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Update On The Dorms
You may recall last spring we were racing to get the first floor of our dorms completed in time to be used by the nine short-term mission teams visiting June through August of 2011. Now, we are racing (albeit not as frantically) to complete the second floor of the dorms in time for our 18 short-term teams visiting June through August of 2012.
That is right we are doubling the number short-term mission teams this year. We are going to host 18 teams this summer. We will have two each week. That means we need to double our sleeping capacity from 20 to 40 beds. On the second floor we are putting two new dorm rooms. One church will sleep upstairs and the second will sleep downstairs.
Of course feeding becomes more complicated. Last year our teammate Kathy coordinated the feeding of the mission teams out of her house. This year, Lord willing, the teams will eat at the dorms in a small dinning hall. In this room we will have enough tables and benches to seat up to 48 people.
Because we only had a small kitchenette in the dorms last year the teams were very cramped when it came to recreation and socialization. This year our workers are building a lounge area upstairs on the third floor of the dorms. It will be open and airy with a tin roof and chairs to relax and play games at night. We are even planning a little Internet café.
Short-term teams are a blessing to our ministry. We pray that, when completed, this dorm facility will bless their experience while serving our Father in Honduras.
