Greetings all! We are well and the work began today. Began the day with bread and jam, devotions, and finally organizing the trip to the ranch. We arrived to find the concrete mixer going and the Brazilians hard at work. The whole group went out this morning so the ladies began leveling the podium so it can be poured later this week while the guys split up between wheeling dirt, shoveling concrete or wheeling concrete to the finishers. We pour rows about 7' wide and the concrete is only 2-3"thick with no wire mesh or rebar. When you have no expansion or contraction to worry about the rules for pouring change. Once we got organized the pour went well, we did get into a large fireant nest which is really a pain for Brazilians who work in flip flops most of the time but they also like to get into the shoes and socks of Americans. Lunch came and the women went back to work at the Simon household for the afternoon while the guys remained with the pour. We did get relief around 2:30 when six strong young men from the church youth group showed up and relieved the weary old men (Cory was able to work like a horse all day!) We returned to the Simon household around 5:30 and went to Mr. Burg's for a wonderful dinner. Tom and Connie Pflederer have arrived safely to visit with another missionary couple. Our family knows the Pflederer's well but it seems strange that we have to go all the way to Brazil to meet up with loved ones who live in St. Louis.
By the way, I did not pass out this year! I do have a wicked rash on my upper right arm (doesn't hurt but it looks nasty) so no matter what I do something seems to find me each trip here. Sorry for no pictures but the connection is toooooooooooo slooooowww. Will write again in a couple of days.
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