Texas 2011, Day 5
When we began moving Pastor Oscar and Sister Rosa into their new home, we realized they did not have a working refrigerator or stove. Wayne and Paula told us that we had extra money left over from our mission deposit, so we unanimously decided to use God’s money and purchase them new appliances. We surprised Sister Rosa with a trip to Lowes in San Antonio. God is Good! There was enough money to purchase a matching fridge, stove and an above-range, vented microwave. While the girls were appliance shopping, Howard and Chris picked up all the supplies for Friday’s big lunch surprise. Texan, Dea Thurston and his son, Brent traveled three hours to bring the outside HVAC unit and install in the new home. Dea is a member of Missionary Action Project with Wayne and Paula and installed all of the new home’s HVAC. After another delicious salvadorian lunch, we said “see you later” to Dea and Brent and got back to work installing all of the appliances. Wayne, Gene, Kevin and Scott worked as a well-oiled machine successfully installing the ice machine water line for the refrigerator, the outside venting and a new shelf to hold the microwave above the stove. With some of the spare wood lying around, Dan, Brandon and Howard made a large front door step. In the church kitchen, Chris got a jump start with his crock pot lasagne so it could simmer all night long. It sure did smell good!
Before we wrapped up the day at 5:00 pm, we watched Pastor Oscar and Sister Rosa touring their finished home. It was wonderful to see their smiles :). Following a friendly and competitive game of soccer with the guys and Oscar and Rosa’s grandchildren, we made our way back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.
