Evergreen SGV Relief team Sgvserve.org
Since we’re split over three sites, each evening, we’re having a debrief to stay in touch with the other teams.
Here’s a rough sketch of what’s going on:
Today we shared in this order:
Team 2, 3 and then 1
Josh and Sarah’s home
Laminate flooring got started on the cutting today
Lots of progress. Laying the floor, finished floor in the Master Bedroom and closet.
Team 2 Photo Album https://photos.app.goo.gl/6LRG5B4T591I6tt83
Miss Susan’s home
Peter and Tommy worked on the AC and fixing a couple of the toilets.
Paint and primer in the living room and hallway
Denise, Lorin and Roz made a nice connection during their lunchtime Prayer Walk with
Shelley, a woman they met while walking in the neighborhood. Still a lot of hurt in the neighborhood.
We continued our growing friendship with Miss Susan, and learned about her passion and history with music
Team 3 Photo Album https://photos.app.goo.gl/fHXTXWumvmswHK8fA
Jeff’s “first day of school”
Jeff was finally feeling good enough to come and work today
Shipleys were able to join the team for lunch and we got to know them a bit better.
They’re Prepping for their daughters graduation
Pam and Venetia got to pray for Miss Cheryl
And the team was able to finish part of the roof
Team 1 Photo Album https://photos.app.goo.gl/jrG31bN860ytzSTN2
Thanks, so much going on! Keep us in prayer!
1) Where are you going? Denham Springs
2) Where are you staying? Grace Community Bible Church
3) Who are you partnering with? ReachGlobal
4) When are you leaving? Early May 19th, returning May 26th evening
5) Wait, I thought you were working with Habitat for Humanity…. (watch video below)
Unfortunately, David M and Mathias N will be not joining us on this trip due to unforseen obligations and schedule conflicts, but will be supporting us in prayer. We’ll miss them, but we’re glad they’re putting family and other responsibilities first. As much as each team member’s contribution is important, we can get others to do the labor in their place, but family is important.
 |
| Chris C |
Recently, the team got an email from one of our leaders, Chris C:
Hi, everyone. Our adventure begins in just a few days. I am so looking forward to serving with each of you. It will be a blast. David and Mathias, we will miss the both of you this year but praying that you would experience God’s peace as you obediently stay back to minister to and care for your families. God’s plans are perfect (Psalms 18:30).
I was so blessed yesterday to see our team and all of our prayer partners at the front of the church as Pastor Victor prayed over us during the commissioning service. It was quite a large group up there. It was a good reminder that our ministry has a much greater impact than just those families that we help in Louisiana. We have a whole church family that is sending us and praying for us. We need to make Evergreen proud, but ultimately, our greater calling is to bring glory to God and make Him look good. Let’s be mindful of that as we serve next week.
Lastly, I just got off the phone with our site supervisor, Ryan K. Here is some information I wanted to pass on to you.
- We will be at three (3) work sites. At the 1st work site, we will be finishing up a metal roof, doing some trim work, and some repair work inside the house. At the 2nd work site, we will be installing laminate flooring and pulling up tiles. The 3rd work site is up in the air right now. So at this time, we may be working on this home or possibly doing some painting at the church that we’re staying at. I told Ryan that we would be willing to do whatever he would needed us to do. Again, I just wanted to remind everyone that we need to be “flexible” when we are in Louisiana.
- The houses will be within a few miles away from each other, and about 15 minutes away from the church.
- The kids will be off school next week, so we may have opportunities to meet and encourage the homeowners as well as their children.
- The weather should be around 95 degrees all week with 55% humidity; standard weather in LA but may be a little uncomfortable for CA folks.
That’s it for now. If you have any questions, please let us know. See everyone bright and early on Saturday morning. We will be meeting at LAX (Southwest Airlines terminal) at 5:00 a.m.
Finally, for an idea of what the weather’s looking like…
Linda, a nurse by profession, will be serving as our team “medic” and is a team newbie for 2018!
Recently, we had our last meeting before our trip, going over logistics for the trip (May 19-26). This is a new location, and a new organization for us, so it’s a whole new venture for all of us. We also appreciate the effort of our out-of-town team members (Chris H, Denise and Paul) have been making to stay up to date, including watching videos of our meetings.
The next day, Patrick led the team in a teaching for Kids’ church, a special service for the younger part of our church family. We participated in singing/worship and the kids prayed for us at the end.
Kids Church and Message Photo Album
This weekend, we participated in the Children’s Message portion of our church. Nate took the information from our support letter and made a simple way for the kids to remember to pray for us, turning each of our prayer requests into a way to prayer for us.
As always, we appreciate your prayer support, and if you’d like to learn a bit about our team (especially the newbies), click on the Support Letter below and read up on our team!
