After almost a year of starting the library foundation at Casa Hogar Del Norte, We finally finished up things this past week. This past Saturday on April 17th we had the Library Dedication. The weeks leading up to it was great because we didn't have a lot of groups here so a ton of staff were able to come together to help Gabo get things ready for the big dedication. The very first picture with all the couples was Friday night (the day before) we had worked pretty much a 12 day shift or more. Finishing painting last minute things, scrubbed the floor on our hands and knees with paint scrapers and a rag, putting the tv and computer up, finishing staining the librarians desk, putting the desks and the dividers together, cleaning up after ourselves every 10 minutes, putting books in the shelves, hanging lights, and putting last minute touches on everything to make it look the way it did.
When you put so much work into something you are super excited to show people the creation from nothing to finish. the dedication was just for that and to dedicate it to the Lord as well as thank people who had put so much money and service into making it beautiful. I love a good work day with just staff. It reminds me of how much i love working with the people i live with. what a blessing it is to be here in the midst of what the Lord is doing. Providing a fun place for the kids to learn more and to be excited about it is one more blessing for them.
The dedication went great. We ate, the children sang some songs they had been learning, we prayed over the building, Martha spoke, and we got to look around and see the kids smiling faces as they saw their new library full of books, movies, and learning games. What a blessing to this specific children's home!
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