The other two interns (Jacob and Nicole) and I put together 24 bunk beds for the Casablanca. These beds came in pieces and we spent our entire day putting them together with no modern tools. We used only our fingers for the screws and bolts, it was pretty interesting. We got pretty good at this little "game" and Jacob and I began timing ourselves and competing against, um, ourselves?! Anyway, the job was hard, but quite rewarding!
After the Mission's Conference next week, these beds will be used for the other interns who come to work with Inca Link and then eventually, the Casablanca house will be used for pregnant teens to give them an alternate option to termination or abandonment. Here in Latin America, it is extremely frowned upon to become pregnant before marriage and families will kick their daughters out of their own homes and leave them to fend for themselves. It's so sad, but the true reality and so what Rich and Lisa Brown's vision is to create a save haven for girls to come and be taken care of, prayed for, and loved. These girls will have a comfortable and safe home to be able to carry their babies to full term. It's an amazing vision God has given them and I am honored to have been a part of preparing such a place. Oh, by the way, when it is no longer used for interns, the bunk beds will come down. We don't want any pregos trying to hoist themselves up on a top bunk, haha!
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