Today has been a very long day for all of us. No pictures—-sorry! Our days begin at 7 AM for breakfast and we are kept very busy through devotions in the evening. Tonight we had the opportunity to take our adopted Cross Roads member from D’Iberville (Barbara Parker), out to dinner. She then invited us back to her home for food and fun following. More about our visit with Barbara tomorrow.
Today the home of Ruby Bradford was completed. The highlight of the day for the crew was being able to speak with Ruby who is visiting with her daughter in California. Our other crew began the home siding project after a morning and early afternoon of frustration as they waited for materials to arrive. Starting today members of our group will be writing articles.
The following is by Carol Start:
Our group attended worship on Sunday at a little Presbyterian church in Covington, Louisiana. During the sermon the preacher reminded us that Emmanuel was “God is with us”, and I certainly feel his presence here. On Monday, a group of nine of us were assigned the task of painting the outside of a home. Before painting the carport, we needed to sweep out the accumulated leaves and dirt. We found a broom, but no dust pan. However, while looking for them, I found an old piece of rusted metal 2 ft x 4 ft and improvised. Later that day I was trying to paint th eporch eaves, but all of the ladders were being used. I found a chair, but the ground was soft and the chair sank every time I stood on it. I grabbed my “dust pan” and by putting it under my chair was able to finish my task. That afternoon I was helping to paint the porch railing, but one section was blocked by a rose bush. After several scratches I once again used my “dust pan”/”chair support” as a screen to hold back the thorns so I could paint pain free. So three times that day I was aided by something that most people would have thrown away. But that’s how it is down here. Ed and Irene (the camp organizers) don’t have the luxury of quitting because they don’t have the “proper” materials. They have had to improvise every day for 2.5 years to keep getting things done. And they use something over and over again until it can’t be used any more. I believe those of our members who lived through the depression can remember what that was like. All of us have to keep looking for the small miracles in our lives and always remember that “God is with us”. We’ll put a picture of Carol with her “dust pan” up on the blog tomorrow!
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