Logan and Kendra Teall "...for woe is me if I preach not the gospel." 1 Cor. 9:16 
Wow! What a crazy two weeks! We learned about how to do everything from cooking from scratch to cutting down trees. For the past two weeks we were learning several practical skills for living in a tribal situation. Each day we spent time learning new skills that may be beneficial for field work. We will try to break down for you day by day.
Monday – Scratch Cooking
We were introduced to what we would be doing for the next two weeks. We were not able to leave campus for the entire two weeks except to go to church. We also found out that for five days we had to cook completely from scratch. Even snacks. We had to make a menu of all the things that we would be eating. Kendra made home made noodles and tortillas! Logan even had to cook two of the meals! (They turned out very tasty by the way!)
Tuesday – Bread Baking Day!
Today our entire class learned to bake bread from scratch. The set up tables around our big lecture hall and we went around to different stations adding the ingredients and then kneading our bread and waiting for it to rise! We had a lot of fun. We will try a post a picture of this soon.
Wednesday – Supply Buying
Because we were not able to leave campus we had to use a supply buyer to get our groceries. This was practice for the field because in many cases as tribal missionaries a supply buyer will be the one getting your food and toiletries and sending them to you. We had to make a list of our items and then order them over a radio. The supply buyer then picked the items up for us and dropped them off later that evening.
Thursday and Friday – Small Engines
On these days we learned about the maintenance of cars, motorcycles and boats. This was all very basic obviously but it was very helpful. We learned how to do things such as fix a puncture wounds in a tire, choose the right kind of boat for different weather types, and that it is best to buy motorcycles on the field and not try to ship one over.
Monday – Pressure Cooking in Staff Homes
Today we learned about cooking in a pressure cooker. Our class was split into groups of about 10 people. We went to staff homes to make a meal from scratch together. We made a delicious meal from the Philippines.
Tuesday – Plumbing and Building
In this class we basically learned how to plumb our tribal home. We learned very valuable things such as the different part of a toilet, how to install a sink, and how to sweat copper pipping.
We also learned about some basics of buiilding. We started out learning the MANY MANY uses of a square, such as how to make a perfect circle. We were also taught some basics of a tape measure. We finished up with learning how to build some basic trusses.
Wednesday – Chainsaw and Building
Basically we now know how to clear a plot of land and use the wood to build our home in the jungle! Well….kind of. We did learn how to use and maintain a chainsaw, as well as cut down trees properly. We practiced taking chainsaws apart and cleaning them. We also learned how to sharpen the blades. After taking care of the chainsaw we learned the proper way to cut down trees. We watched a few people actually practice cutting down dead trees. 
After practicing cutting down trees we had another lesson in building. We went over a little more on trusses and then we learned how to use a water level. Pretty amazing that you can find out if something is level by a bucket of water and some tubes! Our biggest project for the day was how to build a basic stair case. WOW there is a lot of math in carpentry! We finished up with learning about some basic tools and how to build a stool.
Thursday – Hair Cutting
This was quite the experience. We were taught how to give a basic clipper cut and scissor cut to a man and a basic cut for a woman. We practiced on some friends and brave volunteers. Logan had just recently buzzed his head so no one would could really practice on his hair!
Friday – Knife Sharpening
We learned how to properly sharpen knives. We were able to bring our personal knives to practice sharpening. It was very helpful.
Friday afternoon to Sunday morning – CAMPING!
To end our practical skills we went on a camping trip. Logan went ahead and built our shelter (we couldn’t use tents). 
Later that afternoon Kendra and Laken met Logan for their long trek to the campsite. 
Logan made Laken a nice little bed in our shelter. Kendra and Laken spent one night and Logan stayed until Sunday. We had a really good time but it was REALLY COLD!!!!!
