Make sure to read below for an update from VBS and each work site from today!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Day 3-Amassed With the Spirit
Amassed with the Spirit is working at a site furthest away from Hartselle this week in Joppa, Alabama. This team is working hands-on to prepare a home with tornado damage from the recent tornadoes. We met up with this group late in the afternoon. Although they were waiting to receive shingles to repair the roof and front of the house, they had accomplished a lot when we stopped by.
This team spent the day cutting down poison ivy, cleaning gutters, and preparing the front of the house for shingles.
The homeowner shared with the team that she heard the freight train sound from her home as the recent tornadoes hit the area. She found shelter with her dog in her bathroom, and thankfully, there was only minor damage to her home. However, around her home, were numerous areas of trees completely uprooted and homes with major damage to the roofs.
This team looks forward to repairing the roof of this home.
Day 3-Transformers
The Transformers are working in Decatur this week. This team was met with adversity due to not having materials when they first arrived at their work site. Because of this, they went down the road to help another family team at their work site. There's nothing like teamwork!
Once this team had their materials they started their project, which is a handicap ramp coming off the front porch. We met up with them as they worked to unload materials and start measuring for the ramp. The power tools were started and they were off to work!
This team looks forward to completing the ramp and then joining another team close by to help with their projects.
Day 3-Iron Servants
The Iron Servants are working in Decatur this week. We met up with them during lunchtime. Their cheerful, positive attitudes were contagious! This team had the plans to build a 30 foot handicap ramp for the homeowner but were met in the morning with different plans by the homeowner. Their new plans are to build an 8 foot ramp, build a couple gates to the backyard to provide a little more security, to paint the trim and the barn, and continue to clean up and do "odds and ends" projects.
Although they couldn't begin their planned work due to a change in the materials needed, they got right to work. By lunchtime, the Iron Servants had already cleaned out the gutters, cleaned up around the homeowner's yard, and accomplished a few other odds and ends.
They're already looking forward to getting started tomorrow with the appropriate materials and their new plans!
Day 3-Incredible Knights of Christ
It was a rainy morning here in northern Alabama. Thankfully, the family group that was most affected by this rain had a lot of indoor work to begin on during the morning showers. The Incredible Knights of Christ are working in Danville this week. This work site is located about 15 minutes from our campsite and is the home of a war veteran that is in a wheelchair. We met Joe's daughter, Charlee, which was very welcoming of all the help and was eager to make lunch and some other treats for the entire family team.
This team will be building a handicap ramp as well as widening the front door and hallway door frame for Joe so that he will be able to maneuver throughout his house.
By the time we arrived, this group had only been working for a couple hours and had door frames removed and the ramp started!
Day 3-The Illuminators and G2 T.O. (VBS)
The Illuminators and G2 T.O. (our Middle School age family groups) started the Vacation Bible School here today at a local daycare in Hartselle.
Their morning had started out with singing and getting to know each other. We met up with them as they were enjoying popsicles with the kiddos that joined them for VBS. Next was a fun game of "Faith Sounds" where kiddos, blind-folded, had to find a specific animal noise in the circle just from listening to everyone make various sounds. The rest of VBS this morning included a craft, a video, a bible lesson, and more singing!
These teams spent their afternoon visiting another work site to surprise them with popsicles and then came back to camp to plan for tomorrow's VBS.
Ms. Laura shared with us that they had already had a great interaction with one of the adults at the daycare during the morning. As this worker joined in with some of the VBS songs, she shared with Ms. Laura that she was just having "one of those days" and really needed to hear the VBS song.
What's so important is that these two family teams aren't just reaching the hearts of the kiddos with God's love, but they are also reaching the hearts of the adults there at the daycare.
VBS will continue tomorrow!
Their morning had started out with singing and getting to know each other. We met up with them as they were enjoying popsicles with the kiddos that joined them for VBS. Next was a fun game of "Faith Sounds" where kiddos, blind-folded, had to find a specific animal noise in the circle just from listening to everyone make various sounds. The rest of VBS this morning included a craft, a video, a bible lesson, and more singing!
These teams spent their afternoon visiting another work site to surprise them with popsicles and then came back to camp to plan for tomorrow's VBS.
Ms. Laura shared with us that they had already had a great interaction with one of the adults at the daycare during the morning. As this worker joined in with some of the VBS songs, she shared with Ms. Laura that she was just having "one of those days" and really needed to hear the VBS song.
What's so important is that these two family teams aren't just reaching the hearts of the kiddos with God's love, but they are also reaching the hearts of the adults there at the daycare.
VBS will continue tomorrow!
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