quick update

hello family! just finished my first full day of work in kosrae, it
was a very nice day. its very humid and hot here, thankfully there was
a nice breeze today which made the heat bearable. i spent the day
hauling and installing ceiling jacks in preparation for the missionary
home roof pour. its going to be a 70 yd pour, we have 10 men including
myself working on site. shaun, one of the missionaries here in kosrae,
worked with me all day today, i like him a lot. he reminds me a lot of
chris benetados. everyone here has been very kind, the food has been
great, and the rooming is nice, considering how almost everyone on
this island lives in dire poverty. the branch rented out two locations
for the workers, one is a five bedroom hotel on the water (the view is
amazing), the other is a three bedroom house a couple miles down next
to a mangrove. i am living at the house. based purely on location, i
without question drew the sure straw. but in reality, i prefer my
situation to those at the hotel. morning worship is at the house,
laundry, cooking, food, is at the house. and so far the couple that
seems most enjoyable is at the house. anyway, there is much more to
share but i'm exhausted,dirty, and hungry. love you all, have a nice
weekend at the assembly. tell the humbert"s i met an old friend of
theirs in hawaii. her name is michelle although im sure that im
misspelling her name. she is part of the bethel family, her dad is on
the branch committee. maybe they'll know who im talking about.
matthew