After breakfast, we prepared for our final day of work, excited about finishing the work we have been doing the past few days. We also had the gift of high scaffolding for the bell tower scraping team.This was much better than the ladders and low scaffolding we had been using until today. The bell tower had over 100 years of paint layers which were scraped off to Pastor Joe's original blues sound track!
Another group worked on additional coats on the outside wall. Some us worked on renovating a park bench for the garden which will be planted in the front of the church, with hand prints of all the youth.
We also primed and painted the back storage rooms, along with a pantry next to the kitchen. The walls are so porous and humidity so high, it took three coats of primer before the walls were ready to paint.
After working for the day, we cleaned up and drove to an artisan fair, many of us picking up gifts. The artisans had jewelry, chess boards made with local woods, and wood carvings of many kinds. We also had to stop in at a corny tourist shop to top off our gift buying excursion.
Since we had arrived, Ada Lis has been talking about a specific pork chop recipe she wanted to make for us. The pork chops had been sold out at the store - until today! She made the pork chops in the Puerto Rican stye, served us potato salad, rice and beans, and fresh vegetables in a richly flavored sauce.
We had another devotion, which helped us to see it was not just about leaving the comfort of our beds for the week. Our trip here is more about service to the people here, and working toward what they need, and bringing them happiness.
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