Huck finn and paintin a fence
Video working at the home site
Kelly’s reflection on a transition
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| Saying goodbye as the girls return |
Kelly works in a supporting all of the team, making sure we have everything we need, and Brad can give a direction and that it’ll be followed up. He saw everyone excelled in their job.
The first week is almost over and the most standout thing so far for me is being able to watch Pam Fong and Millie Liao working together. Brad, our site supervisor gave the two of them the task of making and installing all of the window sills (the ledges at the bottom of the windows) starting on Thursday morning and they jumped right in never having used any of the tools they were going to use yet proceeded with confidence and boldness. What a team. They probably don’t know how inspiring they are to me.
I’m so proud of them and proud to say that I am a teamate of theirs. Be sure to speak to them about it. Also, if you get a chance ask Carol Nakatsui and Lorin Lew about the green colored caulking. The weather got warm and humid by the end of the week but everyone stayed in good spirits. I’m sad that the first week is ending and the co-ed team is leaving. The Lord has blessed all of us with the fellowship that we have been having while still being able to serve and help others. I hope when Craig and Gary come out on Sunday evening the we can continue.
Kelly
Good morning.. 2012 04 30
We’re not going anywhere
We’re staying right here…
Mondays are non-work days for Habitat. But we don’t get the day off. We’re trying to make the most of our time here. So Mondays we’re working at the site where we stay. New Life Disaster Relief is the non-profit organization that provides our housing. We actually live in/at a church building, Biloxi Christian Church, which is leased/borrowed/used by the non-profit. So we’ll be paintin’, trimmin’, fixin’ and restockin’ this place on this “off” day.
It’s a really good day to hang out with Ken, the director of the organization, and his family, as well as give back to the place that has offered us low cost temporary housing while we’re here to build low cost (permanent) housing.
We’re talking about how different organizations and agencies responded to Katrina, how some of the new builds have slowed down, but how there’s still a lot of work to be done in the area. Volunteerism has dropped off as the years since Katrina have passed, but there are still groups that come down. Apparently EvergreenSGV is one of the longer committed groups. Ken seems to have a heart for spreading the love of God in ways practical and spiritual, seeing that they go hand in hand.
The Cavalry has arrived!
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| Craig and Gary have arrived! |
It’s good to have them back. Glad they tried to keep up to date with the blog.. we barely had to bring them up to date…
Here’s video and some photos of their sendoff
They’ve landed!
We just got word that the Coed team arrived at LAX…
glad they got back home safely!
This their shot before they got on the plane to LAX
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| “Kenny Mo” Carol said she has never flown without Mo, so Kenny was elected to be a temporary Mo |
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| After a long week of work, Uncle Roy nodded off for a second at Sonic… and… well, this was Lorin’s idea |
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| Coed team saying goodbye to Brad |
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| Did some laundry to reset for the next week |
Tommy made dinner for us..
We’re going to leave for the airport in a few minutes to pick up Craig and Gary. We look forward to their arrival
they’re on their way back!
In a wheelchair…
Can’t keep a good man down…
Last day on site for Coed
So tired.. long day.. people worked hard.
We were joined by two partner families and two local SeaBees (which we learned was for Construction Battalion). We were split into tasks: Stairs in front, baseboard inside, trim caulking and painting (roof, sides), battens and post digging. James and Gary tackled digging a hole, filling it with concrete. They ran into hard soil, obstructions and other complications along the way.
For lunch, we went to Bozo’s, a local restaurant that we patronized last year, and enjoyed their po boys.
Had an extra long day with a lot of last minute work to be done to try and get it under the wire.
We prayed for the site, the neighborhood, and then Ken, our host, when we got home…he’s been feeling really ill.
The women made dinner tonight, chicken curry. Much appreciated to have rice… it’s been at least a week.
Brad and Paul stopped by and shared a meal with us.
we had our debrief meeting
Tomorrow, church at Mosaic, then a plane ride back home for 8 of us…
Please pray for their travels, and a couple of the guys had a few minor injuries…
Thanks