Helpless-2

After we returned to the clinic there was no question where our time and efforts would be focused. As we brained stormed and made a rough plan with some very general contingencies, it was very clear we were very overwhelmed. With that said, no one was ready to back down. We knew this was huge and to big for us. We had no idea if anything we were going to do would work or if we had the right material, the right tools. It didn't matter, our minds were set. Early the next morning we set out. Aaron and Alan would tackle the pantry area, the boys would start on a boardwalk and keep the kids occupied and I would work with the hired labor and equipment operators on the plumbing and room clean up. The Lord blessed us with a natural "Jefe" (boss) in Melvin. He is a local who was looking for work. He was very knowledgable and responsible. Without him we would have had a long hard road. The materials we bought for other projects were just what we needed for the repairs. The things we were short would have required a two hour round trip to the next big town to pick up. Thankfully, the Lord blessed us with a new hardware store just on the edge of town that had most of what we needed. We had to use our imagination but that was ok, it worked. We were also blessed by a generous mayor who loaned us 3 toilets from his project. Every thing we touched was provided for and blessed by our God. He softened hearts, guided hands, inspired imaginations, and provided strength. He carried this load when we couldn't. Hot, tired, sore, overwhelmed, emotional and every thing else that we mere mortals are limited by are not even considerations to our Lord. Edgy is the word I would use to describe us as our work progressed. As the time ticked away and the work dragged on all we saw was the faces of those kids watching us work. Failure was not an option. The weight of that was unbelievable. This was the most urgent, important work with the most unforgiving deadline that I have ever done. The health and welfare of these children was squarely on our shoulders and we felt every once of it. I haven't come across many things that I wasn't confident that I could do, but this was one. Though we had no idea of the out-coming,  God did. He put together the right team with the right knowhow and the right motivation to get it done. I am still asking God why and what should I do. I am still more overwhelmed and unsure than I have ever been. I still don't have any idea of the out-come.