at the galvin house...
at the micelli house...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Monday, July 14, 2008
TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS
this post will be lengthy, but worth the time spent reading. it is important to mention everything that this team accomplished during the week in waveland, ms. here are the accomplishments:
47 individuals bonded together as one team. students were placed into teams of 4 not based on friendship groups but based on giftedness and abilities to maximize our potential. no complaints – just brand new friends. i was very proud.
on friday, our team collected an offering for the christian life center. the team gave $1,032! it was such a joy to present that gift to the leadership on saturday morning.
two students shared timely devotionals with our team. alex h. on thursday morning shared from luke 9:62 challenging each of us to serve God with no hesitation. on friday morning, marissa w. spoke on trusting God through difficult times referencing ecclesiastes 3:10-11 and jeremiah 29:11.
meals/cleaning. every meal we ate was prepared by the students. every room in the christian life center was cleaned daily by our students as well – even the bathrooms and showers.
clc thrift store. the christian life center has worked hard to become a ministry that will serve the people of waveland, ms for the long-term realizing that the process “is not a race, but a marathon.” they have seen many organizations come and go already. one of their ministries is the thrift store. a thrift store provides inexpensive clothing and household items. it also provides pride and dignity as people use their own money to purchase their needs. our team worked very hard cleaning and sorting donations. another major accomplishment is the electrical work that todd m.’s team accomplished pulling wires to a new expansion unit for the thrift store.
at miss georgia’s house. the family is not involved with the church, but has called on the pastor in recent days following the death of their daughter. the clc had helped to rebuild their home months ago. our team continued the work and relationship by scraping and painting their deck.
at the kuhn house. the kuhn family had their home completely destroyed by the hurricane. at the time, they were covered by insurance - that was until a crooked contractor took their money and left town leaving the family with no home and no money. shortly after, the man of the home was diagnosed with cancer and unable to move out of bed. since then, he has gotten more and more physical strength and was outside each of the days that we worked on his home. our team built a 15-foot high a/c platform. following this accomplishment, the kuhn’s can receive their hvac inspection and move onto putting up drywall and paint.
at the micelli house. lisa micelli is a single-mother whose home was left standing but underwater during the storm surge from the hurricane – nearly everything destroyed. at the time, a different organization stepped in to rebuild her home but did not take the time necessary to remove the mold living in her home. after she moved back into her house, she found herself and her children in the hospital very ill from the mold in her house. the christian life center has since started all over rebuilding her home. our team mudded the drywall, added texture, applied primer, scraped the exterior, used 36 tubes of caulk on the exterior, replaced rotted wood on the exterior, landscaped, and sorted all of her remaining belongings.
at the galvin house. roger has no money left and no home to live in. the christian life center has been working to provide a home for him. much of the interior had been worked on prior to our arrival (electrical, plumbing, drywall, painting). our team began the hard/hot work of preparing the exterior and the kitchen. our team scraped and primed the facea, soffets, and entire shed, washed mold from the siding, removed a large pile of debris, landscaped by moving and stacking large branches, sanded a large kitchen of wood paneling to prepare for the hanging of the kitchen cabinets, sanded and applied polyurethane to cabinet doors, and painted one remaining room in the house.
also, three or our teammates accepted Jesus Christ into their life for the first time, others committed to live their life for God not themselves, and even more made significant decision to realign themselves with God’s will for their life. some amazing stuff that took place within our own team.
47 individuals bonded together as one team. students were placed into teams of 4 not based on friendship groups but based on giftedness and abilities to maximize our potential. no complaints – just brand new friends. i was very proud.
on friday, our team collected an offering for the christian life center. the team gave $1,032! it was such a joy to present that gift to the leadership on saturday morning.
two students shared timely devotionals with our team. alex h. on thursday morning shared from luke 9:62 challenging each of us to serve God with no hesitation. on friday morning, marissa w. spoke on trusting God through difficult times referencing ecclesiastes 3:10-11 and jeremiah 29:11.
meals/cleaning. every meal we ate was prepared by the students. every room in the christian life center was cleaned daily by our students as well – even the bathrooms and showers.
clc thrift store. the christian life center has worked hard to become a ministry that will serve the people of waveland, ms for the long-term realizing that the process “is not a race, but a marathon.” they have seen many organizations come and go already. one of their ministries is the thrift store. a thrift store provides inexpensive clothing and household items. it also provides pride and dignity as people use their own money to purchase their needs. our team worked very hard cleaning and sorting donations. another major accomplishment is the electrical work that todd m.’s team accomplished pulling wires to a new expansion unit for the thrift store.
at miss georgia’s house. the family is not involved with the church, but has called on the pastor in recent days following the death of their daughter. the clc had helped to rebuild their home months ago. our team continued the work and relationship by scraping and painting their deck.
at the kuhn house. the kuhn family had their home completely destroyed by the hurricane. at the time, they were covered by insurance - that was until a crooked contractor took their money and left town leaving the family with no home and no money. shortly after, the man of the home was diagnosed with cancer and unable to move out of bed. since then, he has gotten more and more physical strength and was outside each of the days that we worked on his home. our team built a 15-foot high a/c platform. following this accomplishment, the kuhn’s can receive their hvac inspection and move onto putting up drywall and paint.
