Hard work

The team is doing well and has been working hard on repairs at Joy House. They were able to get the kitchen functioning and Norma cooked their first hot meal yesterday…beans and rice and I think I remember hearing something about spam too. They have made a lot of progress on the wall thanks to a lot of hard work from the Joy House team – they are the best, we couldn't make it without them! Several of them spent the day pulling blocks from the rubble of the church, cleaning them off and getting them ready to reuse in the wall around the compound. The repairs on the foundation of the building are coming along as well. There have been a few aftershocks felt, but nothing major so far. Some of the team went to Alice's orphanage to check on them, and found that the compound had only minor damage…the building looked stable and strong and there were only a few places in their wall that had fallen. Alice and all of the children are doing well; God has definitely had His hand on them. The members of Jesus Church at Santos are continuing strong in their faith. Most of them lost their homes and they have lost their church building, but that has not stopped them from meeting to worship. Sunday, they had their worship service under the trees in front of Joy House. This church has had many homes over the past several years…kind of like GPC…and they are a living example of the fact that a building is not the church, the PEOPLE are the CHURCH. Pray that they will continue strong in their faith.
Kay