I spoke with Christine tonight, as Alex thought that she might offer more details. I asked her how the bugs have been. She said that they aren't as bad as they thought. They haven't had to spray the tents or sleeping bags like they expected to. She said there were more bugs when they went to camp out at Prince William Forest Park then they have there. The weather there is beautiful. They have had clear blue skys during the day. At night the temperature drops into the 30s, so they sit around the campfire to keep warm. Things are better than they anticipated. Going to the bathroom isn't as bad as they thought, and the food is better than expected.
A few updates and corrections from previous posts:
Only Jim, Steve and Christine lost some of their luggage.
They actually made 26 bricks yesterday instead of 14, and they had to clear an area of land to work.
We spoke in more detail about their morning worship service. Missy and Richard shared their testimonies, which were translated, and Mike gave an awesome service which was also translated. At one point they made a circle around the church to pray for them. 15 people actually came forward. Normally they only have about 20 people at their service, however today they had about 150 people. Two pastors from other churches came with some from their congregations. Some had to walk 10 miles to get there. After the service, several of the ladies taught a group of about 40 kids to sing Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes and the Hokey Pokey. The kids were laughing and having a great time.
Tomorrow they plan on making more bricks, which requires many trips back and forth to the well.
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