Part II - The Surprise Project

Dear everybody,

It's always exciting to have a work team on camp. Why? Because we can tackle so many projects that are put on hold for lack of manpower. With the Nazaret Cabin remodel as the main project, we thought the NTI team would be busy enough during their stay, but a few days before they arrived our tool shed was broken into and tools stolen. After getting over the shock of the breakin, we decided to make a new and more secure tool shed a priority project. God provided the finances for the project through a donation to the camp so we were ready to start the work.

Here is what the tool shed looked like before. Years ago, when German missionaries were in charge of the camp, the tool shed was actually a chicken coop.

Some big chestnut trees that were leaning over the neighbor's fence had to be taken out to make room for the new shed. The team helped clear the area.

Then started tearing out part of the old shed.

The new shed was then built over the existing tool shed.

We brought a sawmill in which milled up the lumber needed from the trees taken off the camp.

Later the guys installed metal roofing and skylights. One half of the shed is for firewood storage and the other half will be for the shop.

As finances come in to complete the project, we want to pour a cement floor in the shop and enclose it with metal sheeting.

While the men worked on the new shed, the ladies of the team painted the inside of one of our cabins. Unfortunately, over the years, campers have been allowed to write all over the walls and ceilings of the cabins. They leave their autograph and a mesage for prosperity's sake but it looks more like grafiti. The ladies did a great job painting Galilea cabin. Now we will have to finish painting the trim. Only 10 more cabins to go!!!!

Thanks for your prayers for this ministry. As you can tell, there is more work on camp than there is time to accomplish it but little by little projects are getting done. We are thankful for the help NTI was to our ministry here in Chile.

Liz

Dear everybody,

The first three weeks of May we hosted Nehemiah Teams International headed by Matt Chamberland. This mission board is based out of South Dakota and this is the second time they have come down to Camp Lican Ray to do some work projects. Each time the team is composed of different team members so we have the privilege of meeting and serving different people. Would you like to join a team and come down to Chile?

Visit: http://nehemiahteamsinternational.org/

The renovation of Nazaret cabin was the main project this time around. The main use for this cabin is as a kids classroom during our summer camps and church rentals. The back part of the cabin had been divided years ago to make room for two smaller bedrooms. Unfortunately, the wood floor in this cabin was rotting out and was a danger for kids and adults alike. The NTI team responded to the challenge of pulling out the old wood floor, doing away with the cabin division and pouring a new cement floor. What a job!

This is Nazaret with the bedroom division and some of the floor taken out.

At least three dump truck loads of fill had to be shoveled into the building to make it higher for the cement floor.

Here are Jeremiah and Evan becoming experts at cement mixing!

We are thankful for this power trowel that made a super nice finish on the floor. Matt spent some sleepless nights working on the floor to get it just right before it was completely dry.

As an added bonus, the team built a deck onto the back of the building so that during the summer, classes could be held outdoors.

Our job will be be to roof it and add some steps, railing and benches.

That is phase one of the Nazaret renovation project. As you can probably see by the pictures, the whole building needs replaced but for lack of finances we are doing it little by little. Next year we hope to tear out the walls, the roof and rebuild.

Come back for the second part of this posting on NTI to see what ended up being the surprise project they tackled.

Liz