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From: Jane boyce <janeboyce@live.com>
Date: January 24, 2018 at 10:52:04 PM AST
To: Jane boyce <janeboyce@live.com>
Subject: Update 4
It always amazes me how much gets crammed into our days. After a quick breakfast, we packed some sandwiches & as soon as they jumped the battery in the van, we were off to Ruby's. A couple church guys were already there buzzing down the tree that was leaning on her house. Rog & Bob joined that team while Elsli & I starting scrubbing the bathroom. Johanna & Mariella worked on cleaning screens & storm shutters. About two hours later, the bathroom was sparkling clean and most of the tree was loaded into a pickup. After a lunch break, Elsi & I tackled the kitchen area Johanna & Mariella cleaned the dining/living room while the guys started up the chain saw to removed a down tree in her back yard. The neighbor came over with a ladder and it took several guys to get the solar panel on the roof & wires secured. Ruby is one happy and grateful lady!
We all needed a cold shower to cool down & clean up and a bit of a rest when we got home. But it wasn't long before we were back in the van headed for Johanna's parents' home to celebrate her dad's birthday...and mine again. Her mom had cooked a turkey & served it with rice & a pasta salad which she immediately offered us after we were introduced. It was delicious. More relatives came and took our spot at the table as soon as we got up. We sat on the porch and were serenaded by Johanna's dad on a guitar & her mom singing along. Soon 6 men showed up for a choir practice but first all sang with much enthusiasm to Johanna's dad & I. Cake & ice cream came next and then the men's choir started practicing...though it sure didn't sound like they needed much practice to me. Later we found out that Johanna's dad was trying to think of a way to get more men involved in church...and the choir idea popped in his head. Now these men who never sang before have become the voice of Jesus. One of the men told us the roof & windows in his house were destroyed, he had no electricity & his water supply was not consistent...yet there he was, singing & praising God. I am constantly amazed.
