Set apart?!

Today saw much work done, and friendships deepened. So, much more roses & sunshine today, and speaking of sunshine, a whole lot of sunshine. Did you know it's hot here in February, we've also heard it's been hot at home too. Inside, I was hoping that it would be -30 at home, just so we missed cold weather.  We could probably use some +15' weather here, it would make the work a bit easier than the +33'. Although I have a feeling the Haitians wouldn't like +15' much.

We popped the forms off our lentils this morning, they looked good. So blocks started being laid on those sections and the forms got transferred to the other lentils we've yet to pour. By the end of the day, we got 2 courses done on top of the lentils we poured yesterday, the lentils poured in the other spots we had up to the proper height. We will have one more section to pour the cement lentil, we had an accidental demo of one section on the front wall, and that had to be rebuilt from the floor up again. Our hope is to finish two walls before we leave next week, and that will use up all the building supplies that were purchased. So you can see from the pictures things are really starting to progress. 

We had a great time playing with the kids at the end of the day, and also working along side of members of the Bon Berger church the rest of the day. We are constantly working on our Creole, and teaching some English.  

Today was the second day of Carnival  here. It was apparently a national holiday. There were still many working, so I asked Durand about Carnival. He told me that Christians don't participate in Carnival.  It is a big party and we are set apart for God, Christians don't have any part in that. He even gave Dan a hard time about tapping his shovel to the music. Why?  Well if others see you, he explained, they may think you feel those parties are what life is about. I'm paraphrasing on what he said, but I can't remember his exact words. This may sound like legalism, however, I believe they're doing this as authentic worship to God. Maybe, we can learn from the example of our Christian brothers & sisters here, what it might mean to be set apart. Dan riding to and from the hardware store in the back of the pick-up stands out like a sore thumb here, so should we as believes be different by how we live and how we love one another. 

Romans 12:1-2;

Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

John 13:34-35

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”