building!

 The past few weeks we have been checking on buildings

 and finally found one to use temporarily for our growing group.
So we have been washing windows and clearing out trash and fixing up!!!
(You couldn't even see through the window above when we started!)

We received 35 more chairs to go with the ones we already had.
I think everyone wants to help, and yet, people get busy.

We had people all lined up to take down a wall that was just inside the front door.

But, day after day and then hour by hour...the plans didn't work out for those

who had planned to come help with it.

Saturday night after a very long day of cleaning, sweeping, mopping, moving, 

it seemed that our wall was not coming down for our first Sunday.

We wanted to take it down... because after 9 trips to the electric company,

and many emails to the owner in Portugal, and getting signatures
and then having them stamped from Praia,

 the electric co. still hadn't hooked up the electricity for light 

and the windows were blocked by the wall.

Yet, just as it was getting dark, the elders said, "Let's get those fellows to help."

and they went out front where two young men were walking down the road.

One of the young men just 'Happened' to be a carpenter...
and he had the tools that we needed!

It was getting late and so the missionaries had to go home,

 and we spent another couple of hours

holding our cell phone for light while the young men 

helped Grandpa take down the wall.

Just words...on computer screens.  But a real miracle for us!

We had window light 

 for our fireside Sunday evening with President and Sister Oliveira.

(In just 24 hours here on this island they blessed so many lives.)

We are so grateful for the many tender mercies that keep this work going.

Sunday was a very special day for our little-ever-growing group!