Today, half of the team woke up before sunrise to drive to Antigua to help with the construction of what will eventually be a boy's home for young men. The boy's home will provide young men with chances to start over. Many of the boys that will be taken in have no clue what it is like to have a family, and will get to experience that for the first time once this place is complete. We heard some incredible stories from Nathan (Leader of the boys home) that motivated the team to work better and faster than I have ever seen a missions team work. The students worked extremely hard from 8-5 with very little breaks. The activities ranged from mixing/pouring concrete, to taking wheelbarrows full of dirt and rock down a very steep, long hill. Out of all the mission trips I have ever been on, I have never seen such hard work from a team. Nathan is very good at posting pictures on facebook and has already uploaded pictures from today in Antigua. If you would like to see them, go to facebook and search for Engadi Ministries Intl.
Also, to see and hear more about Engadi Ministries Intl, visit www.engadiministriesintl.org
. It is worth checking out and will give you an insight of what Nathan's plans are for the ministry, and will also help you understand just why we are so motivated to serve Nathan's ministry the best we can.
Tomorrow we plan on working in Antigua till the late afternoon and then head back to the seminary to be back with the other half of the team. Friday is our free day and we will be returning to Antigua shop, and also have some down time.
We will do our very best to try and update again before the trip is over, but because of no wireless internet, it could be difficult.
We can't wait to be back home with our families and look forward to telling you all about our experiences here in Guatemala. Continue to pray for energy....especially for the leaders :)
-David Read
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