This morning my team and I headed out to the construction site for our Morning Ministry only to find that "construction" was quite the misnomer. The wall that the high schoolers built two weeks ago was still standing strong and seemed complete. So what were we supposed to do?
Well, in the interim between our trips, two church members had carved out another five feet of the mountain side, leaving behind a massive pile of sand, rocks and other debris. It was our job to move said dirt to alongside the wall, beginning the process of leveling out what will one day be a magnificent soccer field. We grabbed shovels and wheelbarrows and began to dig. And when we got tired of digging, we dug some more. And then we kept digging. For almost three hours.
Thankfully, we were not alone. The entire project has been organized and put into action by various Corazon church members on a volunteer basis; it has been in the works for about two years, and there is still so much more to be done. However, they have continued working tirelessly. It is truly impressive to watch them work (and to help out, of course) because of the sheer focus that they put into every step of the process. God has called them to build this field for their community, and rather than raise funds to have someone else do the work, every member of the church has taken it upon themselves to help with the "construction."
We can learn a lot from Corazon church and the dedication of her members to this project. It is truly a sight to see, and that doesn't even take into account the magnificent view overlooking all of Cusco that we got to enjoy while we worked. We tried singing while we worked, but at over 11,000 ft, I was the only one who thought singing was worth the extra breath. ;)
~Samantha Duke
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