He's back!!

On Friday night the kids and I went to the airport to pick up Nate.  His flight was a little delayed so we had to wait for a while.

Here's some boys with their sign.

And after a while, he arrived!!  He's in this bundle of hugs and squeezes somewhere.

And here's the gang, together again (Except for me. I'm holding the camera.)

THE TRIP

The two weeks in Mango was great.  The weather was ridiculously hot.  Picture yourself standing on top of a building, no shade for miles, 110 degrees Fahrenheit, wearing a welding helmet and putting trusses together.  Doesn't it sound like so much fun??

Here's the view from where Nate was standing.

And here's the view from the bottom.

They got all the trusses up except for two.  Nate said that if he'd had one more day, they would've been all up.  

He had a great reunion with the missionaries and with the Togolese guys.  It was a sweet time.  There's still lots of work to be done if the hospital is to open in January 2015, which means there's lots for Nate to do when we get to go back. 

Nate also had a nice reunion with our dog, Bullet.  Nate thinks that he recognized him right away.

And Nate got to meet our grand-puppies.  Turns out Bullet's been a busy boy while we were gone!

This is Zach, holding the two wee ones.  Aren't the puppies cute??

And here's the view of the hospital now.  You can barely see Phase 1 anymore!  It's amazing to see the buildings come together.

And finally, here's the outside of Phase 1.  The concrete block will be covered with all this local stone.  It'll look so great when it's all done.  

Hard to believe that this stone is cheaper than paint!  

Thanks so much for praying for Nate as he traveled to and worked in Mango.  It was a fantastic time for him and was also a great reminder of how badly we want to get back there.  We're still praying that Mango is in the near future for us.