Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Gender Sensitivity Training Exercises

Rick is at the Powlison's tonight so Jason will take a stab at a post.  Rick has been doing a tremendous job blogging and everyone following should thank him.  

Now to today's events.  In an act of team diversification we are all spread out and some of us are greatly out numbered by the opposite gender.


Polly is hangin' with three dudes in Santo Tomas (Keith Powlison, Ken Stuart, Jonathan Barnette).

Jason is bloggin' at the breakfast table at the Fuente de Agua Hotel in San Jeronimo with 5 chicas (Wendy, Terry, Judy, Lauren, and Kristy).

Rick and Alan are working the night shift at the Powlisons watching Zoe tonight.  Kudos to those two for showing what being real men is all about.  They are truly great with the kids and Zoe!

The day started out with a sort-of renewal of Wendy's and my vows.  There is a 300 year old painting in the hotel where we are staying depicting the wedding of Joseph and Mary.  It is a custom for a married couple staying here to have their picture taken in front of it.  It is not enough for the picture to include just the two of us.  The owner of the hotel brought over some of the guys from our group, she brought over her friends who were ecstatic we did this.

So here we are.  Jason and Wendy reenacting their wedding with Ken Stuart officiating...


We then moved on to work.  Jason and Rick did more painting in Zoe's room.  Alan primed a bookcase.  Wendy and Judy were at Josephine House in the morning.  Lauren and Wendy did Josephine House in the afternoon.   Kristy took a well deserved rest today after a long shift at the Powlison's last night watching Zoe with Lauren.

Jonathan, Polly, and Ken split from the rest of us for a while for a trip to Santo Tomas.  They will return on Thursday.  Before going, Jonathan performed some magic tricks for the Powlison's grand-kids.


Here are Wendy and Lauren making home-made Play-dough with some of the older kids at Josephine House.


Late in the afternoon Judy, Teri, and Lauren painted trim for bathroom in the Powlison's daughter's room.  


Tomorrow we keep on doing the projects we have underway.  It is our goal to finish the bedroom for Zoe and the girl's bathroom.  Depending on some things, some of the team may do some gardening Thursday.

Thanks for all the comments people have been leaving.  It has been an encouragement to see so many people following what is happening!

2 comments:

  1. It is amazing to me how much you are getting done each day...and still spending time with the children and missionaries! God is working! Praying with hope that you all stay well...Judi Fikes

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  2. Alan has lots of on the job experience with watching babies at night, so I'm not surprised that he's good at it! :)

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