Tranquilidad Foundation's Mission Team Blog: Day 9 -A Time To Dig Up and a Time To Refill

It is our last day here is Quimistan and our hearts are even more full than when we first arrived. It has been an wonderful week of work, adventure, and mission and nothing could express or encompass all that we have experienced here. It has been truly extraordinary!

From the work at Tranquilidad, the adventure at Pulhapanzak Falls, distributing nearly 300 hygiene packages, to hosting a 3 day VBS with around 350 children, it's amazing to how God used our team during these 10 days!

There is a time to redig and a time to refill and OTRA VEZ! Today, in particular, was focused on tying up loose ends and loose ends there were to be tied. I do not fully understand plumbing but the gist is... We re-dug two deep holes around the septic tank and began to chisel out what will be a tunnel into the tank under the large concrete cap in preparation to repipe and connect the septic tank to the drainage field. It was an all day job and not only did we accomplish digging two massive holes, we also managed to change "Rocky Top Tennessee" to "Rocky Top Quimistan" as each push of the shovel smacked a rock. I definitely believe this land is deserving of the title! It was no doubt hard work but we had a great time together in the thick of it. We have a great team willing to do whatever it takes to help make sure the job is done right and prayerfully we will see the fruit of thoroughness in the years to come.

The flowers and coconut trees that were planted were given one last drink of water... well, one last from us. Sam and Roxanne will continuing to water long after we are gone. I so look forward to seeing the growth here at Tranquilidad in the next six months between this trip and the next. From the fruit trees and flowers to the children's home and administration building, there is much uprooting, clearing, planting, watering, and building. God's hand is evident on this beautiful hilltop!

This week has been a constant reminder of 1 Corinthians 3:5-7...

"What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth."

Our heart and our efforts are sincere but as sincere as they are, we are only here for 10 days. Ten days is hardly enough time to make an impact ourselves. It's a reminder that God was at work before we arrived and will continue to be at work after we leave. In a spiritual and physical sense, God has called our teams to plant seeds, the Turnipseeds are here planting as well as watering, but it is God and God alone who brings the growth. Please continue to pray for Sam and Roxanne along with praying for those who God's spirit spoke to and moved in this week.