The highlights for me were:
- Asking Hector if some of the team could build bunk beds for the women´s room and hearing him tell us they have been praying for bunk beds!
- Seeing the bunk beds designed and built so lovingly by the team and seeing the gratefulness of the women and men at Hector´s......being part of the answer to other peoples prayers is amazing!
- Sharing lunch and worshipping in the courtyard behind one of the bars in Boystown....I was reminded as were sat there about the 24-7 phrase ´operate in darkness´ and thought about how we were doing just that...in a small courtyard behind a bar where men would come for reasons I don´t need to tell you, only to discover 30+ people worshipping and praising God. He is wild.
- Clearing that same courtyard and creating a garden that became the talk of Boystown!
- Clearing the rubbish from the property (including a dead dog, countless old dolls, part of a hen, a catheter, a chanel bag and much twigs and bricks). The team worked with such servant hearts amidst much laughter and moments of panic as the fire we had lit to burn the rubbish started to rise quite high....pictures of burning down the neighbourhood began to flash through all our minds. Thankfully all was fine and we will still be able to live there.
- Singing and worshipping outside Senor Corona´s house opposite the property as he told us how much he loved it and had made him cry.
- Spending time with the team and seeing how much they loved God and each other
- Praying together everyday to Stop the traffik.
One thing I wasn´t thrilled with (although not surprised by, as those of you who know me well won´t be either) was the fact that we finally left them at the hotel at 1.30am Saturday morning feeling filthy, only to get home and discover we had no water, our washing machine was broken and I had to pack and leave the house again at 4am to fly to Guatemala. Ha ha ha life would be boring if everything went smoothly.
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