While all of this felt quite wonderful, we were all disappointed to see that our work on the floor was far from complete at the close of our third day. This left only one day to finish the remaining 60-70% of the floor. It seemed impossible. We left praying for a miracle.

Arriving at the work site on our final day, we were greeted by our mason, Edra. He mentioned that the power was out, so we would not be able to cut the tiles to fill in along the edges of the floor. We looked at our unfinished workspace. Seated there in the middle of the floor, working diligently, was a man we hadn't ever seen before. We asked Edra who he was. Edra told us that he was a friend of his who had come to deliver the saw. Since there was no power, his friend had decided to lay some tiles to pass the time. It was obvious that he was an experienced floor man. We watched as he laid 10 tiles in the time it took us to place only one. Spurred by his energy, we all got to work.

About thirty minutes later, Edra approached me and motioned to me to move out of earshot of the other workers. He said, "Brother Scott, please don't take offense to this."

I said, "No problem! Whatever you have to say, I am prepared to hear it."

Edra continued softly, "My friend says that he is very sorry, but your people work very slowly. He appreciates their help, but there is no way we will finish the project if they keep working. He would like to finish the tiles himself, free of charge. You can come behind him and polish the tiles clean."

Our prayer was answered. Here was our miracle. He was a Guatemalan who had lived in the United States. He had left for the U.S. a couple of years ago to help provide for his family. There simply wasn't enough money to keep his family fed and his kids in school. He had returned to Guatemala for a couple of months to see his loved ones before planning to return to work in El Norte again. It is a hard life, but a life of necessity for him. He was not a Christian man, but wanted to help for the general good of his community. He worked 5 or 6 hours, completing the floor and accepting no payment for his work. It was a gift from God.