trench warfare

Today was another hot one. It was at least as hot as yesterday, if not hotter. We’re not quite sure what the heat index was but we’re going to guess it was at least 125. Never the less we’re still AMAZING!!! J Our trenches are also amazing, and so is our stump crew! Just thought we should let you know that! Today we started day 2 of the battle of the trenches. First on our list was tackling the stumps. Brian, Paul, and Dylan were given this weighty (no pun intended) task. Cheyenne, Hiliary, Katie, and Lauren provided addition support in the removal of the stump. Rachel, Megan, Hannah, and Mrs. Clark formed another specialized unit (no, we’re not training your children for military service we promised) the RRU... River Rock Unit. They were given the task of selecting and retrieving the “prime” rocks for lining the trenches for rebar. Carly and Amber decided to follow in Josh and Ryan’s lead from yesterday and finish perfecting that same length of trench in addition to digging it out a little. Ryan left the partnership he and Josh had created yesterday to partner with Morgan on another trench. Josh and Brittany also forged ahead in the trenches. Joseph worked alongside Pastor Gregorio and Johnny (our missionary) on rebar which Megan and Rachel had previously cut. Mrs. Orr continued to be our inspector of all things trench related (height, depth, and width). Mr. C served as the overseer of the stump crew as well as the chief rock inspector of the River Rock Unit. Kalina and Miss Frost worked on organizing and sorting some of the crafts for this afternoon’s VBS most of the morning in addition to updating the blog. Neither of them were feeling 100% today, and so we thought it best to stay in the dining hall to keep cool so we would be able to be at VBS this afternoon. The kids worked really hard to accomplish their work; I don’t think any of them will be pursuing a career in trench digging in the future based on their desire to be finished with the trenches. At the end of the day, the majority of the big stump was removed, and there was much rejoicing!! We had a delicious lunch of hamburgers grilled by Miss Darlene and Aretha our fabulous cooks. We all gulped down the food. Mr. C had a 3x3 and there were multiple homemade double doubles around the room. We showered and then changed and headed off to VBS. We were a little disappointed that our numbers didn’t grow as much as we hoped. By the end of the day, we had 65 kids at VBS. The kids seemed to enjoy our skit on Jesus calming the storm. Dylan played Jesus and Hannah, Amber, and Hiliary were the fearful disciples, while Carly and Megan provided the moving tarp to simulate wave action. Our 4D skit was complete with water bottle sprays from the audience provided by Josh and Ryan. A few of the local kids were quite surprised by the refreshing blast of water that came at them. We wrapped up our time there at 5 and headed home. Dinner was SPECTACULAR!!! Pork chops marinated in a really yummy gravy type sauce, potatoes almost soaked in butter, fresh homemade bread, salad, and 2 types of homemade cheesecake. Almost all of the kids had seconds, some even had 3rds. It was THAT good! We are all stuffed and now getting ready to head to our devotions for the night. Last night we had a great discussion and wonderful bonding time afterwards. No one wanted to go to bed. Mafia, Teradactyl, Spoons, and other games were among the festivities. The kids’ enjoyment could be heard from the dorms. Who knows what tonight will bring.