at the micelli house. lisa micelli is a single-mother whose home was left standing but underwater during the storm surge from the hurricane – nearly everything destroyed. at the time, a different organization stepped in to rebuild her home but did not take the time necessary to remove the mold living in her home. after she moved back into her house, she found herself and her children in the hospital very ill from the mold in her house. the christian life center has since started all over rebuilding her home. our team mudded the drywall, added texture, applied primer, scraped the exterior, used 36 tubes of caulk on the exterior, replaced rotted wood on the exterior, landscaped, and sorted all of her remaining belongings.
at the galvin house. roger has no money left and no home to live in. the christian life center has been working to provide a home for him. much of the interior had been worked on prior to our arrival (electrical, plumbing, drywall, painting). our team began the hard/hot work of preparing the exterior and the kitchen. our team scraped and primed the facea, soffets, and entire shed, washed mold from the siding, removed a large pile of debris, landscaped by moving and stacking large branches, sanded a large kitchen of wood paneling to prepare for the hanging of the kitchen cabinets, sanded and applied polyurethane to cabinet doors, and painted one remaining room in the house.
also, three or our teammates accepted Jesus Christ into their life for the first time, others committed to live their life for God not themselves, and even more made significant decision to realign themselves with God’s will for their life. some amazing stuff that took place within our own team.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
SAFELY HOME
we arrived safely home in burlington, vt at 4:00pm this afternoon.
everyone appeared excited to be home, yet sad that the trip had to end.
i'm planning to post a large recap of our team's accomplishments tomorrow morning. there are a number of things that i neglected to post during the week because of time constraints - and they need to be mentioned.
we'll get that up for everyone tomorrow morning. but first, some sleep...
everyone appeared excited to be home, yet sad that the trip had to end.
i'm planning to post a large recap of our team's accomplishments tomorrow morning. there are a number of things that i neglected to post during the week because of time constraints - and they need to be mentioned.
we'll get that up for everyone tomorrow morning. but first, some sleep...
SUNDAY IN THE AIR
you would have been proud of your student this morning.
yesterday (saturday), we were up at 6:00am to cook the breakfast, clean the camp, load the vans, and drive to our swamp tour by 9:00am.
but that was nothing compared to this morning. sunday morning began promptly at 4:15am when the first wave of the team left for the airport. the other wave was scheduled to leave at 4:45am. and they nailed it! awake, luggage to the van, looking gorgeous - not a kink in the plan!
we're eating lunch in jfk airport at this very moment. our final flight is on-time and scheduled to arrive in burlington, vt at 3:50pm.
you can track it here.
see you soon.
yesterday (saturday), we were up at 6:00am to cook the breakfast, clean the camp, load the vans, and drive to our swamp tour by 9:00am.
but that was nothing compared to this morning. sunday morning began promptly at 4:15am when the first wave of the team left for the airport. the other wave was scheduled to leave at 4:45am. and they nailed it! awake, luggage to the van, looking gorgeous - not a kink in the plan!
we're eating lunch in jfk airport at this very moment. our final flight is on-time and scheduled to arrive in burlington, vt at 3:50pm.
you can track it here.
see you soon.
Friday, July 11, 2008
SATURDAY SCHEDULE
if you would like to track along with us tomorrow, here is where we will be:
6:00am lights on.
6:30am luggage in the parking lot.
6:30am prepare breakfast, clean entire christian life center
7:15am eat breakfast
7:45am clean cafeteria
8:15am depart for swamp tour
9:30am cajun encounters swamp tour
11:45am head to new orleans
12:30pm lunch at cafe dumonde
1:30pm decatur street in new orleans
5:00pm supper on decatur street
7:00pm la quinta inn, metairie, la
10:00pm lights out.
4:30am wake up (we'll return them tired).
6:00am lights on.
6:30am luggage in the parking lot.
6:30am prepare breakfast, clean entire christian life center
7:15am eat breakfast
7:45am clean cafeteria
8:15am depart for swamp tour
9:30am cajun encounters swamp tour
11:45am head to new orleans
12:30pm lunch at cafe dumonde
1:30pm decatur street in new orleans
5:00pm supper on decatur street
7:00pm la quinta inn, metairie, la
10:00pm lights out.
4:30am wake up (we'll return them tired).
FRIDAY EVENING SESSION
Thursday Evening
"Knowing the God who Serves - Returns For Us."
John 14:1-7
Encouragements
Jesus will return.
Jesus will take us to be with God.
Jesus will protect our heart today.
We can live God-honoring lives today by considering the effects of Christ’s return in the future.
1. Everything will be turned upside-down.
2. The church will be proved right.
3. The faithful will be rewarded.
4. The world will be restored .
Response
1. Live ready, faithful and diligent
2. Live each day in His kingdom now.
3. Offer others a taste of His kingdom
"Knowing the God who Serves - Returns For Us."
John 14:1-7
Encouragements
Jesus will return.
Jesus will take us to be with God.
Jesus will protect our heart today.
We can live God-honoring lives today by considering the effects of Christ’s return in the future.
1. Everything will be turned upside-down.
2. The church will be proved right.
3. The faithful will be rewarded.
4. The world will be restored .
Response
1. Live ready, faithful and diligent
2. Live each day in His kingdom now.
3. Offer others a taste of His kingdom
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