When we awoke this morning the big truck with a load of new poles was sitting in the driveway, this would set the pace for the day. Work seemed to progress rapidly around camp and visual changes became abundant Down in the "conex", or shipping container turned storage shed and pre-fab shop, the guys have all the supplies arranged in an orderly fashion and have been assembling power outlets for the electricians to install. Over in the dining hall the crew from Steppin Out Missions has been busy....new pendent light fixtures are hanging over the dinner tables and a new main panel hangs on the kitchen wall. The Bolivian contractor who brought the poles from Santa Cruz installed 2 of them by lunch time and worked to remove a few of the old rotten ones. The line men worked in coordination with the Bolivian crew, stripping the old poles of their transformers and wires, and then connecting the new secondary lines to the fresh poles. The ladies working in the boys' dorm finished painting the long hall way as well as a few of the dorm rooms. The new paint looks great and will be very welcoming to the next group of campers. The electricians continued re-wiring cabins and the wood shop, pulling new circuits and changing out receptacles. Down in the generator building, where the main service for the camp is going to be fed, the almost world famous team of Matt and Matt have been working hard to wire the main distribution panel and the automatic transfer switch for the gen set. They hit a little bump in the process due to the generator not being equipped with an auto start switch, but thanks to an email to our good friend John Bennetch back in PA, the guys are moving ahead with a solution. Another material delivery from Santa Cruz for 40 meters of main service conductor and the guys just may have the camp tied in!
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| Just look at that sky! |
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| New pole on the right , old one being removed on the left. |
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| Freshly painted dorm. |
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| Tom protecting the new underground secondary. |
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| Ken and Steve running a new circuit in the wood shop. |
As I walked around camp today taking pictures and helping out were I could, I made 2 statements to other team members that I think are worth sharing. First was a bit before lunch, I looked at the ridge line to the south and the big sky above and said "how do they make a sky like this in Bolivia, I've never seen it this blue back home", and later in the afternoon while walking across the meadow to the far end of camp I said to Tom, "this day is truly Glorious". It was one of the hottest days so far, but also one of the most beautiful. God has blessed our team in so many ways....with answered prayers, with gorgeous weather, with a fantastic team and wonderful hosts here in Bolivia. We are almost one week in and we all look forward to continuing for another!
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As I walked around camp today taking pictures and helping out were I could, I made 2 statements to other team members that I think are worth sharing. First was a bit before lunch, I looked at the ridge line to the south and the big sky above and said "how do they make a sky like this in Bolivia, I've never seen it this blue back home", and later in the afternoon while walking across the meadow to the far end of camp I said to Tom, "this day is truly Glorious". It was one of the hottest days so far, but also one of the most beautiful. God has blessed our team in so many ways....with answered prayers, with gorgeous weather, with a fantastic team and wonderful hosts here in Bolivia. We are almost one week in and we all look forward to continuing for another!
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