Wednesday morning saw our crew eating breakfast, taking in the gorgeous views and boning up on their need-to-know Spanish words. Sandy makes sure everyone is wearing sunscreen and has sufficient water for the day.
Chuck & Kathy Miller checking their phone.
Breakfast. Did they know Grand Rapids’ colors were orange and black?
Larry & Tanner Hopkins, Doug Hanson, and Renee Gibbons enjoying coffee on the roof.
And this is the view from the roof. Wow!
Sandy Lanzo making sure Greg’s head has full sunscreen coverage.
Essential Spanish words for the jobsite.
Before heading to the build sites, the team prays. They pray again at the jobsites with the Dominican workers & families with Renee translating. We’re pretty sure none of them are saved so this is a profound opportunity to show them the love and care of our Lord!
Pastor Juan was on-site today and got to meet many of the crew for the first time.
Kathy Miller (left) and Melissa Walters meed Pastor Juan.
And progress was made on all the houses.
Doug Hanson
Doug says this is his “southern” Hawk crew.
Joel Boyd working the table saw.
Greg Lanzo with a local helper.
Sandy Lanzo, Sandra Knee and Ben Knee on the table saw.
This is the home being built for Martin Valentin, his wife, his 3 girls and their 6-day-old baby boy.
Martin Valentin (left) and his father, Juan.
Martin, Silvio, the superintendent for the Dominican crew, and Greg Lanzo.
Team Lanzo’s build for the Valentin family is in good shape.
Again, in the middle of the day, the crews found shade and re-hydrated.
Taking a break.
Ben & Sandra Knee, Krystal & Emmy Seeling
Ryker VanDrunen and Tanner Hopkins
Eric Njimegni, Sam Gebhart, Matt Grose and Noell Grose showing her phone to a little girl.
Shane Peterson, Kathy & Chuck Miller, and Larry Hopkins
Chuck & Kathy Miller
Here’s Doug’s build site by the end of Day 2.
Here is end of Day 2 for Team Lanzo.
Lest you think it’s all work and no fun, here are a few pictures that show you otherwise.
After a hot day of work, Shane Peterson, Matt Grose, Scott Schwake and Greg Lanzo jumped in the nearby creek. Apparently it felt “awesome!”
The ladies were treated to braids by the local women and girls.
In my husband’s own words, “The kids here are pretty stinking cute and all we see seem happy go lucky, amused by the simplest things, love to look at the pictures on my phone and zoom & scroll through them proficiently. One neighbor boy at the center was very interested in my work pictures with heavy equipment.”
Three stinking cute boys.
Some kids playing with coloring books.
The evening was closed out with Pastor Juan, with Pedro interpreting. The ladies are doing a Bible study with the little ones tomorrow and spent part of the evening prepping for that.
That’s all for Wednesday. Tune in again tomorrow. And keep praying!
Prayers for strength and endurance for the entire team – not to give up the good work God has called you to do. And for the team’s family and friends at home keeping the hearths going!