Mexico Trip, June 27 – Day 3

Buenos Dias…

Well, yesterday we got the foundation in place and today we took on the framing. It is an awesome experience to have people that 3 days ago did not know each other operating as a team, a family, for a common, worthwhile cause. What a testimony for the love that comes from being common in our belief and willing to join together in a community. Each day begins and ends with a brief reading of the scriptures of the day and morning and evening prayers. This is the foundation that each of us are able to build upon to make these days work so smoothly.

Building the walls…

We started out by dividing into smaller teams. Each team had a wall section to focus on. Some of us were designated team leads based on our experiences. For many of the participants this is the first time that they have ever done this kind of work or used these kinds of tools. It was a wonderful demonstration of teamwork and willingness to serve.

Raising of the walls…

Once the wall sections were all completed we brought them all together and set them up in there planned location. Holes were drilled for the bolts in the foundation and then we started the process of squaring up the building.

Framing the roof…

The final step of the day was lifting the roof sections up on the roof and anchoring them down. This meant that some of us had the fun job of crawling around on the roof nailing everything down. Other team members were frantically cutting filler pieces and passing them up for us to finish out the edges.

Today on the way back to the compound we stopped for ice cream, which was quite refreshing after a very long and hot day.

If you would like to get more information on Project Mexico and St. Innocent Orphanage you can check them out at http://projectmexico.org/Home.aspx. I have also been posting updates on Facebook (david.b.short) if you would like to follow those updates.

Thanks for your prayers and thoughts.