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Watch “2012 05 03 still raining” on YouTube Paul is feeling ill this morning and will report later. Interior painting is done so we can work on closet shelving, door knobs, etc Brad was just talking about james, and then james sent us a text message 10 seconds later. God is good. All the time.
Chris’ Note Chris masking and taping the kitchen Yesterday, a couple of us were approached by the assistant site supervisor, Paul, about the possibility of helping him do some rehab work on his friend’s house. His friend had some personal circumstances that required him to relocate his family to the Houston area. His house in …
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It wasn’t until Saturday, on the coed teams last day at the work site, that I was struck by a new meaning to Paul’s words from 1 Cor 3:10-13. “By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should …
It was a long day on the site. First off, Jim and Shirley/Nannie work hard. They know their limitations, but they work hard, right up to it. Kinda like Uncle Roy, but maybe a bit more. We arrived on the site to be greeted by Brad and Paul, warm hugs for Craig and Gary, and …
Millie was yes, the youngest on this team, but had a pretty full experience…even on the plane… She said we could share her (personal) blog entry with you, and we felt it was best shared in its entirety. When we read it aloud, we were at a common stop for us, Bop’s, some tears welled …
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 …
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 “Kenny Mo” Carol said she has never flown without Mo, so Kenny was elected to be a temporary Mo After a long week of work, Uncle Roy …
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 …
Car chat update: Turn on the radio, and it’s on some news station. Tommy asks what kind of playlist do we want. Roy: “This is good too….” Tommy: “Sure, we can leave it on here…” Steve: “When the new guys come (in a couple days) we’ll have to switch cars. Have Roy ride in another …
Carol’s morning devotional encouraged just to “keep doing what you’re doing,” planting seeds of faith with whomever we interact, be they team members or otherwise… Sat around the breakfast table, talking about regional differences…a cross-cultural exchange even within our own country… our relationships with Diane and Tomme continue to grow and enrich each other. Yesterday, …