Wow I can't believe we are closing in on the end of our trip. I want to let all the parents know that if they have a student on this trip they should be very proud of them. The students have been doing a great job at all of our ministry sites. I have been very impressed with them. The band has been doing great dispite both Garrett and Carly almost losing their voices. VBS team has finally finished and did a great job adapting to the suprising number of kids and haveing to deal with the rain. The hospitals have been intense to see, but the team has done a great job with them.
The stuff we have seen during ministry has stunned me at points. For example a week or so we were at this Hospital and Allen and I watched a family greive at the loss of their mother and baby sister. Today we returned to that hospital and in the room that was once filled with sadness their was a mother and her now healthy child. When I saw that today I wondered if that mother new the pain that had been in that room only a week before.
So far I think the highlight of the trip for me has been the work we did on a soccer field just outside of this shanky town. we leveled the field and put up goal posts for a large group of kids in the community. As we started working the kids were just watching us, but as we came and went they started to realize what we were doing and seemed to want to be a part of it so they joined us and began helping us dig and level. It was as if the work gave them some sort of purpose for a time and maybe a sence of pride in their community.
The only thing I can ask is that you pray for rest, and health as the work gets hard, the nights get short, and the rain comes in. See you soon
Peace out
Ps Mom I chipped my tooth, so please make a dentist appt. for a couple of days after I get back.
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Hey Tyler, I was wondering when we'd hear from you. Great job over there. It's been really neat watching you grow spiritually. See you when you get back.
Lee
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