Mexico Day 4

Today we will complete the home and present the keys to our family!  Yesterday we shingled the roof, mudded the drywall, stained the interior trim and door and began building bunk beds.  We ended our day a bit earlier yesterday in order to get back for early dinner -- taco night from Pablanos, before heading to church service at our families' church at 6:30.  The service began with music from the praise band.  When the band launched into the familiar "Everlasting God" and "Hosanna", I felt more at home in their church.  Pastor Joel welcomed us (there was a translator), and then Ty Garvey and Sarah Tillman from our group brought their guitars on stage and sang an acoustic song.  Everyone at the church was so grateful for our presence ther.  The pastor invited the families that we were building for to come forward and share a few words.  Our family was the only one missing, and I suspected something was wrong because they said they would be there; as it turns out Jose Louis had car trouble and he came rushing into the service just after it was over.  He was clearly shaken and in tears as we greeted his family and learned about their trouble getting to the church.  He felt ashamed by not making it there on time, so we all hugged on him and comforted him.  Jose Louis is new to his faith.  Pastor Joel shared with us that he recently came out of rehab and he has been clean for 6 months.  He is a faithful man and very excited about his new life in Christ.  I'm really looking forward to seeing him and his family today on our last day here and sharing the love of Christ with him.