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| Day 1 of foundation; The Men |
Since we spent so much time at the construction site, it became a theme for us. Our lives are so similar to a construction site. Our duty, along with the Micah boys, members of the community and a construction crew was to first attack the ground with picks and shovels and remove all the unstable soil and rock. Similarly, Jesus chips away at the dirt, and rock and obstacles that stand in the way of us truly knowing and having a relationship with him. The remaining hole was filled with stone and cement creating a solid retaining wall that Ana’s house would sit on. In 1 Corinthians 3:10 Paul tells us about foundations; “by the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other that the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.” Christ is the bedrock in which our life and character is built upon. Without this solid foundation all will crumble. Paul continues to discuss the importance of the material that we build with, noting that it will be tested. How important it is to build up our life with healthy solid materials, but it cannot be done when Christ is not the first layer. What a powerful metaphor this became for all of us on the trip and in our lives since being back.
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| Picking away the unstable ground |
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| Removing Rock |
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| What we finished in our time there |
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| Chad showing off how wide the wall is. Chad is 6'5" (?) |
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