A drop in the bucket

Wow, it is hot. I know we are spoiled with our weather, but I do miss me a good snow, we reached our hottest  this year, today. 101 degrees Fahrenheit. The sun has been brutal and the rain nonexistent. 

My daughter has resorted to swimming in the bano, or small water trough while I work nearby on our house.  It is coming along. We have the remainder of the insulation now, and can install the roof. 

We are still working the floor boards for the second story, but with the roof in place, we will be able to start laying the floor. 

.

We still have no doors, which, as you can see, allows all the "neighbors" to come and GO as they please.

The drywall on the main floor has been hung, and after a little touch up mudding, will be ready for paint. We look forward to the move, and try our best to make use of the time we have, but unfortunately, we are likely a solid month- two months out of being able to move in.

 We are hopefully near the end of purchasing supplies for the house. It has been wonderful to have the truck for all the supplies, and the runs back and forth to Quiche or the city.

We try to work as a family whenever we can, but this typically means I have more help than I can handle, and we may get distracted from time to time....

 We continue to balance family/ministry/ community in our lives, though not always well. The kids are all doing well at school, and I am enjoying the new set up, of not using the kitchen table. The kids have their own desks now, and they cant pester each other as much, but they still keep me hopping.

 The construction zone is still the kids playground, and they still hate having their pictures taken...

 We enjoyed a few days away at the beach last month. It was very hot there, and we were submerged in Guatemala culture. Yes that includes a stop at McDonald's!

 All things Hospital are still moving along full swing. We have local clinics three days a week, with walk ins almost every other day. We remain closed to admittance and surgeries for the time being. We are still missing a few large key pieces to progress to the next stage. The OR suite is ready, but we are missing an anesthesia option for surgeries, and still working out the kinks on the AC unit. X Ray capability is a big hole for us moving forward, but second to anesthesia and continued funding.

 We have been able to successfully host three deliveries so far this year.  A big thanks to Dr Heidi Bell, Dr. Shea Epperly and Dr. John Epperly for their willingness to help with our first few births, and for letting me sit/stand in. I even got to cut the cord for one.

While three deliveries is good, we are looking forward to more, but not until we can perform any necessary cesarean section deliveries. As you can see in this short clip, we have the brick and mortar ready. We will continue to patiently wait, but not without action, for God to open the doors and make a path for the OR doors to be open and in full service.

In the mean time, life will carry on. We have a steady stream of visitors this summer, but always room for more. Especially if you can 'swing a hammer'!

Thanks fro reading, and continuing to stick by us through this journey.