It was a great day!

We all had a great day down here in Wilmington!  Lots of us are slowing down from being tired, but the groups are meshing well and having fun.  Here are the updates for the day from each of the job sites!

Group 1:

Today was a great day for us! We almost finished painting the house. As well as finishing the painting, we also finished removing and replacing all of the siding. Our group had the chance to meet Mrs. Alice’s granddaughter too. Meredith and Kaley had the privileged to play games with her grand daughter who we called “cutie pie” She even helped us dust the porch off in preparation for repainting. We very much appreciated the help from our homeowner’s family. They helped us paint, gave us advice, and gave us shelter from the storm. Today, we also did yard work. We can’t wait for another productive day with Mrs. Alice.

 

Group 2:

Are group stared the day with finishing painting Mr. Griffins bedroom. We pulled down a fence and put up a new one. Kevin helped us pull out and put down the fence. Bryan got a nasty scratch and got bitten by fire ant and had to where Kevin’s extra t-shirt, but he is ok. Had lots of fun and we worked hard to. At Walmart we got Mr. Griffin a chair so he can sit down in the shower because he has problems with his leg.   

Group 3:

Today was a very productive day. We are almost finished with all of our outdoor jobs. We mostly painted today and replaced rotten boards. Yesterday we went to Walmart and we bought our homeowner a welcome mat and a new mailbox for her front porch. She was very happy with all that we have done for her so far. We are looking forward to completing the job tomorrow.

Group 4:

We love our homeowner. One of the things these trips always make me realize is how important relationships are. Mrs. Paletha has loved on us since the first day of this week. She has about 4,000 roosters in her kitchen in various forms, so we went to Wal-Mart yesterday and bought her a welcome mat with roosters on it to go on the new floor we’re putting in. We also gave her a new broom that we had all signed, along with a picture of our group with her in it and our names on the back. Her reaction was moving. She began to tear up, and in between murmurs of “Thank you Jesus” she expressed her deep gratefulness not only for the material things we were giving her, but also the love we had shared and the intangible relationships and bonds that had been formed that week. That was a theme with Mrs. Paletha. Material things can be replaced, but people and relationships are what we should treasure most.

 

Group 5:

Today was a pretty good day. It was the first time this week that we have a job that was an inside job. We took up flooring and put down primer.  At our work site we had a very nice owner, she had moved everything before we arrived so that we didn’t have to do anything except pull the flooring up. Today was some of our first times using a power saw. It was very awesome. I can’t wait to go back tomorrow.