Cement truck ready to begin pouring the floor in the Galera-House
At long, long last I have some good news to report concerning the building – today we finished the floor on the soon-to-be staff house on the Missionary Training Center farm. “Soon-to-be”, of course, is “por fe”, and “primeramente Dios”, as one is quick to add here in Mexico. But this is most certainly true for us. It is only as God first wills and provides for us that this work will be able to proceed. Also, all must be spoken in faith and by faith.
As you are well aware, if you have been following my blogs at all, our work on the building came to a grinding halt at the end of October when the rainy season just would not end. Finally the road dried up enough so that we could get the trucks out to the site this morning and we quickly took advantage it.
We now have a wonderful looking floor setting up under the “galera”. We also had 500 concrete blocks delivered today so that the guys can begin laying the exterior walls tomorrow morning. We hope to get another load or two of blocks delivered tomorrow because rain is again in the forecast, and we want to make sure that we don’t miss this narrowing window that we have open.
So, at long last, the wait has ended, and we can begin with the actual build – thank you Lord!
The long-awaited floor begins to take shape
The pressure still remains to finish with everything before the Canadian team arrives, but at least now it is beginning to look like it might be possible.
I am finding it pretty difficult to get into the “Christmas mood” I am afraid. First of all, having the on-going pressure of the last weeks on my mind hasn’t helped. Also, it is pretty hard to get too “Christmassy” when its 85° F in the shade. Christmas lights around dusty palm trees just don’t seem right to this old, back-woods Canadian boy. Then, honestly, Christmas right now is kind of a nuisance for me as we are finally able to work on the building, and I can’t be bothered with taking time off for festivities.
Bah, humbug!
But isn’t it wonderful that Jesus is not limited to me having warm, fuzzy feelings of Christmas. He is not a part of the commercialism that we have made the season into anyway. Jesus is Lord, and it is his birth and incarnation that we must focus on and celebrate now during this special season. What an incredible mystery – God became flesh – Emmanuel; God with us.
Nothing is very easy here, even with having the concrete delivered by truck. All still needs to be floated by hand
I suspect that I will not be posting an entry again before Christmas. I wish each of you a very special blessing as you celebrate the season with your friends and family. May it be a meaningful and wonderful time together. May your home be filled with laughter and friends. But most of all, may your heart be filled by the King of kings – the Lord of lords. May you find not only the baby in the manger, as wonderful as that was, but may your season be filled with the Awesome One who is seated on the Throne.
Theresa and I wish each of you a very special Christmas season. We also want to thank you again for your love and friendship. Thank you for your support; both in pray as well as financially. We have been very blessed to be surrounded with loving and caring friends such as you.
Merry Christmas.
Your friends,
Steven and Theresa
