Ready, Set, Go

So we've been preparing for the next team to arrive, which is tonight. The whole team has been working on building bunk beds for the guys' bunkhouse. I cut the lumber yesterday, Dick and Dan assembled the pieces with washers and bolts, and then we fully assembled them today (actually in the process of assembling right now). I can't believe how fast the days have gone, our next team is about to arrive... I'm excited though. I'll be staying here in Libreville with each team. We'll have two teams here at the same time: one will go down to Bongolo Hospital on Monday and the other on Saturday. The rest of the interns will accompany each team, but I'll be sticking around up here to be at worksites with the teams.

We went out to eat with the intern team again last night. It included all of the interns, Yoann, Christian (one of the African teens we met in Ebel-Abanga), and Joseph. What an awesome group of people. I didn't realize how far my french has come until I found myself having a full-blown conversation with Joseph during dinner. That's one thing that has amazed me. I am to the point where I can communicate what I need to in french without someone giving me a "what the heck did you say" stare. I appreciate, so much more, the patience of the Gabonese when I was learning.... be back to finish this because I need to do some work...

Ok, I'm back. I'm all over the place on thinking about things tonight. More on the Ebel-Abanga church. 2 years ago, a group from a church in Libreville decided to go out to EA and start a church. A doctor that used to live in EA funded the entire church plant. The "church" started meeting in the house of a woman in EA, sometime later they had to move to the current building which is rented from a well-known man in Libreville. The congregation had enough finances to suppport a pastor last year so the national church (C&MA) sent a pastor to EA (Pastor Moises). Now, 1 year later, they are in the process of building a church. What an awesome experience to be a part of. The passion that I can see in the team that started this church process is incredible. God has a plan and what a neat opportunity to be a part of it.

This week we will be digging and pouring a foundation for another church plant. The site is about 30 minutes outside of the city. I can't wait to see what God is doing there as well.