Tuesday: 

We made it! About 16 hours after meeting at Hartsfield airport the Sevilla UpStreet team was greeted by Pepe, Mari and Nono and escorted back to our hotel. One of our first opportunities to serve happened right after we got off the plane. Nono encountered his friend, Antonio, who ironically enough had been on our flight from Madrid. Antonio, his wife and two adorable daughters were stranded with a car that would not start. Nono had jumper cables to start their car, which in turn jumpstarted our trip of serving others in Sevilla. 

After dropping off luggage and freshening up at the hotel, it was off to visit the church for the first time. Amazing! So much has been added since Bethany and Toni's trip in April. They now have a loft space and the main area of the church has a new look and feel. 

When the brainstorming was done, our team felt great about the work that was ahead of us. At that point, we did a brief walking tour in Sevilla and had an early dinner (9pm). Pepe and Mari took us to a place with a variety of delicious tapas, then we headed back to hotel. Everyone was looking forward to getting some well needed sleep after 36 hours of being up.

Wednesday: Most of  today has been spent making trips to the wood store, the paint store and the insulation store. Every construction item has its own store. We are starting to make a little dent in the work, but we anticipate some long nights ahead. Overall, we are enjoying time with our wonderful hosts in Spain and are so excited to be a part of what God's doing here in Spain.