Trusting Tuesday from the Davisville AZ Team

Greetings from the Hualapai Reservation!
   Well, our faith was tested! We were looking at the possibility of running out of funds and still needing to purchase more supplies to finish the projects we were designated to do. Marty told the group, "Have faith! The Lord will provide!"
   This is how the Lord provided and encouraged the whole team! While at the Peach Springs Lodge,Fran was approached by this Hualapai member named Walter, asking if we needed help with the project on the church? Fran said, "Sure, but we can't pay you for your work." That was fine with him. Asked if we needed an electrician, which was his trade, and Fran said, "Yes!!" Well, he showed up and was a tremendous help to the men and we were able to have a stove to cook dinner on!

 

The team was also blessed when 3 men drove up in a truck and asked we needed some wood, some 4 x 4's??? Of course we did, they unloaded their truck with the wood they have and then drove off. (angels??)

In the evening, we got to sit and visit with the Pastor and his wife and sister and 2 others that came. Melody got to work with 2 of the women on their crocheting. I was willing to give Edison (the Pastor) his first piano lesson, but he seemed to be content to just sit and chat.

The Trusses are almost all up on the roof!

 

I am presently at McDonalds again taking advantage of their Wifi, while Melody and Austin are at Home Depot getting much needed building supplies. I wanted to post a photo of Walter on this blog, but having trouble doing so. I will, Lord willing, post his photo on the next blog! I even tried to post it on FB and hoped to transfer it to the blog. Have patience with me!!!

This morning at breakfast, we prayed and thanked the Lord for Him blessing us with these examples of His provision and encouragement. Marty was correct, "Have faith! The Lord will provide!" He absolutely did!

 

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not to your own understanding. In ALL your ways acknowledge Him and he WILL direct your paths!" Proverbs 3:5,6.

 Oh, and can I just throw in this chuckle about Marty when we were at the Hoover Dam; I wanted to get a photo of the sign saying Hoover Dam, this is how it turned out!

 

LOL!

In Christ,

Jan Vogel-Manz for the Davisville Arizona Team!

 

Monday Madness! Davisville Arizona Team,

Greetings from McDonalds in Kingman!
    Melody brought me here where there is a better wifi signal. It says "excellent" but I am still having some difficulty!! I will reboot!

   Yesterday, we met with Gib and Emmaline from the Hopi church we worked at last year. It was so good to see them and have dinner with them! It is wonderful that they were willing to drive such a distance just to see us again! Melody made the curly scarf that you see her wearing in the photos.

The reason this is named Monday Madness because Fran has the guys working very hard!! I for one, have nopt gotten a shower since we arrived. I was going to use the outdoor shower and Melody said that it might not be a good idead since the men were working on the roof. LOL So, we needed to get one of the showers working for all of us! Melody and I have traveled into Kingman 40 to 50 miles away, to get supplies to keep the guys working. We would take photos of the part and message to Fran or Austin to be sure we had the correct item!

The roof is coming along great! So far, no rain! Thank you Jesus! Pat measured and cut out the black tarp like paper for the roof. Then now the trusses are going on!

 

 Shower progress:

 

There can be frustrations, set backs and there has to be submissive to leadership with out complaint or argument. This team has worked together with the unity that is God honoring! (even unshowered!)

 

"Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ." Philippians 1:27.

 

Thank you for your interest and youur prayers!

In Christ,

Jan Vogel-Manz for the Davisville Arizona Team

 

Davisville AZ Team, Out of our Comfort Zone

Greetings from the Hualapai Reservation!
  I have so many photos to share but internet here is poor and it took a long time to upload the photos I had in the last post!
   We have not had showers and I finally shampooed my hair in the little sink in the ladies room in the sanctuary.

We had a great worship service this morning, the Hualapai way of worship! I got to be Scriptural and played the tambourine!

 

Psalm 150:4-6.  "Praise Him with the tambourine & dancing, Praise Him with the strings & flute, Praise Him with the clashing cymbals, praise Him with resounding cymbals! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!"

This is Edison & Debbie and his family! Melody and I got to spend time with these precious folks. Edison wants me to give him piano lessons this week and the women want Melody to give them crochet lessons!

 

 

The men have amazed me at what they have accomplished in just two days! I wish I could post a lot of photos so you could see all that they have done! I will try to post

 before & after photos!

First, you see no walls. Then you see walls!

