His hands & feet.
Days on mission trips can be extremely full. yesterday was & today was (Tues. & Wednesday)! Tuesday we spent the day cleaning the church where we are staying - it's a church that's connected to a guest house. From what we've seen the guest house is a place where a lot of people who are in & out of jail, on & off of drugs or people connected to the mining industry stay (10 days on at the mine, 4 days off). Conversations with the people staying here are quite interesting as they are trying to get their lives on track or say sober long enough to pass the drug test that allows them to work in the mines. It's awesome (and tiring) because ministry never really shuts off when you have people always available to talk with. We are beginning to understand why Jesus often went off to a quiet place 
So we cleaned yesterday! Top to bottom! Inside & out! Kitchens, bathrooms, the nursery, the sanctuary, the grounds outside & windows. You name it, we cleaned it! And it needed a good cleaning!!!
Birgit & Ninka scrubbing the guest fridges for the guest house.
The kids hanging out while John & scrubbed the nursery (creche) from top to bottom. There are slatted windows with no screens so when the wind blows...it picks up that red dust from outside & blows it right in! Everything was so filthy dirty & disorganized! Each night I was having to give Jack & Violet Benadryl for allergies because the nursery was so dirty. Jack didn't want to take his the other night so I said, "ok if you look in the mirror & your eyes aren't red & your face isn't splotchy you don't have to take it." he took a look in the mirror & said, "oh wow, my eyes and face are so red!" he happily took the medicine
What do you do with 5 kids under 5 on a cleaning day?
You let them be kids! Phillip & Jack thought it would be so funny to hide in this little cupboard in the kitchen...Victoria & Violet joined right in!
It was so awesome to hear them laugh so hard together!
The girls wanted to find "a spot" too!
Franz cleaning the vents & hood above the stove.
Adrian cleaning the windows - the background painting is an Aboriginal-style mural because the facility used to be an Aboriginal Rest Home for elderly people.
The courtyard of the guest house - lots of playing here since it's the only grass! Got it all mowed, swept & insect free!
We were all exhausted after using muscles we haven't used in awhile, ha! We ate dinner & the kids were ready for showers & bed!
Since we're still all 4 in one room, we put the kids to sleep & then lock the door and go and hang out in the common area. I came in to the room the other night around 10:30pm and went to kiss Jack (he's so sweet when he's sleeping)...he wasn't in his bed. My heart dropped into my stomach in a panic (it's scary the thoughts that can flash through your mind)...so I turned quickly to look in Violet's crib and there he was...they were both SO asleep that I took 3 pictures with the flash and they didn't move an inch. Little loves.
Next post will be Wednesday's work...this internet is too slow to do more
So we cleaned yesterday! Top to bottom! Inside & out! Kitchens, bathrooms, the nursery, the sanctuary, the grounds outside & windows. You name it, we cleaned it! And it needed a good cleaning!!!
Birgit & Ninka scrubbing the guest fridges for the guest house.
The kids hanging out while John & scrubbed the nursery (creche) from top to bottom. There are slatted windows with no screens so when the wind blows...it picks up that red dust from outside & blows it right in! Everything was so filthy dirty & disorganized! Each night I was having to give Jack & Violet Benadryl for allergies because the nursery was so dirty. Jack didn't want to take his the other night so I said, "ok if you look in the mirror & your eyes aren't red & your face isn't splotchy you don't have to take it." he took a look in the mirror & said, "oh wow, my eyes and face are so red!" he happily took the medicine
What do you do with 5 kids under 5 on a cleaning day?
You let them be kids! Phillip & Jack thought it would be so funny to hide in this little cupboard in the kitchen...Victoria & Violet joined right in!
It was so awesome to hear them laugh so hard together!
The girls wanted to find "a spot" too!
Franz cleaning the vents & hood above the stove.
Adrian cleaning the windows - the background painting is an Aboriginal-style mural because the facility used to be an Aboriginal Rest Home for elderly people.
The courtyard of the guest house - lots of playing here since it's the only grass! Got it all mowed, swept & insect free!
We were all exhausted after using muscles we haven't used in awhile, ha! We ate dinner & the kids were ready for showers & bed!
Since we're still all 4 in one room, we put the kids to sleep & then lock the door and go and hang out in the common area. I came in to the room the other night around 10:30pm and went to kiss Jack (he's so sweet when he's sleeping)...he wasn't in his bed. My heart dropped into my stomach in a panic (it's scary the thoughts that can flash through your mind)...so I turned quickly to look in Violet's crib and there he was...they were both SO asleep that I took 3 pictures with the flash and they didn't move an inch. Little loves.
Next post will be Wednesday's work...this internet is too slow to do more
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