What a wonderful worship experience we had at St. Marc this
morning! They were celebrating the end of a competition to see who could invite
the most people to church. They recognized the 7 top winners and presented them
with a gift. They also celebrated Pastor
Herve’s birthday. The women of the church intercepted him as soon as he arrived
at the church. They took him to a room and presented him with a new set of clothes
– full suit, shirt, bow tie, and socks, all which matched the color décor of
day. He looked quite handsome in his new duds! After changing into these new
clothes, he was escorted down the aisle to sit in a special chair. There were
many special singing groups, including a group of ladies from our team. Pastor Herve preached a salvation sermon, which
was translated for “the foreigners”. After the service, the ladies of the
church served a meal to us as well as the entire congregation.
Back at the Mission Center, we spent the afternoon swimming,
napping, and relaxing. Marv played with his drone today. Expect some great
aerial shots later this week.
Lanzac children who had not been seen in November for a
physical were brought to the Mission Center so they could be examined by Dr.
Jeff, Andrea and Jonica. Jeremy, the OT
and Jeremy the Pharmacist, Heather, Ben, Pam, Adam, and Deb assisted with the
physicals. Anite helped in giving
instructions to the parents regarding treatment and medications.
Bev, Liane, Deb and Ben helped assemble sewing kits for the
week. The medical team met to organize their week. The construction team, Jon and Bob are in the
process of constructing a small brick building for the storage of tools. This
will eliminate having to use the “Red Roof Inn” (aka Rachel’s House or Mango Inn)
for storing tools when no teams are here. Jeff played chauffer all day, driving us everywhere.
He’s expecting great tips at the end of the week. Don’t hold your breath, Jeff!
After supper, some of our team members went to Pastor Herve’s
house to watch the Super Bowl. Rumor has it that they really went for the
birthday cake. A few dedicated over-achievers stayed at the Mission Center to
continue getting ready for the work week.
We have heard you are expecting snow tomorrow in Ohio. So
sorry about your luck. It’s predicted to be 91 here tomorrow. We’ll be making
sand angels while you are making snow angels. We hope to have much more to tell
you tomorrow after our first day of physicals and construction!
