Ovalle (no idea of the day.....)

Today's lesson - balloon modelling! It is safe to say that the evidenced debris is mainly my fault, as most of my early attempts exploded during construction.

Balloon modelling is quite a useful metaphor for Ovalle, and the teams' experience.

Last night, the image gave quite a good impression - some members were entirely deflated, exhausted and empty. Others were a little out of shape, but trying hard to be something!

It is now day 9 of 16, and the lack of sleep coupled with rising temperatures and harder contextual conditions have all hit the team hard in Ovalle.

We are celebrating small achievments, but holding out for something more. Something bigger.

So as the church service begins, as the children's work takes place in the plaza, as the siren sounds for the midday sun, and as the bus goes through its final check before our 13hour overnight trip to Antofagasta, we continue to press onwards.

'Unless the lord builds the house, the builders labour in vain.' Ps127

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