Casa Providencia ~ Tuesday
The day began with a devotional, again from John Piper's Solid Joys, entitled Plan for Prayer. (Yep, another morning with a focus on prayer. We are listening, Lord)
It was clear, if we had forgotten, that everything that we did this week (and every other week of our lives!) needed to be bathed all day, in prayer.
Before leaving, we had a sighting of toucans. (This photo is from later in the week, but from the same area, right outside the house we were staying in.) We serve a creator who has created such a beautiful world! His creativity is amazing. Such gorgeous birds!
We left closer to 8:30 this morning, and enjoyed our trip across the country. There is a waterfall that we passed each day, and it became a point to make sure we didn't miss it,so someone yelled out "waterfall" shortly before we reached the area on the road each time we passed by.
About half of the trip is on a divided highway, but the other portion is a two-lane road, through dense vegetation, as well as crossing the Charges River and panoramic views of Gatun Lake. We did see that Panama is similar to other Central American countries that we have visited in regards to traffic. A stop sign is not necessarily a command, more like a suggestion. :-) Cutting in front of someone is not necessarily considered bad, but they often admire your ability to make such a great move.
The men worked on the walls around the windows more, trimmed the concrete of the elevator door, as well as replaced the rebar on the third floor window sills (that had been damaged in the process of removing broken portions of the sills) and worked on walls around the sills. They also sanded concrete squares that were in the walls in each room, to help prepare the rooms so that they could be painted eventually.
Susan and I started scraping and sanding the rust and layers of paint off of the metal railings. We started with steel wool, then upgraded to sandpaper, and by the final day, were using a sandpaper that is made for working with metal. It was hot, dirty work. We wore eye protection, as well as a mask. I found I would need to stop periodically because the sweat running down my face caused the glasses to fog up so much so that I couldn't see. (We found some crates as seats to make the work easier)
We finished up for the day and headed back to Casa Paraiso. We had enough food leftover from earlier meals that we didn't need to go anywhere for dinner. We did some laundry (very dirty!!), visited with a missonary family (who work with a ministry that works among the surfers who come to ride the waves of Panama) who were staying downstairs, and the guys played a ping-pong tournament. I think there was some dispute over who won, but you will have to ask the men on that one.
Therefore, my simple exhortation is this: Let us take time this very day to rethink our priorities and how prayer fits in. Make some new resolve. Try some new venture with God. Set a time. Set a place. Choose a portion of Scripture to guide you.
Don’t be tyrannized by the press of busy days. We all need midcourse corrections. Make this a day of turning to prayer — for the glory of God and for the fullness of your joy.
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| A beautiful example of our Creator God's creativity |
Before leaving, we had a sighting of toucans. (This photo is from later in the week, but from the same area, right outside the house we were staying in.) We serve a creator who has created such a beautiful world! His creativity is amazing. Such gorgeous birds!
We left closer to 8:30 this morning, and enjoyed our trip across the country. There is a waterfall that we passed each day, and it became a point to make sure we didn't miss it,so someone yelled out "waterfall" shortly before we reached the area on the road each time we passed by. 
About half of the trip is on a divided highway, but the other portion is a two-lane road, through dense vegetation, as well as crossing the Charges River and panoramic views of Gatun Lake. We did see that Panama is similar to other Central American countries that we have visited in regards to traffic. A stop sign is not necessarily a command, more like a suggestion. :-) Cutting in front of someone is not necessarily considered bad, but they often admire your ability to make such a great move.
The men worked on the walls around the windows more, trimmed the concrete of the elevator door, as well as replaced the rebar on the third floor window sills (that had been damaged in the process of removing broken portions of the sills) and worked on walls around the sills. They also sanded concrete squares that were in the walls in each room, to help prepare the rooms so that they could be painted eventually.
Susan and I started scraping and sanding the rust and layers of paint off of the metal railings. We started with steel wool, then upgraded to sandpaper, and by the final day, were using a sandpaper that is made for working with metal. It was hot, dirty work. We wore eye protection, as well as a mask. I found I would need to stop periodically because the sweat running down my face caused the glasses to fog up so much so that I couldn't see. (We found some crates as seats to make the work easier)
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