Sunday night on week two and all I can say is WOW! Someone asked me today if anyone had told me a lie about the trip. Interesting question for a new guy to answer. Honestly, all I was told has come true except it isn’t cold at all. It has been a fast a furious trip. Rough weather for the California contingent to get to San Antonio but all arrived safely. My first meeting with the group was very exciting. Everyone was very friendly and wanted to hear my story. Of course there were a few comments about being a new guy and how little sleep I would get this week. That prediction was true on the first night. We started south and drove and drove and drove and did I mention we kept driving. I forgot how big Texas was. We stopped at the regular stop for some Texas sized chicken fried steak then we drove and drove… We finally got to bed about 2:30 AM for a 6:30 AM breakfast. Morning devotional was great. I’ve never been in the presence of this many men who are so spiritually driven. Saturday was a big day of work. We built walls, hung sheet rock, decked a roof, built shelves, visited a prison, went bowling, built a pavilion, and many other things. Needless to say, we were pretty tired after a long day in 85 deg weather. I thought it was supposed to be cold in January. We all got a good night’s rest and up for church on Sunday. The “Dome Church” was awesome. How great to worship with these people. They really worship from their hearts. Only one thing to say, “how great is our God!” The afternoon was no less impressive. What a great opportunity to be a servant for so many needy children. The whole group was dedicated to the effort and really enjoyed the opportunity. We are back on the road to Lorado. In case I forgot to say it, Texas is big and driving is long. I’m really looking forward to the rest of the week. I can say without a doubt that this effort would not be possible without Jesus. I don’t believe you could get 71 men to work this closely together and accomplish so much if it weren’t for the leading of the Holy Spirit and the awesome power of God.
