From January 11, 2014, a team from 1st Presbyterian Church-Midland will be traveling to the Central American country of Belize, and working with The Word at Work ministry. This will be an opportunity to reach out and share the gospel with the people of Belize while working side-by-side with the local community and The Word at Work staff on a much-needed construction project.
What Dreams May Come
We have a routine for the start of the day ... waking up, dressing and packing for the day, breakfast with a morning devotional from Tim Tam, then heading out on the road to El Progresso.
But some things are less-than-routine once we arrive and get to work, There will still be some routine, the tasks for which we have prepared. But there may be other things in store for us ... this morning, for example.
The work day began with a prayer circle on the floor of the building project, in both English and Spanish. But the morning gathering also included a caution, and a reminder to 'keep it safe' on the workplace. Julio, a man of El Progresso, shared a dream he'd had last night about all the activity of the day before, and the attention that activity attracted.
During the day, I had observed a large part of the community had passed by, pausing to note the progress and to exchange a wave and a smile with the villagers on the worksite.
But in the dream, when we were done for the day and the worksite was quiet, Julio -struggling to return to 'sleep' after hearing a voice call his name - saw a pair of monsters or demons looking over the worksite with their arms folded, and noting the progress that had been made ... and they looked MAD.
What might that foretell?
So we will not stop, and we will not pause ... but we WILL take care today ... and it's a good day for that reminder as we erect scaffolding, and begin laying the final courses of cinder blocks to the walls, preparing for the bracing that will support the roof.
But some things are less-than-routine once we arrive and get to work, There will still be some routine, the tasks for which we have prepared. But there may be other things in store for us ... this morning, for example.
The work day began with a prayer circle on the floor of the building project, in both English and Spanish. But the morning gathering also included a caution, and a reminder to 'keep it safe' on the workplace. Julio, a man of El Progresso, shared a dream he'd had last night about all the activity of the day before, and the attention that activity attracted.
During the day, I had observed a large part of the community had passed by, pausing to note the progress and to exchange a wave and a smile with the villagers on the worksite.
But in the dream, when we were done for the day and the worksite was quiet, Julio -struggling to return to 'sleep' after hearing a voice call his name - saw a pair of monsters or demons looking over the worksite with their arms folded, and noting the progress that had been made ... and they looked MAD.
What might that foretell?
So we will not stop, and we will not pause ... but we WILL take care today ... and it's a good day for that reminder as we erect scaffolding, and begin laying the final courses of cinder blocks to the walls, preparing for the bracing that will support the roof.
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