just another day...
I'm sitting on my couch and it's about 7:30pm. I am waiting for my sugar free brownies to be ready from the oven.
Robert is heading to the reservation tomorrow to work with Tory, Boyo, Shane and JB on the house. Last week after parenting class Kara and I drove to the house to meet the new home owners and see the progress. The guys have finished framing the floor and tomorrow they will be laying the underlayment.
The new owners are a sweet older couple chosen by tribal housing to receive a home. They currently live in a trailer on the property. The pipes in their trailer leak so they can only use water in very short periods of time. They talked with us a bit saying they were sorry they did not have lunch for the guys but it was the end of the month. Tory had mentioned that they are diabetic. The brownies I am making are sugar free, and for them. (I also have regular brownies for the guys) We gave them a hug as we left and went to the cafe in town for lunch. After lunch, the guys returned to work more on the home and brought burgers for them.
So tomorrow Robert gets to take a packed lunch, some energy drinks we got for the guys, sugar free brownies for the cute couple waiting on their forever home, and spend some quality time with people we love. It's going to be a good day :) We are so blessed!
Liz
The new owners are a sweet older couple chosen by tribal housing to receive a home. They currently live in a trailer on the property. The pipes in their trailer leak so they can only use water in very short periods of time. They talked with us a bit saying they were sorry they did not have lunch for the guys but it was the end of the month. Tory had mentioned that they are diabetic. The brownies I am making are sugar free, and for them. (I also have regular brownies for the guys) We gave them a hug as we left and went to the cafe in town for lunch. After lunch, the guys returned to work more on the home and brought burgers for them.
So tomorrow Robert gets to take a packed lunch, some energy drinks we got for the guys, sugar free brownies for the cute couple waiting on their forever home, and spend some quality time with people we love. It's going to be a good day :) We are so blessed!
Liz
Pressure
Sometimes I put way more pressure on myself than is necessary.
When I became a "missionary" I had this idea that it was going to be the most difficult thing I have ever done.
Well, in a way it is. Let me explain, no there is too much, let me sum up.
We had our first ministry team in this week and the first day on the reservation we started working on a house for an elderly couple. Tory drove the truck with the trailer so I went to pick up the three Apache men who work with us. I picked them up with my Jeep. Their eyes lit up. Boyo said " let's drive up into the mountains, Tory can handle the building." Man was I tempted. I said no and we drove to the work site. We spent 3 hours working with a group from Kansas. Laying out the footings and digging holes for the piers. Afterwards the group was going to get cleaned up because we were going to have "Bible Club" that afternoon. The guys said lets take the back roads to their houses. I said yes. Actually I said YES! Anyway we had a great time. They took me to where they have "Sunrise" celebrations. They showed me a lot. Places I would never go by myself. We agreed that we would go up into the mountains later on. I can't wait.
Well my point about ministry not being "hard" is that God opened these doors. God made it all happen.
Sometimes I forget that I'm not here to build houses or make people's lives better. I mean I try to do those things it's just that I'm here to help them draw closer to God. I hope this made sense to you. If you have any questions or I confused you, please tell me so I can clear it up for you.
Better yet, why don't you come for a visit? We would love to have you!
Robert
When I became a "missionary" I had this idea that it was going to be the most difficult thing I have ever done.
Well, in a way it is. Let me explain, no there is too much, let me sum up.
We had our first ministry team in this week and the first day on the reservation we started working on a house for an elderly couple. Tory drove the truck with the trailer so I went to pick up the three Apache men who work with us. I picked them up with my Jeep. Their eyes lit up. Boyo said " let's drive up into the mountains, Tory can handle the building." Man was I tempted. I said no and we drove to the work site. We spent 3 hours working with a group from Kansas. Laying out the footings and digging holes for the piers. Afterwards the group was going to get cleaned up because we were going to have "Bible Club" that afternoon. The guys said lets take the back roads to their houses. I said yes. Actually I said YES! Anyway we had a great time. They took me to where they have "Sunrise" celebrations. They showed me a lot. Places I would never go by myself. We agreed that we would go up into the mountains later on. I can't wait.
Well my point about ministry not being "hard" is that God opened these doors. God made it all happen.
Sometimes I forget that I'm not here to build houses or make people's lives better. I mean I try to do those things it's just that I'm here to help them draw closer to God. I hope this made sense to you. If you have any questions or I confused you, please tell me so I can clear it up for you.
Better yet, why don't you come for a visit? We would love to have you!
Robert
First World Problems
I got a text today from a homeless guy I know, I'll call him Ronnie.
Ronnie said he was thinking about suicide, and asked me if he killed himself, would he go directly to hell. And what is hell?
How on earth could I answer that in a text? I did what I could, but all I could think was WOW!
I had just got back from the reservation where we started working on a home for an elderly couple. Tory, three young Apache men and I spent a couple hours leveling out the build site. I kept thinking what a great day it was.
Then all of a sudden, boom! Everything gets blown up.
I usually write here and come to some conclusion. Write something that makes some sense of what happened.
I'm sorry, not today. Today I don't know what to say. I think I'll do some praying and thinking. Then I'll do some more praying and thinking. Then maybe, just maybe I'll come up with something.
Robert
Ronnie said he was thinking about suicide, and asked me if he killed himself, would he go directly to hell. And what is hell?
How on earth could I answer that in a text? I did what I could, but all I could think was WOW!
I had just got back from the reservation where we started working on a home for an elderly couple. Tory, three young Apache men and I spent a couple hours leveling out the build site. I kept thinking what a great day it was.
Then all of a sudden, boom! Everything gets blown up.
I usually write here and come to some conclusion. Write something that makes some sense of what happened.
I'm sorry, not today. Today I don't know what to say. I think I'll do some praying and thinking. Then I'll do some more praying and thinking. Then maybe, just maybe I'll come up with something.
Robert
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