oops! totally forgot to post on friday. i was running around like a chicken with my head cut off.
i spent the weekend at church, working on the new room and hanging out with people i haven't seen in a month! new life, the church from california that comes every couple of weeks (!) to work on the room, was here again to paint. the room is looking great. i'll take a picture of it next week...when i got here it was 3 walls and nothing else, and now it's got a roof, another wall, windows, and is painted! it was good to be back at church and see everyone. kerly, david and adriana's 1 year old daughter is just as adorable as when i left, and now she knows the motions to some songs...it's so precious.
angel is here! he has a 9 year old son, bryan, who was born 3 months early and weighed 2 pounds. he has cognitive impairments, a seizure disorder, and cerebral palsy. his dad has been his only caretaker for these past 9 years...he uses a feeding tube, is almost always on a nebulizer, and has a trach tube. angel is a welder, and would bring bryan to job sites, use the electricity to keep his machine running, and work. he was working in the states and took classes to learn how to take care of bryan, but was there illegally and got sent back to mexico when immigration found out about him. he has a great spirit but seems tired...i hope we can help him rest a bit. the plan is to have him work and live here at gabriel house while he teaches the ladies how to take care of bryan. the plan is not for him to leave bryan, but rather to help us as we help him. he seems like a good guy... i hope this works out.
i just found out that two hope students died in a plane crash today. one was an exchange student from kenya who wanted to be a missionary pilot and the other was in my roommate's small group and was one of those girls who did EVERYTHING and did it perfectly. gahh. life is so fragile.
this is a good time for hillsong...
no weeping, no hurt or pain no suffering
You hold them now You hold them now
no darkness no sick or lame no hiding
You hold them now, You hold them now.
Paul and I knew David, the student from Kenya. This tragedy is just incomprehensible. It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. We are just sickened by how needless this was. Our hearts just ache for the friends and families of David and Emma.
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I know how difficult it is to be far away when something like this happens. Hope is your second family and I'm sure you'd like to be there to be with your friends as they deal with this tragedy. But God is using you for good works in Mexico. You are always in our prayers and I will also be praying for the families of these two young people.
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