What I saw today...

I'll write a longer and more detailed post in a few minutes, but first I wanted to share a few of the things I saw today:

• I saw two different Christian schools - one from Texas, one from Ohio - come together to lay the foundation for a 1,200 seat auditorium, multi-purpose building.
• I saw 40 seniors work really, really hard.
• I saw over 1,000 cubic feet of concrete mixed, shoveled, hauled, poured, and formed into the footings.
  
• I saw a lot of smiles.
  
• I saw American students speaking in Spanish to native Costa Rican workers - and becoming friends.
  
• I saw Natalie Huebner help Jason Schneider talk to a Costa Rican worker by using her ASL talents - the man was deaf.
  
• I saw the same group of students work for 3 hours straight - and then continue to work after lunch, even though they were told we'd be done by noon.
  
• I saw it start to rain, and the students kept working.
  
• I saw Craig Patterson haul a wheelbarrow full of concrete down a muddy slope, in the rain, so it could be poured into footings.
  
• I saw Jordan Combs shovel concrete for an hour and a half straight.
• I saw Tabby Pinks, Ashley Stickel and Madison Brackman pushing wheelbarrows full of concrete up and down the hill - only slipping in the mud once or twice.
  
• I saw David Strawser slide down the hill, scratch up his leg, but get right back up with the same positive attitude and keep working.
  
• I saw the students from Texas leave to go shopping, and I saw our students keep working - in the rain.
  
• I saw the rain come down harder, and the director of the project say we could call it a day, but our students kept working.
  
• I saw the project finished - the footings laid - the concrete begin to dry - and 19 very tired, wet, but impressive seniors.