Marshall Sunday evening

After our worship service we went to work on the project here.  There is a very tight time line on finishing this before the bad winter weather sets in.  It has been cloudy and rainy since we got here and today was no exception.  Overcast sky with sometimes  a light drizzle. Sometimes a steady rain.  Occasionally no rain for a few minutes. 

We worked on the inside of the church today.  Brice and Jeff were orchestrating 14 people drilling holes, running wire, hanging service panels, putting up outlet boxes.  It was a busy and productive day.  We worked from about noon till 6pm with a short pizza lunch break.

Tony, Jeff, and Corry went off fishing while Brice, Brianna, John, Don, Kyle, Kim & I went blueberry picking.  There is an area close by that is one giant blueberry patch.  Wild blueberries are small and usually only a few to the bush, but very tasty.  The group of us picked about a gallon and a half in a little over an hour.  Celeste another Samaritan's Purse volunteer here is going to bake cobbler tomorrow using the blueberries.

It is 9:30 pm and still fully light here.  It is overcast and misting rain but not at all dark.  It is hard to get a good handle on how late it gets when it stays light so long.

We have met several of the adults in town and they have been quite friendly.  As we were returning from berry picking one woman Tony spoke with earlier stopped by on her 4 wheeler to bring us some blueberries she picked, and to speak with the women of the group.  As we were leaving to go picking a man named John stopped by the van and asked each person's name, and asked where we were from. He gave us some advice on where we could find blueberries and was very friendly.

We hope the weather improves so we can see more people outside. We would love to send pictures but just do not have a connection that lets this happen.