So, the walls are up and at the same time they have been working on the plumbing for the bathrooms on the outside and on the inside, where the kitchen use to be!

 

Then you see them starting to put the roof on this morning, before church.

Them

The roof is framed out and when I left to come to the lodge to do this blog, they were putting on the sheets of plywood for the roof!

Below is the men using the jack hammer trying to get through the cement floor to lay the pipes for the bathrooms. Wheelbarrows of dirt, sand and chunks of cement and stone, have been rolled out but we all have been breathing in dust and our upper respiratory lungs and sinuses could use your prayers!!

We have bathed this project with prayer! Many chances for mishaps or injury! God is good! Speaking of bathing, we are hoping to know what a warm shower, even a bath is like soon! We are out of our comfort zone!

 

 

I have one last picture that I wanted to post on the first blog when we got here. While we were in line at the Philadelphia Airport to go through security, I spotted this carry on bag! I had one of these when I graduated from high school in 1969! I didn't think any of these existed anymore, but here it is, a blast from the past!! LOL. Thank you for your prayers and support! It has been rugged but we have had good unity and many laughs! Oh yes, Fran is still the slave driver but we love him!

 

Blessings from

 Jan Vogel-Manz for the Davisville Arizona Team!

 

Arrived in Las Vegas and Arrived on the Hualapai Reservation

Hello Supporters and Interested Followers!
   We had a long day of travel yesterday and arrived around 11 pm at the Church. We stopped at the Hoover Dam briefly, stopped at Home Depot and Walmart to get supplies. Below is the team eating lunch/dinner at Applebees. I am presently at the lodge where there is internet (?) and cell phone service. Having difficulty posting this latest blog. (sorry).

 

This is photos of us at Lake Meade and Hoover Dam.

 

 

Early this morning, Fran cracked the whip and work began very early!

Sorry that I don't have as much information for you as the internet connection is not very good. Thank you for your prayers and support.

"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10.

Jan Vogel-Manz for the Davisville Arizona Team

 

 

 

 

 

Second Blog of the Davisville Arizona Team

This is the second blog I am submitting about the Davisville Arizona Team going to the Hualapai Reservation. I'm writing this from Bietigheim, Germany. I am still new at this blogging so I hope you can bear with me.
 Lasr Sunday, September 15th, the team got to share, along with the Davisville Holland Team about our missions trip to Peach Springs, Arizona, with the Hualapai people. We will be reloacting their kitchen and building two bathrooms and attaching this building to their main church building, We shared briefly in all three services. The photos show us at each service.

9am Service in the main sanctuary.

11 AM serice in the Actvivity Center.

At the end of the 11 AM classic service in the main sanctuary.

We will be leaving Friday morning September 27th and will return on Sunday October 6th, 2013.

We ask for your prayer support especially for safety, good health, good weather and opportunities to share with the Hualapai people. We had ministered to the Hopi people the last two years. We developed great relationships with some of the Hopi believers and a group of them are going to travel to Peach Springs, many hours and many miles, to have dinner with them on Sunday, September 29th. We look forward to reconnecting with them again!

 

 These are some of the Hopi people we hope to reconnect with on Sept. 29th. I guess the next entry to this blog will be when we arrive in Peach Springs. We pray that God will use us for His honor and glory and for His purposes that week in Peach Springs. We pray that we will make eternal investments in the lives of the Hualapai People!   Jan Vogel-Manz for the team.

Arizona Team 2013 to Peach Springs, AZ to Hualapai Reservation

September 5, 2013. The update on the Davisville Arizona Team;
   We had a team meeting on Tuesday evening September 3rd. We had a team photo taken and we discussed the final details for our missions trip. We got an update on our financial support and what is still needed to be raised. We discussed our different tasks that we are responsible for, what to pack, and a tentative schedule for the trip. We spent time in prayer for God to honor and use us for His glory and opportunities to minister to the Hualapai people. We believe we will be presenting to the congregation on Sunday, Sept. 15th and that Pastor Tim is going to focus on our team and the Holland team this Sunday, Sept 8th at the all congregation service at 10 am. We hope to see you at church those 2 dates. We covet your prayers!  Jan Vogel-Manz for the team!

 

The 2013 davisville Arizona Team

1st row; Fran Branigan, Melody Santiago, Jan Vogel-Manz, Eric Schumann.

2nd row; Will Santiago, Joe Chrostowski, Marty Miller, Austin Hall, Pat Piel.