Today we split into two groups. The first group went back to the same house we were at yesterday to finish Mrs. Slaughter's roof. We spent from about 9:30 am to 1 pm up on the roof and it looked amazing after we finished. Meanwhile, the second group of students went to build a deck and access ramp. Both groups arrived back on campus by around 2 pm and we joined back together to finish our work day by helping Hosanna with their new garden. They grow all sorts of vegetables that they use to can and give to their partners as gifts every year during the holidays.
After our final work day was done, we celebrated our time and week together with Hosanna and even had some of their staff join us for dinner. We have been blessed to work with the staff members at Hosanna this week and we'll be sad to leave them and head home tomorrow. However, we've had a full and wonderful week together and will carry our memories of this trip for the rest of our lives. After dinner, we had worship together in the chapel like we have every night this week. The backdrop tonight was particularly pretty.
After worship and cookies with Ken, it came time for the moment of truth: the cheese danish. For those of you who don't know, ask your student - but the legend of the danish has been passed down for years (literally, over 20 of them). It typically is passed on to a student that has shown a specific spirit during the course of the week that has been noticed by others in the group. There's no official qualifications, but the winner must bring the danish back on next year's trip so that they might bestow it upon someone else. This year, our winner was Graham! Next time you see him, congratulate him on an excellent week of service and mission.
Well, that's all for the blog. Thanks for following along and praying with us during our travels this week. We can't do it without all of your support from afar. We'll be back next week with week two!
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