Santa Ana Yesterday

Ok so these are some photos we took yesterday afternoon on a quick run out to Santa Ana to see progress because we hadn't been out there to see it in a week and a half. It looks AWESOME! I know these pictures do not do it justice, but I'm doing the best I can to at least give you something to look at. The projects for this week as you can see are the stucco and the roof. They are building the support structures to hold the roof, and are going stucco crazy! They have 2/3 of the front stuccoed and some of the inside walls. It's moving right along.

Karen and I went to pick out tile for the floor on Monday. That was an experience considering we speak next to no Spanish and they spoke next to no English. It was fun nonetheless and we found some we really like for a pretty good price. We're going to check at one other place today and see if we can get a better deal. It's fun to be a part of putting this all together and it really was a gift from God that we got to be here when it was all happening. Feels like you get to see the whole birthing process you know.

We started language training yesterday. That was quite the experience. My brain hurts right now thinking about going back today. Our teacher is really sweet, but she is not allowed to speak to us in English. It's the process of the training to be totally immersed in Spanish so we got stuck on a few words yesterday seriously for like 4 or 5 minutes and she would keep saying them and we would keep guessing and she would have this very sad look on her face and say "no." That's the one universal word that means the same in both Spanish and English. We know that one well! :) It's gonna be good, I'm just praying for a more absorbent brain this day! We do know alot more than we knew this time a month ago so maybe it will eventually happen.

Also moved the 20 mattresses the first lady donated yesterday in the bodega. They are sooooo nice. They're Serta perfect sleepers. Nicer than my mattress at home. Yay!! These kiddo's are gonna pillow their head in safe comfort for the first time in their lives. God you are so kind!

Alright off to get ready for this day...be blessed and be a blessing!!