I was just talking to my sister here and have some info on my dad and an updated prayer request / praise report.
My dad had a few days last week when his blood sugar was out of control. They took him to the Doctor and got his insulin regimen changed and he has been steady now for several days. He has been staying with my sister for the most part during this time and that is working out well. Coulten, my sisters youngest, espescialy loves having grampa around and goes out for walks with him and hangs around alot with him. They are enjoying each others company.
Even their little dog has found grampa a nice, warm, bed partner at night and friend through the day!
He is getting stable and showing fewer signs of the dementia now than he was before. The constant attention and care he is receiving at my sisters house is amazingly helpful. He eats regularly (and healthy!), is constantly reminded of the time of day and the actual day and month and year- which helps him keep on track, and has his medicines regularly as well.
Please continue to pray for long term options for care! We're not sure what will happen with that, but are now convinced more than ever that he needs 24 hour attention and care- please pray for God-given insight, wisdom and tactfulness as we deal with various levels of government as well as family!
Thanks for praying with us!
Mike for the family
Friday, September 19, 2008
Church build
This is one of the first views We had of the "open air church" we had heard about. My Spanish was very limited in the beginning- so it took me some time to realize that the pastor and severla of the leaders in that church were in my class! This is a pic of the start of a medical mission we did out there with Al and Barb Goldsworthy.
When the rains came in December, somehow this church in one of Tijuanas poorest areas found some wood to put up a roof. At night it can be quite cold here with temperatures hovering around 0C with plenty of humidity that makes you feel the cold in your bones... it was around this time we thought it might be a good idea to explore the options of putting a building up with them
They found some walls, finally, in the late winter to keep the rain out.
This was the picture in August when they tore down the building and started to clear the land to ready for the build
In the meantime- this is where they are meeting. With the low ceiling and no windows and only tarp roof, the building inside is unbelievably hot! It was about 25C outside the building this morning and probably 30+C inside! I don't know how they do it with the place filled on a hot Sunday afternoon!
The church guys formed the land and put in the rebar for the foundation and strength.
And this morning we put cement down for the floor. We had 18 guys out and a few ladies too. One lady was in the cement raking it about and others were making some lunch for the guys. We had a 10MX15M (32 feetX48feet) pad poured in about 2 hours. 3 trucks of cement.We have a group coming from Alberta, Canada from Sept. 27 until October 11 to put up the framing and the roofing of the new building. We are looking for teams to come help these guys put together the inside as well- gyprock and framing the upstairs Sunday school rooms!
The church is a little over 1 year old and they are asking for 150 chairs to accomodate all the folks that they have- as well as another 70 to use for children upstairs! It is exciting to see what God is doing in the lives of the people in this community. It is rare to see a church with a strong presence of men, but in this one- they have a good core group of men who are leading, serving and doing well. After the meat of the pour was done, I noticed one fella in his 30's take off to an area to read his Bible in between work assignments.
God seems to be blessing this ministry and it is a privilege to represent you all in coming alongside of God and His work in Valle Redondo, Tijuana, Mexico!
Thanks for partnering with us!
Mike
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