Monday, April 3, 2017
We had WHOLE LOT OF RAIN last night and today. There was some thunder and lightning but mostly rain. It was really pouring this morning at devotional time so we met in the Retreat Center and as we were leaving the camp ground we spotted some of the ducks swimming in the giant puddles instead of the lake. Too funny! We we drove over to pool camp after devotion, there was more water coming over the falls into the old pool than we have ever seen. Last fall when we were here there was almost no water flowing and it was a stagnant pool of water. Gorgeous today!!
When we are leaders, we always like to be responsible for devotion the first and last day so today was our day. Interesting, we had put a devotion together a week or two ago about first responders and how we can all be responders for God and our “first response” should be to pray and then to act. It was based on the story of the good Samaritan in Luke 10:29-37. We decided to go ahead with our devotion as planned even though the team heard this scripture preached on yesterday. Sometimes we need to hear things more than once to really get God’s message.
After devotion, we went to work. We will be doing a little upgrade to the pool camp kitchen. There was a lot of moving of appliances etc. in preparation for redoing the floor. Today it was pressure washed and scrubbed with a floor buffer and now we are awaiting the final decision on if they want it painted or tiled or some other surface applied. There are also a couple of walls to be built in the kitchen. The team also worked at Little Brown. Little Brown is the first building you see when you come into camp and is now the summer camp office. There was a new door to cut in, some additional removal of tile flooring, and sorting and organization of the worship supplies – candles, linens, and other items used in making nice worship settings.
Tonight the camp provided us with a lovely “Welcome to Sumatanga Dinner.” Lee Padgett, camp director and his wife Debbie, Bishop of our North Alabama Conference, joined us as well as Dennis and Amanda. What a wonderful group of people. They are a joy to work with.
As usual the team has really come together even though this was our first day of work. Great group to work with! We all just pray that God blesses our efforts so that we may accomplish what he wants done in this place.
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