Sunday, roofs, and puppies

This is the pastor of the church we visited on Sunday. You can’t tell from the picture, but he really is a nice person. 

He started the church in his house and as the church grew he added space. Finally the church grew so big that he moved out and is now renting a house for him and his three children. His wife passed from cancer about 5 years ago so he not only pastors the church but is also raising 3 tweens and teens. He takes no salary from the church so to pay the bills he works in a factory. 

After church we visited the down town area of Nueve Laredo and even stopped to get some ice cream at “the best ice cream shop in Nueve Laredo. I can’t remember the name of the shop, but even with out us the line was long. I had a scoop of vanilla and a scoop of queso frasa, strawberry and cheese. Not cheesecake, but cheese sort of like a strong cheese. Or was actually pretty good. 

Monday was a hard day of work with the sun bringing heat in the 90s. Even with much progress was made. All the walls are up and as you can see, some of the church rafters were raised as well. It has been quite amazing how fast the building have been coming together. 

To night I pray for the pastor and his family. May they soon have a home of their own. I continue to pray and be thankful for the many skilled hands that are guiding the work and for continued safety on the job site. Amen. 

Oh, and puppies. This a girl that lives I. A house that was built last year. Her mom works as a cook at the school. May God bless her and her family. Amen. 

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