Nancy writes:
Sunday breakfast wasn't until 8:30 so everyone got to sleep an additional 90 minutes later than usual (wooh00!) before our last walk to Holy Cross.
After work yesterday. we snorkeled at Mexico Rocks and Tres Cocos, and saw beautiful coral, fish, and stingrays. This was the first time snorkeling for some of us, and the beginners did great, considering the strong current and big waves.
We returned to Caramba's Restaurant for dinner since we liked it so much Friday night, and the frozen custard shop IS so convenient to it!
Our topic for our evening discussion after debriefing was handing over our fears and worries to God, who is our shield. Everyone is exhausted, but in a good way - a sign that we're pushing ourselves to the limit. No one is complaining despite extreme heat & humidity, bruises, and a few scrapes (to be expected). In fact, I keep hearing how much fun it is!
Today we had a worship service at Holy Cross with the Wilsons and the workmen. It was a time of meditation and prayer as we considered how God had placed us in this incredible place at this incredible time to accomplish incredible things through the power of our Lord who is working miracles in San Pedro. Matt and his wonderful guitar playing led us in song. Jimmy related how this mission trip fulfills our baptismal vows. Vernon and Francis blessed us with their story of how they ended up as missionaries in Belize, seeing in the end how God was directing every precarious step of the journey.
We recognized the school cooks during lunch who made stupendous meals for us, right up through today's Belizean onion soup and key lime pie dessert.
Time to finish up this afternoon - lots more wood had been delivered that we stacked under the cafeteria, the deck on the library/computer lab will be completed before we leave, another library wall is about to be finished, more painting is going on while I write, further organization of closets is happening, and there's even a soccer game going on for the neighborhood kids. Chris H is putting molding up around windows. The last thing that we'll do before going back to The Tides is to donate our shoes to Holy Cross, and maybe some of our clothes too - the needs are so great here.
Our hotel has graciously offered to give us a complimentary beach BBQ on our last night, which we won't turn down. Our group will meet as a whole after dinner and we'll talk about what we'll take back to Texas with us as a result of our efforts here, and perhaps how our lives have changed.
