Snoot Photography for Holy Week

 
 Semana Santa, this year, brought our friends from Medellin, a mixed group of young adults. There were 21 people from various churches, and various focus' in work.
  We had the band "Risen" preform a street concert with Pueblo Fuerte, the local church here, they introduced a song about the importance of taking care of the island in respect to the trash. They are a reggae band, but the song was done in the "champeta" style which is the local sound here. The people here loved it. They also did selections of their other music and shared the gospel story as well.


  A team worked with young kids, offering different activities and crafts. There was no school during the week because of the holiday, so they had a lot of kids there all the time. There was a team that did evangelism and worked with parents also.


  We had a filter crew who made 3 filters while they were here, they participated in the whole process. Bringing the mold, assembling, making concrete, washing the sand, and presenting it to the new owners. The team raised enough to do 9 filters, so we have more that we can install.


 A group of photographers floated between all the activities and recorded and documented all the work that was done.
Here is a video they did about the way they carry water.

 Of course we had a beach day to enjoy, and the evenings were spent with team members who had been here before visiting friends, and fellowship. It was great to get to know more people who want to serve the Lord, and have great hearts. It was busy and time flew by fast.

 Elizabeth and Migue were the team leaders, and organized the team and projects. They are a great help with all they do to support us here, and they mentor and encourage others to get involved with serving others. They have been coming once a year with a team, and visiting in between, this time Elizabeth came pregnant. Their boy, Josue, is due in August. We appreciate their passion for ministry.

 We had 30 plus persons for all the meal times, and a small outdoor kitchen to do it all in. We are thankful to the El Shadday cooks who worked that week to prepare all the food. El Shadday lent us all the tables and chairs for the week. This is a testimony to the Lord, all the different churches and organizations that come together to make this happen. We love having the teams, thank you to all who support us here. There are a lot of different pieces from a lot of different people that all come together to allow this to happen. The glory is the Lord's.

Team Maryland -

 Mancusos family (Rob along with his wife Amy, and kids Thomas and Meredith)



Lohr family (Bob, Zack, and Kristen)

We were blessed with a team from Maryland March 16-22nd. (Sorry for the delay on this post).

Our family looks forward to teams when they come but this one is extra special. Rob has become such a good friend to our family and my kids love reuniting with Meredith whom we claim as one of ours while she is here. She is glued to my girls when she is here and really after 7 kids whats one more? We enjoyed meeting Thomas and Amy Mancuso for our first time as well Kristen and Zach Lorh. There is something however to be said when Christians come together it's like we already have been friends.

This team also blessed us with gifts from the states. Peanut butter, chocolate chips, cookies and candy. They also gave a widow whom the team worked with before a new Bible in large print. A missionary partner here also got a new leather Bible he has been wishing for. The neighbor girl received a new dresses, and shirts were given to the guys that work with us. The team brings more than monetary gifts. They bring friendship that these people are excited to have established with them over there many visits. That is a valuable thing!

This team came ready to work! They worked daily in the hot sun building a shed for our filter mold, tools and materials to be stored properly.  The rainy season is coming and we need to keep the materials dry. The team provided the funds for the shed which is a blessing. We also made two complete filters, and we will be finishing 8 more with the funds they brought. Kristen Lohr, a physician's assistant, went to the local school here and taught classes to the older kids about nutrition and sexually transmitted diseases . The local radio station also hosted her, with Alicia as her translator, to talk about how to make community better and the importance of the filters. Our girls, Tara and Amy made the meals. This was a lot of work but we enjoyed their time cooking and bonding with Amy. The physical work creates big appetites, Zack Lohr made sure no food was wasted.

The week went by too fast! Memories were made and friendships were increased. We are thankful to have this time to spend together and our hearts look forward to their return visits.

The team! Ariels, Lohrs, and Mancusos!

The girls with Meredith!