Happy Fourth of July, or should I say "Cuatro de Julio." We were allowed to sleep in till 8:30 because of our long day. We had a great breakfast of eggs, cereal, toast, and fried ham. It began raining and continued to rain for a few hours even though Mr. Pfaunmiller told us that the south side of the island rarely gets much rain. The clouds that brought the raining covered up the sun making it not too hot out, but the rain added to the humidity. We worked in the upstairs of the church and in some of the school classrooms painting and cleaning up the floors. We all had our own labeled water bottles which we refilled often. As long as we stayed inside the fans kept the rooms cool, but even when we were outside the humidity was fine, I thought. We all survived and got a lot of work done, and that is the important thing.
Having Pastor Goldfuss there really helped because he could show us how to paint the walls and make them nice looking. We all got to paint, and Natalie was the only one that made a real mess. We used light green paint, and she managed to get it on the walls, floor, her hair, clothes, and arms. We all got covered in paint, but Natalie was probably the most skilled at getting the paint on herself. Natalie also got attacked by fire ants, but she was fine after a while. After we got lots of work done, even though we couldn't get all the stains off the toilet bowls, We went back home to the Pfaunmillers where we created a waiting list for the shower. After a few hours of showers, we and the Pfaunmiller family left to have a Fourth of July cookout at the Schmidt's home. The Schmidts are missionaries that live about 15 minutes from the Pfaunmillers and hold church services at their home.
They had a banana tree, and some coconut trees. John and Stephen Pfaunmiller enjoyed climbing up the trees and tossing down old branches and coconuts. After our meal of burgers, hot dogs, and other picnic foods, we went into the inside of the house for more fellowship. Mr. Schmidt made Piña Coladas (non-alcoholic) for us to enjoy.
After talking in their family room for a while, Mr. Schmidt brought us a devotional that turned into a powerful message. He talked about what it means to be a Christian and the success of serving Jesus. He shared his testimony, and as he cried during different parts of his testimony, I'll be honest, I had tears in my eyes as well. He really showed his love for the Lord and his desire to live for and serve him. We then shared testimonies and sang hymns. On the ride home we broke out into various patriotic songs and hymns. We met together before bed to have a time of prayer and discussion.
From Puerto Rico,
Randall J. Flack
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