Wednesday, June 26, 2013

2013 NOLA Mission Trip Day Two

Whew. Okay, day two was a little rough. Literally. Hanging replacement drywall is often complicated for experts, but when you add in youth and inexperience--well, you understand. So, we power-tooled through and moved on!  
We have been working shifts this week, and we are mornings. If you know Dave, you understand how hard this is, and if you know me, it's not. :) the kids are all taking it is stride. Austin has moved over to a lawn crew apart from Centenary, and feels very empowered in his experience with mowing this summer. We miss him, but mission is about growing and we are growing to appreciate him more in his absence. 
The girls worked on "mudding" drywall seams yesterday, while the boys and Anissa tackled that pesky drywall. 
I got to do a little special corner correction, where drywall was crunched and needed to be cut out and patched with 45-min mud. It suited my OCD learned behavior, thanks Pop. 
We have a great site manager, Meg. She's great with the kids, lots of positive reinforcement. We have been fortunate this year--no drama--and no tears, yet. It will come, but maybe in worship, rather than on site. 
Did I mention that we have our own port-o-potty? Yeah, God is good. 
Blessings!

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