What a fun day we had on Wednesday! We woke up at 5:00 a.m., had a quick bowl of cold cereal with milk and then got on our bus to go to Ekaterinburg for our sightseeing day. The weather was perfect as we rode the four hours to the big city. The sun was shining [...]

The team was in Kitwe on Monday. I know they sent reports. When I talked with Thomas on Monday he said Kathy was sending reports at that time. They were going to cc me a copy in case something went wrong but I did not get a copy. This is what I think happened. We [...]

It has rained non-stop since Wednesday. Nothing is getting dry. We have lines up under pavilions, but they are taking a long time to dry. We had a team banquet last night and had a great time together with special food…ranch chicken, parmesan potatoes, corn on the cob, apple pie and icecream! We are busy [...]

The Papua team has only one more full day left here in Nabire before we head to Ambon. This last week we have pushed to get the last spetic hole dug and cemented so that theycan continue work on the building after we leave. The work has been dirty and muddy but they have managed [...]

The team has been busy cementing sidewalks in the mornings and working on leveling dirt, drywall and painting in the afternoons. I’m sure all the parents at home are writing a list of jobs that their teen get done when they get home… cementing that driveway, renovating their rooms, repainting the house… the mind boggles [...]

With only six more days left in Suriname, it’s almost unbelievable that our time here is almost over. The days and weeks have flown by. We are finishing up with two days of blocklaying today and tomorrow, then Saturday six chuches have been invited out to help us put up the roof. The wood was [...]

This is a surprise that we could get the computer started and the actually the connection managed to stay up so I could read emails. Hope this gets to you. I, Heni, is at the base for the day with five TMs to clean up after the Preteens before our team comes on Saturday. The weather has been good. The [...]

We are getting ready to say auf wiedersehn to Germany. Duffles are packed and weighed and moved down closer to where the bus will come tomorrow morning. The kitchen is getting ready to serve its last hot meal. We just had a nice afternoon tea courtesy of Siloah and Tobias and Dianna who have been [...]

Ah, what can be accomplished in two days of hard work! Our team completed the second coat of paint on Monday and yesterday they began the third and final coat. We are very pleased with the progress, but time is of the essence now, since we just learned the scaffolding that we have been using [...]

The monsoon season has arrived! Here in Nepal the monsoon season has finally really hit–something much needed as the country has been very dry and water has been scarce. Unfortunately, while the rain is great for the country, it hampers our work somewhat. We have been trying to finish the plaster on the boys’ bathroom [...]