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Adobe walls raised, capped and coated in concrete… ready
for church work teams to arrive and start framing work!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What a crazy few weeks it has been!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Writing from back in El Paso, my first multi-week period apart from Amy and the kids behind me, I can hardly believe how much has been accomplished since leaving them here in late February! The extended time apart was every bit as challenging as we expected – certainly nothing we intend to make a habit of repeating! – but God worked through it, and you can see for yourself the progress in our house!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The last time I posted in this space<\/a>, Nahuatl builders had finished the first story walls – after only two weeks of work! With the additional time available due to their efficient work, they began constructing a shed and outhouse we had never expected to fit into this build phase. Meanwhile, Don and I continued termite-proofing wood, and started pouring concrete columns to strengthen the adobe wall sections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the middle of pouring a floor for the Husbands’ shed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After a few much-needed days in Mazatlan to resupply and physically recover, the two of us returned to the build site – and shortly thereafter were joined by a team of missionaries from Chihuahua. In five and a half incredibly busy work days, we got a lot<\/em> done! – finishing the concrete columns and pouring a cap on top of the adobe, covering the walls with a concrete-based plaster, resurfacing and leveling parts of the floor, and treating an additional shipment of wood. Beyond these core goals, we also poured a floor for the shed – and the Nahuatl workers finished the primary structures for both shed and outhouse, while building perhaps three quarters of a rock retaining wall to protect the house from rainy-season flooding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of the four ‘teams’ planned for this project before June’s rainy season, these two in the books have both accomplished more than we thought possible: everything we had originally hoped and dreamed, and also several additional secondary tasks. The bonus work doesn’t help with the goal of getting dried in before the rains come, but does<\/em> accelerate our family’s timetable for moving in to the village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Treated, stickered, and stacked… it takes a lot of
wood to frame a house, but it’s all here – ready to go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After Easter, Don and I will return to Las Moras – joined by a pair of work teams from the United States: one from Peaceful Valley Church<\/a>, followed by another Crossroads Bible Church<\/a>. Together, we’ll press toward that primary goal – getting this house ready to withstand the rigors of Las Moras’ summer rains. By God’s grace, all the work needed to set up those teams’ efforts was completed – and we’re excited to see how He works through their time on-site! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As before, you’ll be able to follow along with the daily build progress on our house construction status page<\/a> (as allowed by Internet connection, local power, and so forth) – and we’ll send out larger updates after each team’s departure in blog post form. Thanks so much for praying for us during this incredibly busy and draining season of ministry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Quick Notes & Things I’ve Been Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n