Blog for 7.16.08
Well, seems like we started the day off slower, but we got going pretty fast once we got out to our job sites. Our site, we hauled off all the scrap wood to the dump in two loads with a trailer. We got the final painting done on the outside walls and all the trim and fake shutters up to dress the trailer home up. We also did some minor clean up as well as planned the beginnings of a stairway and two wheel chair ramps. I also went to the other site, where they were putting up some drywall on the ceilings and a few of the braver ones were doing siding on the outside of the house, 15-20 feet up. I got some interesting pictures from that site. Things also got more interesting from there. First one of our students got hit by a 2x6 falling off the roof of our trailer. She is okay, just with a little bump on the head. We had her rest out a good part of the morning till she felt better.
Then our intrepid contractor man had to be driven to the hospital for an acute pain. Please pray for him, he is doing okay as I type this. Ill give you an update on this later tonight if I can. Finally, I returned to out job site and people were cleaning up a bit early for some reason. Well…we were digging a hole for our post and the foreman on our site hit a gas line! Oops! Needless to say, that was our day and hopefully they’ll have someone out there soon to repair the line.
So, we are back at Camp Victor relaxing and cleaned up before we go have a nice southern meal at Ms. Ruby’s house. Should be nice after having dorm like food here at camp. We wont be going to Sonic tonight however…that’ll be the next night!
More to come…
Jacob adds…
Hello world, I’m excited to write this blog and let everyone know how I am doing. Today was hard because it is the middle of the week and I am tired. But the Lord is answering my prayers and giving me the strength to keep going and to keep a positive attitude. Although the work is difficult, it is so much fun. We are building a house for a lady who was told that her old neighborhood was too devastated by Katrina to rebuild. So we are building a new home for her and her two daughters in a completely different area from where she used to live. For the past three days I have been nailing the siding into the side of the house. It is so cool because I am about two stories off of the ground, on some scaffolding, and using a nail gun. And we are told that we are doing just as good a job as the contractor would. Its really rewarding and I am learning some valuable lessons from the bible. One thing I am learning comes from the parable about Jesus feeding the 5,000 men. At the work site it is slow moving and it doesn’t feel like we are doing a lot but I learned that Jesus can take something really small and multiply it. So I know that the work we are doing will be multiplied by God and used for His glory. Also I learned last night that we serve Jesus by serving others. This came from the parable about the sheep and the goats. For instance, when I feed my friend or stranger who is hungry I am actually feeding Jesus. And vis-versa. If I ignore people in need then I am ignoring Jesus. This helps me a lot to have a more compassionate heart and it makes me really look for a way to server others. So thats all and I hope everyone is having a great summer back home and I can’t wait to get back and apply what I am learning.
In Gods name!
Jacob
Well, seems like we started the day off slower, but we got going pretty fast once we got out to our job sites. Our site, we hauled off all the scrap wood to the dump in two loads with a trailer. We got the final painting done on the outside walls and all the trim and fake shutters up to dress the trailer home up. We also did some minor clean up as well as planned the beginnings of a stairway and two wheel chair ramps. I also went to the other site, where they were putting up some drywall on the ceilings and a few of the braver ones were doing siding on the outside of the house, 15-20 feet up. I got some interesting pictures from that site. Things also got more interesting from there. First one of our students got hit by a 2x6 falling off the roof of our trailer. She is okay, just with a little bump on the head. We had her rest out a good part of the morning till she felt better.
Then our intrepid contractor man had to be driven to the hospital for an acute pain. Please pray for him, he is doing okay as I type this. Ill give you an update on this later tonight if I can. Finally, I returned to out job site and people were cleaning up a bit early for some reason. Well…we were digging a hole for our post and the foreman on our site hit a gas line! Oops! Needless to say, that was our day and hopefully they’ll have someone out there soon to repair the line.
So, we are back at Camp Victor relaxing and cleaned up before we go have a nice southern meal at Ms. Ruby’s house. Should be nice after having dorm like food here at camp. We wont be going to Sonic tonight however…that’ll be the next night!
More to come…
Jacob adds…
Hello world, I’m excited to write this blog and let everyone know how I am doing. Today was hard because it is the middle of the week and I am tired. But the Lord is answering my prayers and giving me the strength to keep going and to keep a positive attitude. Although the work is difficult, it is so much fun. We are building a house for a lady who was told that her old neighborhood was too devastated by Katrina to rebuild. So we are building a new home for her and her two daughters in a completely different area from where she used to live. For the past three days I have been nailing the siding into the side of the house. It is so cool because I am about two stories off of the ground, on some scaffolding, and using a nail gun. And we are told that we are doing just as good a job as the contractor would. Its really rewarding and I am learning some valuable lessons from the bible. One thing I am learning comes from the parable about Jesus feeding the 5,000 men. At the work site it is slow moving and it doesn’t feel like we are doing a lot but I learned that Jesus can take something really small and multiply it. So I know that the work we are doing will be multiplied by God and used for His glory. Also I learned last night that we serve Jesus by serving others. This came from the parable about the sheep and the goats. For instance, when I feed my friend or stranger who is hungry I am actually feeding Jesus. And vis-versa. If I ignore people in need then I am ignoring Jesus. This helps me a lot to have a more compassionate heart and it makes me really look for a way to server others. So thats all and I hope everyone is having a great summer back home and I can’t wait to get back and apply what I am learning.
In Gods name!
Jacob
Alan continues…
Tonight’s outing was on the go, since we visited three of the houses that the adults have worked on down here in D’Iberville. Ms. Ruby’s was one of them. We had deep fried catfish…mmm…mmm delish! Along with some Louisiana hot sauce and sweet tea. We also had a few stories of what people did when hurricane Katrina hit almost 3 years ago. The stories were absolutely heart warming and brought a tear to one’s eyes. It was wonderful to hear them and I think it will give a nice boost to the team as we hit through the latter part of the week here. One thing though, through the stories, God is a wonderful God! That was the message…don’t you guys think he is too!? These people were great witnesses to all of the team. They could not thank us enough and we could not be more blessed to be able to be here and serve them! Once again, how wonderful is our God!!!
As I mentioned earlier, Garth went to the hospital with Ron and got some blood tests done. Looks like he will be just fine and up for work on a new project tommowrow. He was able to join us for the house visits. Garth and I took a quick trip to Lowe’s to grab stuff for his project…including a toilet, vanity, tub, sheetrock, and supplies.
Anyway, off to bed…we need some good rest for the rest of the week…thanks for all the encouragement and prayers!
God Bless!
Alan
3 comments:
...just curious on how the girl is doing...were parents notified? I bet many with daughters are left in wonder...
the above was me..Tina...I'm a mom, I tend sometimes to worry...continually working on giving that to God. I know He's in control of everything. (I couldnt figure out at first how to leave my name...sorry)
Tina, she is doing just fine and chipper, no worries! She is up and working that afternoon and all is normal. Soory for the worry!
Alan
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