The work at the church seems to be progressing. The area where the old metal spiral staircase used to be has now been covered in the upstairs room and on the main floor ceiling. It seems like it was rather a long process to get the nails to actually go into the wood. Because the wood is so hard, they had to use some oil to get the nails to go into the wood without bending. On the main floor, the electrical boxes have been put in the walls in two rooms and most of the conduit for the wiring has been run. It is a process though because they had to cut into the walls in order to fit the conduit inside the concrete. Then once the conduit had been run, they plastered over those sections. I know that they also want to install a few more lights in these two rooms and do some painting. These two rooms are just the beginning of this construction process.

We aren’t sure what is going around, but there does seem to be some sort of virus that we are all sharing with each other. It isn’t just our group that is struggling with sickness. It seems as if the nationals are feeling sick as well. There are two left in our group that have yet to get the bug. Please pray that they will remain healthy and that the rest of us will not get sick again.

Since I last posted, the church had a special musical service. Many of us spent quite a bit of time handing out invitations in the market and other places, in order to get people to come to the service. Sarah sang and played about 10 different songs, and we really did have quite a full house. The school kids also sang a couple special songs. I didn't personally get any pictures of the concert, but I did get some pictures of people carrying things over to the building. The church building wasn't big enough to hold everyone for the event so the church rented a building a couple blocks away. So, everyone pitched in and helped carry things over. It was quite a parade! :)

There is a lot more I can say, but perhaps I'll wait until tomorrow! That way you all will keep reading!
Anyway, here is a picture of our whole group... for those of you who may not know everyone.

Back Row Left to Right:
Dave Heckart, MJ Munn, Pastor Hess, James Bradehoft
Front Row
Sarah Hess, Heather Sellin, Myself (Melissa), Anne Marie Hess, Kathy Bradehoft, Caitlyn White