Tanza Projects and not much rain finally!

The last few days we finished working out at Tanza. On Thursday and Friday we actually had some ok weather, thank you to all of you who have prayed for us to have good weather. It only rained a few times for a few short minutes on these days!!
It really makes my heart ache when I see how these people live and how little they have. So many of them are just stuck where they are at, both in their living conditions and financial standings. They live too far away from the city to have a job in the city and all of the business are small little shops run by a family. As Dave, the guy we have been working with at Tanza, puts it “They are just stuck, they have a very small chance of getting out.” It costs to much money for them to get into town and would be hard for them to even get enough money to go into the city to find a job. If they would some how get a job in the city they would not get paid enough money to cover the travel expenses of going into town and back.
We were able to get the tower of the water tower done. They are still looking for a pump for the tower so the tank is not attached yet(in the picture the tank is up but it was only up for some building purposes, it will hopefully be up for good in the next week or two). We were able to basically build a home for a lady and her children. She was getting kicked out of her current home and was moving next door to where the neighbors had been keeping their chickens with just a wall and a half. We put up a few more walls and a roof for her. We also were able to put in a walk way across the stream in the neighborhood. Thanks to Josh, James, and Michael for coming out to help us this week so that we were able to get these projects done. Another project that we got the chance to help with, more financially than anything, was they building of a trench behind the building where a future Medical Clinic will be held. The building had been getting inches of water into it when it rains. The water from up the mountain would run down into the building and it just sits in there. We did not work a lot on this project but because of the money we raised, THANKS TO YOU ALL, we were able to fund the project.
It has been a very trying time for us here. We have gone through struggles with the culture, with the weather, with the people here, with each other, and with our bodies been worn out but more then anything God has done some amazing things. He has worked in us but more importantly He has worked through us! I ask you to pray for the lives that we have touched, whether it was someone that we talked to on a regular basis or just a hello. God has been in control of this trip! Please continue to pray for us as we finish up our trip.
Lastly I would like to take this opportunity to thank a few people but more importantly please pray for these people. The following people are full time missionaries here in the Philippines and they played a major role in out trip here. They set everything up, they cooked for us, they drove us around, they made sure we felt comfortable, they gave us a place to stay, they opened up their families and lives to us, and most importantly they shared their love for these people, God’s children, with us.
PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THESE PEOPLE:
Josh and Val Manthe and Family
Dave and Michelle Clinton and Family
Daniel and Suzane Bucher and Family
Chris Cordova
Daisy Chell

We finally are able to add some pictures sorry for the long wait!
God bless!!