Jonathan was gone for eight days in May, with a Mission Helps crew, roofing a little church in Nicaragua.
The local people had built the walls of handmade mud bricks. They said such structures last 100 years.
Working on the roof in the heat.
I was having trouble with the blogger, and some of these pictures are out of order. After finishing the roof, the men leveled the floor and poured a concrete floor.
The crew after the work was done. One of the crew came from Turks and Caicos.
Jonathan's job was putting the ridgecap on. The tin was so thin that he had to lay boards across to distribute his weight. He is the main roofer since Dave Weaver is not able to climb roofs anymore.
The men hired three locals to help them mix cement. One of them is plastering the wall with leftover cement.
A Sunday service at the second church that the one pastor leads.
As I said, this is out of order. This is the church before work started. The tin is lying over the edge of the roof. Eric Kuhns, missionary under HIM, is the man in the red shirt, and in charge of this work, although he lives several hours away actually in Honduras.
Inside the church, the floor was mud with water lying in it. How improved it was in the few days the mission crew was there! Praise God for the strength, expertise and willingness to do the work.
Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the world, next to Haiti, but it is rich in natural beauty. This was next door to the church, or very near.
Another scene close to the church. A man grows about 80,000 coffee plant starts here. Foliage is so lush that he just breaks down branches to stack to shade his plant starts.
The crew laughing at John Dykes, who went with the crew and took this picture.
This is a dear blind man the crew met. This man had fought for freedom while Reagan was president, and has even been in the White House to sing for President Reagan a song this man himself wrote. Later, the man became blind, but about 10 years ago, he became a Christian. Now he sings not just political songs, but songs for Jesus. He can play the guitar and accordian. The men loved hearing him.
When the crew was told that there was a doctor who thought he might be able to operate on this man's eyes so that he might be able to see again (it is wondered if it is just cataracts, because the man's eyes look normal, the men asked how much the operation would cost. They were told about $170. Imagine! Right away, the men took up an offering, and gave him that much plus some for expenses to get to the doctor. The man was so very happy. Pray that the operation will be successful and that he will receive his sight.
Motel rooms in Nicaragua look a little different, with unmatched but pretty covers.
More Nicaraguan beauty.
Third world country.
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