Chester happenings

After a few rainy days, the Maranatha team in Chester rejoiced to see the sun shining brightly today. We've been staying at Frederick Douglas School, and thankfully on the rainy days, there have been plenty of projects to work on. On Monday, some of the group braved the rain to help with some yardwork at a house nearby, while the rest stayed at the school and cleared out classrooms for painting. Tuesday morning started with prayer walk, which gave everyone a good sense of the community and opened an opportunity for an afternoon clean-up activity at a local park. The sun came out enough yesterday afternoon to allow for the first program for the local kids. Other team members kept busy with a painting project at the school building. Today, before I left them, they were busy practicing their skits and programs and preparing for the afternoon events, which included more cleanup and painting, more yardwork, and the kids' program. With the weather this year, it seems flexibility is a theme.

Continue to pray for the team and for the leaders throughout the week. The second team arrives on Saturday.