We have divided into the showered and non-showered. We are on the road again….headed for the big 26mi bridge … with trucks full of tools and hearts full of God!
Today is our first workd day and we are headed to Central City to the "Yellow House"…where we will be demolishing an addition to a house used for men's dorms that are here for ACOA treatment. We will also be reconstructing an existing part of the house that will be used for offices and sleeping rooms. Eventually an addition will be added to house even more people whom the church in that needy part of the city can minister to. We will stay at the yellow house for tonite.
2/19 6:30pm…
Done with our 1st day of hard labor…..Sore bodies and strong hearts for God.. The addition is down…be sure and check out the awesome pictures.
What amazed me is amongst all the rubble there was hope. In the addition someone had painted Jesus on the wall (see photo). The beauty was found in the most unusual places…
We did encounter some new creatures of God's kingdom…cockroaches the size of your big toe … and some cute little lizards.
We met some of the neighbors and the men staying at the treatment center. They express such gratefulness to us…..but I feel so blessed they have invited us into their lives and homes.
The sun is warm and the temp close to 70.
A special thanks to Tweety Bird and Charles, two of the cutest kids ever…..for playing tag with me and giving great hugs.
Yesterday Jeremy C played , or should I say tried…to play b-ball with some of the local kids. They kinda took him to school. But bridges and relationships were built, big time!
2/20 Tuesday…..
God Bless Steve and the other kitchen staff for a deliscious meal last nite. They brought it to us from Trinity Church and stayed overnight with us! Despite all the aches and pains we decided to go an check out the Mardi Gras parade. I admit, I really debated…but they persuaded me…how often will you be in NO and 3 blks from the parade. It was AWESOME!!! We all got beads thrown from the floats and met lots of way fun locals. Jeremy B got all the history from a family we were standing near….so ask him all about it. Jeremy C won for most beads caught.
Who would of thunk….Cedarbrookers evangelizing at Mardi Gras …
We hobbled home around 9 and fell into our warm beds…graciously provided by the
Time to walk across the street and start at it again….."What surprises does God have planned for us today?"…reiterated by Steve, … heard originally from Tony.
Thanks for all the prayers…we miss all of you!!!
Jeremy C
Nate
Justin
Dave
Jeremy B
Michele
Brandee
John
Bill
Andy
Tony
Keith
Steve
Chris
And the Northwooders
Brent
Ken
Chuck
Oh, and here are a few of our nicknames…see if you can match them with the person they go to…
Daisy
Stretch
Bubba Uno
Blondie
(tune in again for the answers)
1 comment:
Think we know who has been named "Blondie" but not familiar enough for the rest of those names. Mardi Gras sounds great - always wanted some of those beads. Does Steve need any recipes - have a few that could be shared - multiply ingredients by the required # of mouths to feed. The presence of the Lord's guidance is evident in your activities - Blessings to all
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