cement blocks. The picture of Howard the oil drum mainly was to wash the concrete off his clothes.
Sunday will be a day off and we have plans to see the local valcano and coffee plant to see how they make coffee ready for the stores to sell. We will all go to the English speaking church that Matt and Lisa go to with their family.
Monday will be the start of another working day. Our morning and evening daily devotions and worship song singing are going well and you always learn more about God's Word.
We again thank you for your prayers and all is well with our health and safety.
We all are having to much food to eat on the school property.
Wally<><

MIM Team CR2010

Thursdays flight and arrival to LPDV was uneventful. Everything went very well and we thank you for your prayers.
Today we started with a great Costa Rican breakest of rice and bean, eggs,fruit and some wonderful Costa Ricain coffee.
Some of the project were cabinet making for the Preschool and Kindergarten building,painting, digging a trench for a retaining wall, new computer room electrical and Ethernet cabling.
Before we knew it was lunch time. More great food from the schools expert cooks.
More work during the afternoon and dinner at the local chicken restaurant with the Colorado group.
Tonight we had a nice time singing, hearing from a parent and board member of the school about what it means to see familiar faces of the Wheaton and Colorado team. Her daughter Paula translated for her mother. Paula graduated last year and is helping us with transalating for Omar and Julio. Paula came to know Christ at the school while she was a student.
Harry presented Matt with a plaque with Ron's name and favorite Bible verse. Ephisians 2:10. The plaque will be on display on the new kindergarten building.
The Colorado team will be catching a 7:30 flight back to Colorado. We thank them for all the hard work that was completed during their stay.
Wally<><