can i pull those six teeth for you, sir??

After what seems like a long time of busyness, the truck is in the shop and we have a couple of down days.

A couple weeks ago I drove some construction materials out to a church in a village called Azecualpa, an hour and a half from here at the end of a 4-wheel-drive trail. The church was installing 6000 pounds of ceramic tiles and cement, which we delivered in two trips with the truck and utility trailer. This same church had a celebration service last weekend for their 28th anniversary in this location, and for the celebration had the ceiling and floor finished. I attended their service, and was truly blessed to be there.

This morning a dental team left that has been in the area for the past week, extracting and fixing teeth in surrounding villages. We have been helping them with transportation, translating, finding medical supplies in town and diving in and assisting with the dental work. Be sure and notice the cute nurse in the pink gloves. Getting to work with short-term mission teams is one of the highlights of being down here; we very much enjoy getting to know them and wish them well on their return trip.