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Today’s note from Dennis:

Jeanne from HFH in Mississippi called me this morning to touch base and confirm that our team of 10 men would be arriving on Sunday. (So, it’s too late now for anyone back out.)

I asked if she knew what we would be doing and she didn’t. She said we won’t know until Monday morning when the crew chief comes on site to give us work assignments based on what is accomplished through Friday of this week. She did say that it’s a 90% chance we’ll be working outside (framing, roofing, exterior walls) so dress in layers. The weather, she says, is warm (and that is what MSN Weather forecasts for Biloxi as well).

See you all soon!
Dennis

We’re a couple days away from the project, and now the excitement really kicks in.

We’re trying to wrap up work things and make arrangements for the time away. Anytime you go away, there are so many things you want to take care of before you go. This is no different.

But the post yesterday from Tommy kind of put a visual for where we’ll be staying. Still wondering what the actual work site will be like.

With the recent events at Virginia Tech, I’m reminded of the post 9/11 tragedy. We sent people out to NYC to pray for those affected. This time we’ve got a few more, and we’re able to build homes. It’s exciting.

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Prep and Stuff



Mailing out Prayer Letters

As our departure date is coming up rather quickly, this was one of our first and few meetings before the actual trip. Most of our meeting was administrative, incuding printing and stuffing envelopes.

We only have a few weeks to plan and meet before we leave, and with Easter in the middle.

Editor’s Note:

This is my first mission with Evergreen SGV, and to be quite honest, didn’t realize how much prep work there was to be done.

One of the points of review was to go over results from a Personality test. The purpose of the tests is for us as individuals, and then subsequently as team members to know ourselves. The better we know ourselves, the better we’ll be able to contribute and cooperate.

An excerpt from our materials follows:

  1. Go to http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm
    (Click on “Do It)
  2. Complete the test and click on “Score it!”
  3. Print out both type descriptions
  4. Highlight the parts that feel explain you best
  5. Go to to http://www.personalitytype.com/
  6. Go to “Know your type?” and select the right one in the drop down box.
  7. Print out “How to Love A (your type)” and “How to Speed Read a (your type).”

There’s also another one, based off the “Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument” which goes over conflict style. A good thing to know while trying to form a team of unlikely folks.

The results of the materials were interesting.

We’re also responsible for reviewing materials in preparation for the Mission. Not so much about construction or Habitat, but more about the reason(s) why we’re doing the trip.

Although our quotes give light to practical and sometimes humorous reasons for going, we’re all in agreement that the Mission isn’t about building homes, it’s about caring for people.

Our motivation is that God loves us all, and there are some people currently in need.

Our support and volunteering aren’t some form of Karma Investment, they aren’t out of obligation to man or even God, we just want people in the region to know that God loves about them, and this is just one of many practical expressions of that Love.