A Very Special House

Today we build a house!!! The house is for a 20yr old and his family, including a child! We had the privalage of working with a small group that had not experienced the awesomeness of the build before. The were very enthused and very excited for the opportunity to be a part of something so important. I was also excited because since I've been sick I knew I would not be of much help today when it came to work. We set out for the build around 7 and Mark had already dug the four holes we needed to get started! Unfortunately the terrain to get to the house was a little rough but we had some very impressive Hondurans with us who more than handled brining all the wood. (and even I carried a couple pieced from the insistance of Jonny) The house went up extremely fast because as usual we had a good deal of help from the neighbor kids! I managed to continually hand off my hammer and nail to play with the kids and my spanish is improving so I even managed a little conversation or two while I was at it. One kid in particular stands out in my mind. I believe his name was Josue and he was quite the little thief. Within five minutes of our arrival he managed to take my limon frio gatorade, my favorite flavor. I knew he took it and I would have gladly given it to him had he asked. He then was pretty mischievous throughout the day, at one point David even told him to get out of the house. We noticed him pocketing some screws and told him to give them back as well. This kind of behavior isn't out of the ordinary but what struck me the most is when we finished and prayed for the house. He made his way to me and sat on my lap and held my hands as we prayed. Little moments when we see the good side of people are truly awesome sights. It is also awesome to see God provide a house for someone so deserving! Mark said something really awesome today that I guess I hadn't really thought about before. A house to you and me is the same as a house to someone living in poverty. Even though a house to us is large and a house for them is small. Imagine a group of people you may have never met showed up on a plot of land you just bought and put up the house you and your family need. They didn't charge you for it, they didn't ask for any favors in return, they just built because God had provided them with the ability, tools, and materials to do so. It is Awesome.