Saturday, 21 February
Each trip has its own challenges and dynamics. This trip has its own version with four newbies:
Our first double injury... Dennise wapped her head on a low ceiling that knocked her down. Lon pulled his lower back lifting something. Wyler was accosted by a street person. Mary Lou laughted so hard her Chinnese dinner became nasal. Joe has searched and repacked his luggage so much the zippers are worn out. Sig tried to use a credit card that was flagged by the company for out of country use. Night owl Rob hit the bed at sundown -7pm. And Aaron actually looked for a gift for his girl friend's mother and not his own. So you can see this trip is different.
Sig can't believe we are not doing more work yet after being here for a day and a half. But it is the weekend and we do know how to make a mess. With Sunday services tomorrow we were limited in making piles. Today we cleaned out one section of the Pintser...a dung dungeon of darkness, dirt, dust, deadly diseases, and years of debris deep in the bowels of the building. Between low ceilings, pipes, hanging electrical cords, uneven floors, and odiferous smells, the most hazardous part was trying to work with 8 others hauling things out. Years of collected "some day we will want this stuff" was hauled outside and a sign was posted "Take this home."
Each trip has its own challenges and dynamics. This trip has its own version with four newbies:
Our first double injury... Dennise wapped her head on a low ceiling that knocked her down. Lon pulled his lower back lifting something. Wyler was accosted by a street person. Mary Lou laughted so hard her Chinnese dinner became nasal. Joe has searched and repacked his luggage so much the zippers are worn out. Sig tried to use a credit card that was flagged by the company for out of country use. Night owl Rob hit the bed at sundown -7pm. And Aaron actually looked for a gift for his girl friend's mother and not his own. So you can see this trip is different.
Sig can't believe we are not doing more work yet after being here for a day and a half. But it is the weekend and we do know how to make a mess. With Sunday services tomorrow we were limited in making piles. Today we cleaned out one section of the Pintser...a dung dungeon of darkness, dirt, dust, deadly diseases, and years of debris deep in the bowels of the building. Between low ceilings, pipes, hanging electrical cords, uneven floors, and odiferous smells, the most hazardous part was trying to work with 8 others hauling things out. Years of collected "some day we will want this stuff" was hauled outside and a sign was posted "Take this home."
Brad was hoping people would just walk off with the stuff so as not to have to pay for extra dumpsters. Eventually a gypsie friend was willing to haul some of the stuff off. Can't wait until Monday when we will add to the piles and start moving new stuff into our cleared-out storage area
Tomorrow we are looking forward to seeing more of Budapest and the church service is now at 4pm. That's right! They worship together at 4pm in the afternoon. So the crew is looking forward to sleeping in a little before we venture out. Pray for our team and Lon's back. Right now it isn't too bad... no crawling on hands and knees or cringing with pain when he gets up, but it is tight.
Our "Why Wylie" question of the day is ....Why does Wyler wear all camo while working?
