Wow! What a great week!! We started with a trip to Monument Valley Hosted by Pastor Lynn of the Mission and saw some incredible scenery, had church with the local Navajo people, and performed our work project and VBS. It seems like we just got here but so much has happened.

As the work project leader, I am so thankful for God’s gift of willing (and one very capable) teammates. When I learned of the project, it seemed very doable although aggressive in the timeframe we had. Add in random rain and/or dust storms, some missing material, an “out of the norm” design, and the fact that materials are 4-5 hours away roundtrip and it became almost impossible. We scrambled people to get the needed supplies while completing what we could with the material we had. As mentioned above our “Very Capable” teammate (Karl Anderson) inventoried materials, calculated additional materials needed, measured, checked, re-checked, trained, re-trained and so the team was able to make the project come together into a beautiful 22’X32’ covered patio that the Mission can use for years to come.

The goal became (on Monday) to hold the community BBQ in the space after the VBS closing program. It is so exciting to see the children perform the songs that they learned at the program and watch their faces light up when they sing their favorite songs but this year was a little more exciting because although we weren’t able to install the metal roofing material, the roof was closed with the wood decking which provided needed shade to enjoy the meal and spend time with the Rock Point Community. Our team seemed very happy to see the Navajo people enjoying the space after our three long hard days of construction.

I mentioned last year in my blog that I get so much more out of this trip than we could ever give. I am so blessed to have been able to come again and to have worked with such a selfless team of men and boys who gave their all to make a difference for these people.

 

Matt Rochotte