When we were in Lima a few weeks ago, Nathan and one of the Peruvian workers with Mission to the World bought all of the wood for framing the clinic at a Home Depot like store called Sodimac. They purchased 7 tons of wood and then thanks to our new friend Enrique, it was all shipped to the clinic in Cusco. So, last Wednesday all of the wood arrived and Nathan and several other men unloaded it all. They then began the framing of the clinic on Thursday. By Friday they had completed about 10% of the framing. It is really neat that Nathan is able to be a part of framing and building the new ophthalmology clinic. With each wall that goes up we think of and are grateful for all of the people who have made this possible.
We are pretty close to being settled in our apartment. We are feeling more settled every week. We did purchase a queen size mattress since Nathan is a bit tall, and hopefully that should arrive this week. I finally got all of our pictures of friends and family (mainly all of our Christmas cards from last year) on the wall, so it really feels more like home now.
On Saturday morning our good friends from Texas arrived to Cusco with a group from their church. They are ministering at an orphanage/kids home in Limatambo, a town about 1 1/2 hours outside of Cusco. We have joined their team for the week and are spending time with them in Limatambo. We have really enjoyed getting to know members from their church as well as working with the children at the orphanage. I will attach pictures soon from our medical clinic yesterday morning on top of a mountain outside of Limatambo.
Here are some pictures of all of the wood and progress on the clinic:
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| MTW missionaries Keith Powlison and Scott Dillon along with several young men with YWAM came to help. |
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| Part of the 7 tons of wood |
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Foundation finished and ready for the framing
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| The ophthalmologist learning something about construction (Nathan is in the blue shirt). MTW short-term missionary Drew is helping Nathan. |
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| The completed framing on Friday |
We rode in Enrique's taxi before he came to Christ, and now he is an elder in the Lima Luz de Vida Church! Wonderful seeing his transformation and life of service to the Lord. God involved MTW missionaries in the process. Exciting how he is a vital link in the construction of the clinic, along with Nathan, Dick, Keith, and so many others! Praise the Lord, who is calling others to Christ in the Cusco area! -- Glad you ordered a comfy mattress!
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