April 2026 – RVing With a Purpose

April 25, 2026

After closing down the Augusta Disaster Rebuild for now, we made a quick, 23 hour, turnaround. That means we took Fred to Randy and Debra’s home, about an hour from where we were working, visited, shared a few meals, and transferred everything we need back into BB (Beyond Blessed) and were back on the road to Alabama in 23 hours. That’s the best turnaround we have ever accomplished and yes, we did get some sleep. It was Easter weekend and we wanted to be at our home church, Lester Memorial. We made it back to our property on Pine Mountain, AL by 5:30 Saturday afternoon and took our afternoon walk with our dear friends Donna and Barry. We actually made it to 6:00 am Sunrise Services the next morning. We saw many precious friends and family members the next few days.

Our sunrise service this year was held inside at Palisades Park because of rain.

Even on a rainy day the view from the park shows the glory of God’s creation.

The children’s ministry at the church used metamorphosing butterflies to illustrate Christ’s resurrection and our transformation.

After the early service the butterflies were released.

One of the newly transformed butterflies

On Wednesday we drove back to Senoia, GA to visit Anne’s brother and help him with some medical stuff. On Saturday we returned to Alabama, went to church Sunday, said our “see you down the roads”, took care of some business in Oneonta Monday and made it to Guntersville, AL on Tuesday. It was so great to see friends and family. It was definitely worth the craziness.

While visiting Anne’s brother, among other fun activities, we watched the astronauts return to earth after their trip around the moon.

Some of the business we had to take care of

Since the weather was cool we spent a few nights on our property on Pine Mountain.

Tuesday, April 07, 2026

We had no new arrivals this week so after recovering from all of Saturday’s banana pudding, the team attended church together on Sunday and enjoyed a quiet Palm Sunday afternoon.

Monday had us returning to the Turpin Hill house. We all worked hard at this location all week. We completed all the flooring, painted and installed all the baseboard we could until the kitchen is completed, installed seven doors, trimmed out nine doors, and installed seven lock sets. We also installed decorative shutters on the front of the house, cleaned all the electrical boxes and panel per inspector’s report, and cleaned up inside and outside the house.

Sandy and Jim installing decorative shutters

Anne applying floor leveling compound to the laundry room floor

Pat and Anne installing the last piece of flooring

Jim and Dave – our champion door installers – installed 7 doors and trimmed out 9.

Because the exterior door jambs were thinner than the walls, Jim and Dave had to rip filler strips to make the door casing fit.

The inspector wanted all the electrical boxes cleaned before they would pass inspection.

We spent some time getting the kitchen cabinets organized, but ran out of time before we could install them. Another volunteer group is coming in a few weeks to continue work on the house.

Kitchen doors and floor at the end of the week

Unfortunately, we never got to meet the homeowner due to his work hours. However, the entire team signed his Bible and we left him a note with the Bible for him to pick up when he gets his mail.

After work on Thursday, we all went to dinner at a combination Mexican and Italian restaurant and after the great meals we all walked across the street for some wonderful ice cream. We are so grateful for this hard-working NOMADS team and all they accomplished. It was really rewarding to see the sharing of knowledge and skills by this group. Thank you Dave, Rita, Jim, Pat, and Sandy!

Please keep all the homeowners in Augusta and Ashville who are still not back in their home in your prayers. NOMADS currently are scheduled to return to both locations in the fall to continue the work. May God Bless you all.

Month: April 2026

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