Hello All
Its 8:46p.m. on day #4, we just finished having church. We had the pleasure of hearing Jack Hairston speak with Walter translating for his church family. Walter ask Jack to speak and to keep it short so we could get back to the homes that we stay in and get to bed because we all have to get up early. Well as you all know if you ask Jack to keep it short believe me he will, He had a point, he got to his point and he was done in around 5 min. Well at that point Walter did not know just what to do with the remaining 30 min he needed to use up, so we had a short question & answer section and it all turned out good, (as it always does when you involve GOD).
The work here is going very good, Each team member has found his or her talent, Ernie is great at spotting talent. Lin Clasby is great to work with he’s like a old farm boy that is used to hard work in hot conditions for very long hours, and not reaching your goal is out of the question.
But the person that I’m most impressed with is Rut, she is like a machine Mike does not even try to keep up her, in fact none of us do.
Well I have to go now its time for Walter to take Sheila & I to Betty’s house for the night, Its around a 30 to 45 min drive and Walter just stays there for the night because the traffic is so bad in the morning it would take him 1 hour just to get to her house. I cant remember the last time that I could not wait to get to bed, its very hard to work here due to the weather but GOD is so good. Starting the first work day its been cool and cloudy (well cool to the people that live here)in fact we were told today as it started to rain at 85 that we would have to come in or we may get sick ? I said get sick, we have been praying for this.
We miss & love all of you
Wayne & Sheila
Thursday, January 22, 2009
A message from Ernie Yoshino . . .
January 22, 2009
Greetings from Panama. As part of the work crew we started immediately on Tuesday morning even though we didn’t get to bed till midnight after having gotten up a one in the morning Monday so that we could get to SF to catch a 6:00AM flight. We arrived in Panama at 10:00pm their time (EST). Walter, Mike and Jack greeted us.
Work had already begun, with all the materials here – blocks, sand, gravel, cement. Lyn was upset that they didn’t have a mixer, we had to mix all the ingredients on the carport and then we mixed it in a old wheel barrel that could hardly stay up right, so we sent Walter to buy us a new one. The locals mix their concrete on theground with the water right on the concrete driveway. We hauled the mixture to the backyard and used a hoe to mix in the wheel barrel then shovel it into the footings.
Once we laid a thin (4”) thick x 12” wide pad (footing) and once it was set up we then laid 6” wide concrete blocks. Then we filled them with concrete, then add another row of blocks, fill them with concrete and then we use 4” blocks for the fence. So far we are getting ready to start the 4” thick blocks. Which is right at ground level. All the work so far has been below ground, which is killing our backs.
Weather has been great, cloud cover to keep the hot sun off us. In the late afternoons there is a cool breeze which we can’t wait for it to come. Sheila has been cooking for us (great food) so we haven’t tried Mike’s spam yet.
Days are exhausting, but rewarding for the work that’s been doing by the work crew and especially by the “Let’s start Talking” group, there are 4 sessions going on in different parts of the house, inside and out. People are so excited about reading English and especially about Jesus.
Continue to pray for the group here and for the same type of weather we have been having. During cancellations we have put Mike to work. (see pictures)
Ernie Yoshino
Greetings from Panama. As part of the work crew we started immediately on Tuesday morning even though we didn’t get to bed till midnight after having gotten up a one in the morning Monday so that we could get to SF to catch a 6:00AM flight. We arrived in Panama at 10:00pm their time (EST). Walter, Mike and Jack greeted us.
Work had already begun, with all the materials here – blocks, sand, gravel, cement. Lyn was upset that they didn’t have a mixer, we had to mix all the ingredients on the carport and then we mixed it in a old wheel barrel that could hardly stay up right, so we sent Walter to buy us a new one. The locals mix their concrete on theground with the water right on the concrete driveway. We hauled the mixture to the backyard and used a hoe to mix in the wheel barrel then shovel it into the footings.
Once we laid a thin (4”) thick x 12” wide pad (footing) and once it was set up we then laid 6” wide concrete blocks. Then we filled them with concrete, then add another row of blocks, fill them with concrete and then we use 4” blocks for the fence. So far we are getting ready to start the 4” thick blocks. Which is right at ground level. All the work so far has been below ground, which is killing our backs.
Weather has been great, cloud cover to keep the hot sun off us. In the late afternoons there is a cool breeze which we can’t wait for it to come. Sheila has been cooking for us (great food) so we haven’t tried Mike’s spam yet.
Days are exhausting, but rewarding for the work that’s been doing by the work crew and especially by the “Let’s start Talking” group, there are 4 sessions going on in different parts of the house, inside and out. People are so excited about reading English and especially about Jesus.
Continue to pray for the group here and for the same type of weather we have been having. During cancellations we have put Mike to work. (see pictures)
Ernie Yoshino
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