Suprise My Second Post

Thanks to Nichole for helping figure this thing out.

Things that amaze me.

I am amazed that believers who live in the slums can still exhibit joy in spite of the harsh reality of their world. I am there for a few hours and leave and it is depressing. They live there with little hope of ever leaving and yet I see joy on the faces of believers.

I am amazed that some who manage to get out and get an education choose to come back, live in the slum and work at the school.

I am amazed at the youth on our trip. People say this young generation is spoiled, selfish and materialistic. Not these young people. You should see and hear how their hearts break at the sights, sounds, smells and thought of these people and the conditions they live in. I only pray that it spurs them on to more action.

Funniest thing I heard on Thursday. Josh Chin had just come out of a room where he had been painting for awhile and there was poor ventalation and the fumes were really strong. Josh's comment, " What has two thumbs and a thousand dead brain cells?" Pointing at himself, "This guy!" My comment, "We ll you did not use them when you were in school you might as well leave them here for someone else to use." OK maybe I should not have said that but he laughed. Josh has many good qualities, a sense of humor being among them.

Be ready at the airport parents the team is bringing home 4 jymbays (sp?), a shield and spear. Went to the Village Market as you can tell and I confirmed something I already knew, I am not a good barginer. Erica on the other hand is the Queen of street market shoppers. She passed along some of her secrets to Matt and John.

Oh yes if it has not been metioned already, and it probably has in someone's blog, they should have begun drilling the well on Thursday. After much haggling they finally tried driving the big truck into the slum on Wed only have it get stuck. All sides blamed each other till Mike Hydo stepped in, meeting with all side for 3 hours until every detail was ironed out and all communication was clear. Mike said he had to resort to his father voice a few times. The workers then stayed till 4 am to get the truck unstuck. It is unheard of that anybody works after dark here. Mostly because of safety issues. Have no further update on the well's progress but a well in that community will be HUGE! Mike and Trish are doing amazing thins here and deserve our full support.

Bob Sandefur