On previous trips we've never spent so much time with the kids getting to know and love them. Frequently we're too busy building to get quality time with the kids we're working hard to bless. In retrospect, despite the sleep deprivation, this container delay worked out well. We really got to know the kids and they greatly enjoyed getting to know us. We totally had to depend on God and develop our faith - as did the children who desperately wanted a playground. And we still finished most of the playground (except one circular slide we weren't able to build at another site). The delay also delayed the parts leaving for the two other sites in Peru that are getting playgrounds soon and some of the parts we needed for Lima we're mistakenly marked for Pucallpa (Amazon Rain-forest). We wouldn't have been able to build the tire swing or fireman's pole had the container arrived in a timely manner. Even the theft of the initial playground parts worked out well. Had the parts not been stolen this playground we just built would have been 40% larger and we never would have finished. And it's the perfect size for the space available and the number of kids who will be using it. The kids can't play on it until tomorrow as the concrete is too fresh but watching them play is just icing on the cake. God is GOOD!!! And I'm exhausted... -Rich
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