I haven’t told you all about my
everyday life. First, I wake up. Usually this is earlier than I want to and I
can’t fall back asleep because after 5:30 am my room is full of light. I have a
perfect ½ hour walk to town and start work by 8 am. Every morning we spend
about a ½ hour either praying, worshiping, or having a devotion. Then we get
to work. Right now most of my work is in AutoCAD doing redlines. Tim, my supervisor, marks changes for me to make in the plans (in red ink), I make those changes in AutoCAD, highlight the red ink to show that the change has been made, reprint the fixed plans, and he marks them up again. That is redlines. We slowly converge on the final product.
I have been working on two different projects. Both are in Honduras. One is the project for Munoz Ministries, which I have already written about. I had been working on redlines for the other project, Rancho Oasis for Youth, for a while and was familiar with the building plans, but I didn’t know what it would be used for. Then I started working on the report for that project and got to read about their vision to provide a place of safety and healing for kids in extreme poverty or abusive situations. They want to pair these kids with animals that have come from similar situations and use that responsibility and care to help heal both the child and the animal. They would combine this with the gospel and discipleship. Like the Munoz family they have a huge vision which includes tutoring, English lessons, vocational training, and sustainable agriculture. I was once again reminded how wonderful it is that I am not just doing redlines for a multipurpose building, but that this building will enable these missionaries to fulfill the vision that God has given them!
Below are some pictures from our technical presentation to the rest of the office when we got back from our project trip to Honduras. We outlined the preliminary design and got the advice of the whole office about additional ideas and concerns.
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| Doing Redlines |
I have been working on two different projects. Both are in Honduras. One is the project for Munoz Ministries, which I have already written about. I had been working on redlines for the other project, Rancho Oasis for Youth, for a while and was familiar with the building plans, but I didn’t know what it would be used for. Then I started working on the report for that project and got to read about their vision to provide a place of safety and healing for kids in extreme poverty or abusive situations. They want to pair these kids with animals that have come from similar situations and use that responsibility and care to help heal both the child and the animal. They would combine this with the gospel and discipleship. Like the Munoz family they have a huge vision which includes tutoring, English lessons, vocational training, and sustainable agriculture. I was once again reminded how wonderful it is that I am not just doing redlines for a multipurpose building, but that this building will enable these missionaries to fulfill the vision that God has given them!
Below are some pictures from our technical presentation to the rest of the office when we got back from our project trip to Honduras. We outlined the preliminary design and got the advice of the whole office about additional ideas and concerns.
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| Allison and I presenting |
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| Listening to the guys' technical presentation
After work I walk home and spend the evening with my host family: talking with my host mom in the kitchen (though she is usually doing the talking and I say "oh, si"), watching TV with my host siblings (I've watched more TV here than in my entire life previously), or hanging out with the my host siblings and the neighborhood kids on our dead end street (once again, I mostly say "oh, si?"). Then early to bed for the next day...
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