Quick update for the guys on the team and for all of you that heard about the work we did at the stadium.
The water tank is in and working! There are about 10 to 12 new faucets/water pipes that are using the water.
The trench we built for the turf field is completely filled with concrete and the field is flat and covered with stone/concrete. There is a retaining wall around the entire field and they may lay down the turf during the last few days we are here!
The field we weeded last year is looking good on one half. The other half is struggling... A worker accidentaly sprayed ¨poison¨ on the field to kill the weeds and it killed the grass as well. It is still very playable!
We have seen Messiah shorts on coaches and Messiah scarves and balls in coach¨s offices. There have been Keaton, Trevor, Jordan, and Peez training jersey sightings!
My favorite story yet: Jarrett and I went to Acevedo the second night we were here. One boy (8 or 9 years old) was looking at us and was kind of following us around. After about 10 minutes he walked up to me and asked, ¨Logan?¨ I just smiled and thought, Uncle Logan has done is again! I just thought is was awesome that a boy from Medellin Colombia saw our crest and had a special enough experience with one of the players wearing it to remember his name... a year later! Well done Logan
All this is just to say, we did have an impact down here last year. We left it better than we found it! We helped and it mattered. As I saw and experienced all these things down here, the second time around, I was filled with joy as I realized that our trip was indeed impactful and meaningful! It is a unique and special experience to be able to see the fruits of your labor in a foreign country a year after you went on a mission trip to that same place.
Hopefully Jarrett, Grant, Jack and I can continue to help and have a positive impact on the CDUC and the people of Medellin.
I apologize for the lack of grammar and the amount of spelling errors in this entry.... I type on a spanish computer and I can not find some of the punctuation buttons. Also, I know speak a hybrid language of broken english and broken spanish so my writing has taken a hit.
God Bless!
Sam
We love this post. You guys are doing awesome work, and the most important work of all is the relationship building. That is the work that will last a lifetime.
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