Paint, Paint, Paint

HOLA!!! Deja here just giving all you parents, friends and fans out there the lowdown on the adventures of the #PRChicas2016, day siete!

            Today we got to sleep in a little longer than usual, given our late night heart to heart. None the less, 7 am seemed to come rolling around the corner a lot faster than expected, and with the sound of the alarm came Jenna and Emily’s sweet, soft, wake up call. We hurried out of bed and made our way to the cafeteria where we enjoyed building our own breakfast sandwiches! After our bellies were full we headed off to the camp fire pit for a quick devo and then it was off to work, and man let me tell you there was a lot of work to be done.      

            To start the day off we had to continue our struggles putting up electricity in the last three rooms of the renovation. Here’s the catch, our goal was to get all of the rooms done with electrical work by lunch. For the record ladies and gentlemen, we have a group of straight beasts!! (But, I mean what else would you expect with a group of 11 strong, beautiful women with God on their side, of course we are going to be beast haha). Well, not only did we get all of the electrical work done that could be done, we set up for after lunch, gave out jobs and directions for each person, and still had 20 minutes to spare!! This meant… walking along the beach with the light waves softly crashing against your feet, while on the hunt for the prettiest piece of sea glass, shells or rock. After this we ran off to a much needed lunch of pork, fried plantains, and corn on the cob! Once our bodies were fueled and ready to go we hurried off back to work. This time to start PAINT!!!

            Once again we had a huge task at hand that needed to be accomplish before the end o the day, and with our whole group being led by our very own wonderful, fearless, humble, Kaley, we went far beyond our goal!! By the end of the day we had 6 ceilings painted, and three of the rooms colors painted with two coats!! Needless to say, the challenge was accepted and completely destroyed. After our work day ended around 5, we cleaned up our area to prepare for tomorrow, I somehow managed to step on a rusty old rake, and got a nice bloody hole in my foot, which leaves me crippled and using crutches  (good thing I got a tetanus shot haha). Once we were finished we headed over to dinner, which was composed of chicken alfredo, and a mouth watering side salad. After dinner we had a quick hour to wash up, call home, and then off to youth group we went. We worshipped to familiar tones such as Mighty to Save, and Everlasting, sung in Spanish. We received a great message about the importance of communion and fellowship with both Christians and none Christians. After youth group it was a quick meeting as a group, and then off to bed so that we can wake up and conquer tomorrow.

            In short for all who read, God has brought this wonderful group of amazing women through a whole week of the Puerto Rico Missions trip. In that time we have laughed sang, cried ate, played, loved, and grown. We are all still alive, breathing, and serving the Lord with our work, and I can’t wait to see what all God has left in store for our wonderful group!!

Much much love from your chicas down south ;)

Deja!