Beginning to assemble the cabinets for the preschool.
Karen and Clythnia staining and varishing the cabinets.
Daryls had the all important job of keeping the carpenters happy. Ron and Eddy provided us with cabinets, pulpit, lectern, altar, and bautismo font and lots of laughs.

Grace, Storm Lake and St. John, Clarinda Missionary Volunteers

From cold Iowa to warm Puerto Rico.

             
Eddy working on the Altar.
Team work was displayed all the time especially as the girls tried to put the border up behind the cabinet.

They served with all their hearts.

Gladys was put in the red room to paint. Did we catch her putting pink on the red?
Michael (standing on water) giving devotions.
           
We bought Eddy a new toy to play with, an air compressor for his nail gun.Ron is helping to figure why it isn't working. We know the reason don't we!
   
Gene finishing the touch-ups in the blue room. He did so well on the scaffling, we put him to work on the church ceiling, stretch Gene stretch!
   
We enjoyed the devotional time especially when we got ice cream.
 
Jon, did the ceilings in the hallways, sometimes we even forgot he was up there, he was so quiet.

They learned what it takes to be a Missionary.

                   
         
Karen and Clynthia were experts at varnishing and staining. We gave them their own room. It was heard by some that they could stain anything we could build... and it was true.
   
Dave and Jon giving a check to the congregation and receiving our thanks.
             

We like to call our volunteers...Kingdom Builders

         
Dave giving a massage to Gladys with the sander.
We began the week with Bible study and a service. "Hey, I can't read this," why because of the light? No it's in spanish. We did stay awake during the sermon, though we didn't understand it.
           
Michael trying out the nail gun, hey this will make the work go faster. Eddy struck a deal with Michael, "I'll teach you carpentry you teach me Bible."
     
Back view of the pulpit.
Michael trying out the pulpit that Eddy designed, I liked it so much I began to preach.
       

It is more important what you don't know than what you ... ask one of the volunteers how it finishes.

One of our devotions took us on a boat ride... at night.
Ron and Dave checking out their handywork, yep let's nail it!
Dave checking out the baptismal font from inside. Bring on the living water!
 
Devotions on a mountaintop.
         
Twelve signatures, nine volunteers,Two churches, one vision. Go Iowa!
 
After one full week of service, they still had a smile on their faces, or is that because they knew they were leaving.