Dias numero tres

Ben writes:

Ah, well I seem to be the willing one to write on here. Yesterday was good; we finally finished one of the trenches after many hours of labour. I measured it and it came out to 282 metres long. To put that in perspective, that is 2 192 832 cubic inches of dirt. After that we moved on to the other trench which is filled with tumbleweed and trees etc. so is much harder to clear. After the day’s work, we played some ultimate and some soccer on the field with some locals. Today, after more of the same work, we visited the Bandelier National Monument outside of Santa Fe. It is the ruins of an ancient cliff dwelling community. The alcove house was upward of 140 feet off the ground! To top off the day we went out for pizza and ice cream before returning back to our dormitories.

Lisa writes:

It is so wonderful to know that so many of you are watching our progress and keeping us in your prayers. This has been a wonderful experience for everyone and we are so happy to be able to share this with each other and you all… cannot believe it is almost over. We still could do so much to help out here but alas, all great experiences take us to the next thing in life and that is what makes this trip so amazing!! What we will be able to take from this experience is really too huge for words, even~ We have had so many great opportunities to gain perspective and I am so grateful that we are able to be here!

We are all very tired, though and we are really busy all day! You might notice our time limits if you notice the opportunity that we have today for us to write you here is at 11:00 at night after getting up for breakfast, for 7:00 and going the whole rest of the day. Ben and I somehow (I have no idea where my energy is coming from, right now) are the only ones still awake enough to make this happen… There is so little work time for us to help with and so much that needs to be done and really the teens are so motivated to get these ditches DONE! You should be so proud of what they are doing, here! I AM!! They are working so hard, non stop with the goal in mind the whole time and they will finish the task they were assigned!

For tomorrow, we are blessed with the chance to share in chapel with the elementary group here at the school. The teens have songs they have practiced and we will teach to the kids and sing with them. Then we are off to watch the local weaving techniques class offered here at McCurdy and then, we are back to work for the rest of the day, this is our last day of work, here and then, we have to get ready for the return trip… groceries for food on the road, laundry, cleaning up and resting up~ lots more driving… coffee, anyone??!! Ha! Take care and our love and blessings to you all! Looking forward to hearing from you all again before the end of the trip! Good night. ~L