Saturday, the 34th of Orange Juice...with no Pulp.

So sorry for the late arrival of this new blog...it's been crazy here the past couple of days!
Sunday was such a great day; filled with fun, worship, and relaxation. We started the morning off with a little bit of sleeping in and then church started at 10am. What an awesome worship service with Spanish and English worship music for about an hour and then a man spoke who is certainly a man of God. The entire service itself lasted about 2 hours which is something we normally don't experience at Cornerstone.
After church we were able to spend some time out on the cancha [basketball court]with the kids, just hanging out and playing and loving on the kids.
Sunday lunch is always special. We had BBQ chicken and rice with homemade lemonade. It was great to simply spend some quality time with the kids, getting to know them and seeing where they come from. Life for these kids is not always easy and most of them come out of situations that we will never experience. It is amazing to see how God is working in Casa Bernabe and how the lives of these children are being changed.
The rest of Sunday was spent just relaxing and doing small tasks. We also were able to raise enough money to buy the kitchen staff a new refridgerator. What a blessing it was and praise God for the money that was raised!
Today was a great day to start a new week; the weather was beautiful and everyone was ready to serve. There were not a lot of small tasks to be done so it was somewhat challenging for those that weren't working on the big sewer line project. The men have been doing a great job of working hard on the sewer line and we are blessed by their hard work. Today the women were kind of all over the place. We were able to wash some really dirty windows and we were able to play and spend time with the kids.
This morning in our devotion we talked about expectations and how no matter what expectations we have, God has bigger and better plans and if we commit our work to him, we will be successful. God is good and his plans for us here at Casa Bernabe are wonderful and we may not know how we are blessing people now.
We are coming upon our final days here at Casa Bernabe and we appreciate all your prayers. We ask that you continue to pray for the Brennfleck family and Jill, Justin, and Dana as they all will be staying here longer. Pray that those of us leaving to come home will be able to take what we have learned and experienced and be able to share it with friends and family back home to bless them as well. I challenge you to consider the next place where you are going to serve. God has big plans for you and I encourage you to ask him specifically if he wants you to serve through missions. No matter where you are, God can use you. I ask you to LET GO AND LET GOD!

If you don't understand the title of this blog, it's totally ok. It's a inside joke from some of us college students on the trip and is a great example of our crazy team commraderie! :)