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From: Jane boyce <janeboyce@live.com>
Date: February 18, 2018 at 7:28:52 PM AST
To: Jane boyce <janeboyce@live.com>
Subject: Update 19
Two men & another chainsaw joined Rog to try to finish cutting up what Juli called the 3 day tree...it's a massive tree Rog has worked on for 3 days. The Dream Team as Johanna calls Juli, Sarah & me...sorted, organized & moved what was left of the donated items out of the church social hall & into an outbuilding. Now they finally can use their social hall again! Sarah went to Danny's market to buy lots of rice, beans, Carmella dogs & Saxon season with we bagged up with the rest of the donated food making 10 more food bags ready to pass out. We had to marvel how God knew just who to send to do this project...3 well trained FIA workers. After lunch girl power arrived to the site Rog was working at and we proved we weren't weaklings! I think Rog was getting tired of chainsawing as each log seemed bigger than the last. Thank goodness the chainsaw ran out of gas cause I was almost out too. I threw a couple rags in the cooler water & we all washed our faces before we headed straight to the beach...took off our work shoes & waded in. Aaahhh! The roaring waves crashed on the beach covered with rocks, dried coral and sea glass! Juli was ecstatic & I could almost hear the jealous cries of my Lake Mi buddies. After about an hour, we had to tell Juli it was time to end the hunt. She had collected almost a sandwich bag full of multi colored sea glass.We showered up & enjoyed a ham, potato salad, rice & bean dinner provided by yet another church lady. We made one more visit that night. A young boy with multiple birth defects was headed for surgery the next a.m.. His Grandma cared for him providing a neat & nautical themed room with a huge bin of toys. The boy was watching Barney & swaying with the beat of the music when we arrived. He gladly took Rog & my hand smiling at us often while Johanna asked his Grandma about her needs. Hospital bills, diapers & bed pads will strain her limited income for sure. We formed a circle & prayed together...I added my own thanksgiving for my healthy grandchildren. On our walk home, we stopped at a pharmacy & you can guess what we bought. That evening we sat on the porch as Alice & Mariely sing and strum the guitar. A much needed time of peace in this wounded world.
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