Wednesday, April 12, 2017
It was another beautiful day today even if the forecast contained as small threat of rain. It was cloudy part of the day and at one time we had about 4 drops of rain but great working temperatures. Patrick shared a very educational devotion today by starting with the question “What is today?” After several serious and not so serious responses we found out the answer he was looking for was “Spy Wednesday”, the day of Holy Week that marks Judas Iscariot’s decision to betray Jesus to the Sanhedrin. Patrick, a former Catholic priest, then led a discussion about the differences and similarities between then Protestant and Catholic religions. We also discussed the stations of the cross and the Via Dolorosa. He ended with the main point that as Judas betrayed Jesus centuries ago, we sometimes betray him now by our thoughts and actions.
Back on the hill we started by changing out the ridge beams on the first two tent platforms to the 20’ ones we learned about yesterday evening. Meanwhile, Harriet, Marti and Anne started demolishing some parts of the old ropes course so it could be loaded for a trip to the dumpster. They really enjoy being destructive. We also removed an old swing obstacle left over from the ropes course, since it would be an attractive hazard for some of the campers. Platform three was decked and the ridge beams installed just before lunch. Since today was the monthly full staff meeting for Sumatanga the team stayed around after lunch to put food away and wash dishes so the kitchen staff could attend.
After lunch we loaded the trailer with the scrap wood the Destruction Divas created. The ladies started to fasten down the 2×2 border around the edges of platform three, when a question arose as to where the entrance would be. Amanda and Dennis came up the hill to answer that and in the process determined that all the platforms would have to have steps built because of the sloping terrain. We also found out they wanted all of the ridge beams the same height because they ordered all the tarps the same size. We had just been making them as high as possible based on the height of the 6×6 poles that support them. More change orders. That happens at all our projects to some extent, so we always tell our teams to remember “Semper Gumby” – Always Flexible. Anyway, we completed erecting the frame for the fourth and last platform and tomorrow we will see what Dennis has decided about raising the ridge beams.
Even with the changes and redo’s the team is maintaining a good attitude. Everyone is constantly cutting up and joking around with each other. Makes for a fun, if physically tiring project.
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