"It's not that bad for as bad as it is..." -Tom
Days 4 and 5 passed without much incident. The teams shifted to new locations on day 4, with Tom, Kevin, Kris, Jon and Jay moving to site 2 for wiring and trim work. Peter, Dan, Diane, Rick, Roth, Tom and Sue moved to a new site near Bay St. Louis to move another site even closer to completion.
Apparently teams that had been at both of those sites prior to our arrival didn't understand terms like "square" or "wiring", because we had to spend a good deal of time correcting problems. It was time well invested, because any team following us should no longer have any issues.
Day 4 saw site 2 getting some trim installed, wiring stripped and prepped for switches and outlets. Day 5 saw site 2's wiring completed and trim nearly finished with very little left to do except mount fixtures and put in flooring.
As I understand it, job site 3 saw it's share of problems with wiring and drywall corrected by Peter and Dan over the last 2 days. Also, just looking at the pictures will show you some of the problems we had to deal with - most especially when you look at the house from underneath. Even so, our folks persevered and got fixtures installed, painting done and a multitude of other finishing projects.
We've had another wonderful time here in Mississippi. A sense of frustration is tangible in the group, in that once again we've been unable to see a single home to completion. However, it's been a wonderful first time for about half of the team, and an awesome encore for the rest of us. We've again seen God's hand at work in us and others in the area. We've been able to fellowship and grow together through service, and once again shine God's light of hope into a dark and seemingly hopeless place.
We plan on resting well tonight for an early departure tomorrow morning for the long road home. Check out the pictures.
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| Job Site 2 - Day 5 |
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| Job Site 3 - Day 5 |
Father - guard our hearts and our bodies tonight. We honor and praise you for the opportunity to share your love through service to our brothers and sisters. We ask that you send us protectors tonight and throughout the weekend, and that you continue to keep us safe and rested for the drive home. Most importantly, please remain a source of hope and a beacon for those in this community that are still struggling with the lack of a proper home, and are beginning to give up. Also for Conrad, Lord - that he may persevere against the adversity in his life, and continue to provide for his family as well, and ask that you provide Conrad and his family a home fitting a man of his servant's heart.
Lord, we agree and ask these things in Your Son Jesus' name. Amen.
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