Wears Like a Pig's Nose

There was a lot of dust flying around today as we handed out the keys to the families of the houses we built for. A lot of people couldn’t stop wiping their eyes, well okay… it may have not been from the dust. We worked shoulder to shoulder all week with a lot of people who received a house. This made it even more exciting for me to see them accept their new house because I had developed a bond with them. Even though we can’t even understand each other when we speak without a translator present, it is remarkable the connections we still made.

Earlier in the week, I forget how the conversation went exactly, but somewhere in it Paul said the phrase, “wears like a pigs nose”. All week we had been laughing and joking about it and then today while we were walking down the street in the community and we saw some pigs chilling at the side of the road sleeping. So of course I made sure to inspect their noses. I must say, those noses—perfect. After all the mud and dirt and whatever else a pig’s nose goes through, it was not the least bit worn. 

My prayer as we are getting ready to depart this country is that the houses we built this week will wear like a pigs nose and will continue to provide a safe place and shelter for the families. In addition, that these families faith and trust in God will wear like a pigs nose and no matter what dirt and mud life throws at them, they will remain firm in their faith. 

It’s a pretty cool experience being God’s hands and feet. It’s pretty neat seeing God work through our team this week. It’s pretty awesome watching God work. 

Silas