Washing Up

At The Carwash

The cars used for the project stay shiny and clean thanks to these young sisters.

Two Weeks Vacation

What to do with two weeks off from school? Unload 20 tons of rebar, of course!!
Our young brothers came everyday during their vacation to unload this container of rebar, used in our beams, walls and roof here in Pohnpei.
The rest is being shipped to Kosrae.
Harvey, JD, Elmore, Jason, Jeffrey, DJ, Hilson and JB

Meet Some of Our Friends

From top left...
Hannah (always smiling)
DJ and his aunt, Annabelle (member of the Ponapean translation team--single Bethelite sister)
DJ and Marain (Her name means Light in Ponapean---She is definitely BRIGHT! She speaks three languages at four years old.)
Nina (She and her parents just moved here from Japan--She was baptized at nine. We look forward to her regular comments at the meetings)
Sam and his nephew, DJ, enjoying ice cream with John

New Songs!!!

Lillian and Mavene see the new songbook for the first time. They are singing along to the CD with vocals. They are anxiously awaiting a songbook in Ponapean. The friends here love to sing!

How the Truth Unites Families

Sinleen, with her new baby, Joshua (number 11) live in Saipan. We met her while we were working on the Kingdom Hall renovation there. She is from Pohnpei. We asked if she'd like for us to visit her family. She wanted us to tell them about what she has been learning in her Bible study.
The first Sunday we were here in Pohnpei a sister drove us all over Palikir to find her parents, Leon and Senio. They were so thrilled to hear news of their daughter, they dropped what they were doing, got their Bibles and we had a nice discussion in Ponapean and English. They have been studying regularly since then.
Neither have a working phone, so friends of ours in Saipan sent photos to share with Leon and Senio and we've sent photos to share with Sinleen. They will be finding out they have a new grandbaby tomorrow!

The Couple that Lays Block Together...

Meet Dave and Leona. They laid much of the block in the new Kingdom Hall and trained others to do it too.
They are among the 'need greater' couples that have moved to Pohnpei.

Meanwhile....

While their parents were working on the Kingdom Hall, several of the kids went in field service and then waited patiently to see the roof finished. They helped close the gate at the end of the day.

The Roof

55 yards of concrete in 11 hours! An island record!

End of the Day

Happiness Is...

Friends working/laughing together.

Getting Concrete to the Roof--Part 2

On the other side of the Kingdom Hall, concrete was being mixed, shoveled into buckets and passed by hand to the roof, emptied into a wheelbarrow and dumped on the roof. Amazing!

So Much Shoveling, So Little Time

Getting Concrete to the Roof-Part 1

One one side of the building, a crew mixed concrete, dumped it into a bucket attached to a crane, and then it was hoisted to the roof and emptied. The crane operator asked for a wake up 'call' of a knock on his door.

First Light

Concrete Anyone?

These four sisters opened 88 pound concrete bags all day to keep the mixers going. From the left, Carmella, Elwihna, Amy and Sierra.

Two Loaves of Bread....

This is part of the very large kitchen crew that kept us all full and happy all day.
This is Jane and her daughter, Sascha. Fanery is in the middle.

What a beautiful day!

4:30am--Just the beginning of a very busy day.

Snazzy Outfits

This is the height of concrete 'poor' fashion....modeled by Alan and Tamara. Only the best for our overseer and his wife.

Can you keep up with the old man?

The roof was poured on Saturday, the 23. We started with 76 volunteers at 4:30am and finished with 92 total helping out. This is the Screed Crew. They are John, Vince, Chris and Alan.