Day 4-big paint job

There are two main activities that are keeping our group busy during our stay in Hermosillo...we are painting the interior of a brand new sanctuary at Voz del Desierto (voice in the desert), as well as the exterior, and we are leading vacation bible school in the afternoons.  The painting is a big job!  I worked on the interior and Delaney helped in both places.  She actually helped roll the high walls with the extension roller! There is a high ceiling that requires a long extension.  The exterior is actually a three story reach from street level.  Pastor Bill ended up standing on the top of the church van with a long extension roller to get to the top!

We had a brief scare this morning when one of the members of the church had a ladder slip from underneath him.  He was at the very top.  He was a bit bruised, but nothing broken (except the ladder). He found a couple of coat hangers and jury rigged the ladder so it could be used again.  Someone helped hold the bottom for him the rest of the morning so it didn't happen again.

It was very satisfying to make the brand new sanctuary look so nice and fresh with the paint.  I was especially thinking of my friend Laura today and employing all her good painting tips..  I can't wait to see what it looks like when we are finished.

Delaney

Delaney and Terry

Nita, Carolyn and Miriam

Nita scraping glue off the walls with a kitchen knife in preparation for painting

Miriam doing the high rolling.  Fernando is behind on his make shift ladder.

Delaney with the high roller

Bill working on the highest part of the exterior