The chapel is coming along fantastic! We have painted the ceiling, primed the walls, installed the lights and windows, and finished all the stucco. We have gone as far as the money will take us for now, but with a little help from some donors we can put in floor tile, tile the altar, install some sidewalk outside, and paint the walls.
This is the tabernacle door that Gallo (one of the Mexican missionaries) and I made.
It was an honor as well to have the bishop at the Casa de Misiones for breakfast today. He is in town for a couple days to help celebrate the feast of St. Francis (the patron of our parish). He visited the chapel as well and blessed it. It had to be a preliminary blessing because it isn't finished, but he still seemed pleased with what we had done.
Bonus Photo: Another fun project I had this week was trying to repair this statue that was donated by the Schmidt family (new missionaries this year). This statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be taken to Cuchilla del Indio where their chapel has the same patron. The hand was damaged in transport. Plaster of paris is a common building product here, so I used some to re-fashion the hand.
looking great very exciting to see
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