It's hot....

Today was a good day, but very hot. We are guessing around 85 degrees. The sun seem to take a toll on everyone today and zapped our energy and strength. But we continued on with frequent water breaks. Cory and I knocked out 30 more T-posts. These are the braces that go in between the columns to support the plywood that will be the form for the cement ceilings. We did a total of around 54 T-posts in 2 days I think. Things went a little faster with these today as Darrick cut our boards and fed them to us. Grant, Mallory, Andrea and Lisa continued to scrape, oil and knock down a slew of forms. Dale worked on the remaining wall that has a few forms on it. We are going to try to start putting up the braces tomorrow. We'd like to get them all up before we leave on Saturday. Cirino hasn't been here to help too much each day. I'm guessing it is because it's a different season here than last time and he has other things to tend to. As we arrived this morning, we saw a truck delivering a load of sorghum for the cows here. Andrea and I started out the day with devotions today. We took the family outside for a change and talked about God's love for each of us and how it's okay to be different from each other - each made in our own special way. We ended with Cory playing guitar for us and all of sung along. Diana and Angie dance with their church's dance group and will be dancing for us tonight - but agreed to only if Grant and Cory dance for them as well. That should be good. There was a little trickery going on at the hotel last night. Our trusty leader thought of a scheme that had something to do with a ladder that was leaning behind the hotel. Perhaps a photo will surface soon. = ) I will just say it involved Grant and Cory as they room together at the hotel. Please continue to pray for little Daniel. Victor and Julie have made arrangements for him to have some tests done on Friday and then will see the pediatric cardiologists in Mexico City on Saturday. He's a busy little guy with a hearty appetite! Please continue to pray for the team that we can maintain our momentum and finish out the week strong. I don't quite remember that the altitude was as much of an issue as it seems this time. We find ourselves huffing and puffing more often. But it's been a good week with everyone working together. Tomorrow evening, we will be going to a town about 30 minutes south of here for tacos. They are far from Taco Bell. Hope everyone is doing well! Hasta manana!