Thursday morning, the winds blew and a tree fell…right on Gary and Laurie’s house. At 5:30 AM, while telling Gary goodbye as he left for work, Laurie watched a hickory tree give way and fall on their house. As it came down, it snapped off a second tree which helped cushion the fall and prevented […]
Each year in May, we host a spring picnic for our church family. Yesterday the weather was great, the yard was at it’s iris peak and everyone had a great time. The irises are 10-14 days later this year than usual, so the timing was perfect. I don’t think we’ve ever had the picnic right […]
This inspirational couple, members of our church, are celebrating Moore’s 100th birthday and Dorothy’s 99th birthday. They are looking forward to celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary this year. Devoted to one another and to their God, they are an exemplary couple for all of us to look up to. Congratulations, Moore and Dorothy! ~~Rhonda 🙂
This evening the young ladies’ Bible study gathered together to make the bookmark favors for Shawn and Melissa’s wedding. It was a fun evening! Lots of laughter and good times with good friends. Shawn and Melissa chose 1 John 4:7 KJV for the verse on the bookmark. “Beloved, let us love one another: for love […]
We are home! That about sums up Day 8. 🙂 We left New Orleans at 8:00 a.m. and arrived home at 9:15 p.m. Before leaving, the team cleaned the house. They wanted to leave it better than we found it. While waiting for last minute details, the team had pop tarts on the porch. There […]
The morning has to start with coffee. We usually made three pots to get everyone perkin’. Waiting for breakfast… Each team member had assignments…sometimes it was cleaning the bathroom, sometimes it was washing out the coolers, sometimes it was getting water and lemonade ready to take to the site for the day. Eggs, biscuits and […]
Today began in the dark…even in the kitchen. The florescent ceiling light has two rings and the larger one went out, leaving Liz to make her breakfast casserole by flashlight. Then the flashlight batteries gave out and replacements had to be found. Gary then brought a work light in from the trailer and we were […]
Davey chose Scripture and developed questions for us to read and answer each day during our morning devotions. We go over them by ourselves in our quiet time. Later, in the evening, we will meet together to go over the same Scripture and the same questions, sharing insights and prayer time. The bunk, the couch, […]
The day starts early for the mission team. By 6:15, the team members are up, doing devotions, making their beds (just kidding, Moms!), and Liz and Rhonda are in the kitchen preparing a hearty breakfast. By 8:00 a.m., the van and truck are being loaded with provisions and team members. Most of the young adults […]