Author: rvingwithapurpose

Monday, October 29, 2018

It was a beautiful fall day today in Lumberton. It was quite cool again this morning but it warmed up quickly and we had breaks and lunch outside in the sun. Nice.

We, of course, started the day with devotion and as we normally do on projects we lead, we had the first day. The devotion was based on Psalm 119:105 and Psalm 32:8. We use a GPS receiver to guide us to our destination and we should be using GPS – God’s Positioning System – the Bible to stay on the right track while we are on this earth. The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.”

After devotion we discussed the two houses, Jackie’s and Cheryl’s, we are still working on and headed out to the job sites. We walked the team through the houses discussing all that’s left to be done. For most of the day, Anne was with Carol, Dave and Mike at Jackie’s. Reid, Susan and Bill were at Cheryl’s and Max spent time there and running to get supplies and the returned to Jackie’s.

By the end of the day the flooring was complete at Cheryl’s and the wall was sanded and more mud applied. That project has now been expanded to include some additional work on one of the bedroom’s ceiling so we will now be there several more days. At Jackie’s, some final coat painting was done on crown molding and several windows were trimmed out. We also filled nail holes and trim and did some more priming in a couple of closets. It was a good day even though it was a Monday which is always the slowest day of the week – Mosey Monday.

 

 

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Today the sun came out and it was a beautiful day. Quite cool and nice. The high was in the low 60’s.

We of course went to church this morning. We took our new team members back to Chestnut Street UMC, our sponsoring agency. Again, worship was good, the congregation welcoming. The pastor talked to us a while after the service. He is such a nice person. It was a treat to visit with him again. The team decided to skip eating out and head on back to the campground to await the arrival of the rest of the team. Susan and Mike were first in, sometime after three and then Bill and Cheryl arrived about 5:45.

We delayed team meeting a bit but then had everyone visit with us in FRED. It was a little cramped with 9 people but we managed just fine. A few snacks and some time to get to know one another. Nice. We reviewed the opening meeting check list with everyone and will review the work to be done this week in the morning after devotion. It was a good day.

Since we didn’t take any pictures here today, we included a few pictures of the last day Constructors for Christ worked at New Heights Church. Click here to go back a few weeks in the blog to see what it looked like when we arrived. (Thanks, Linda, for the pictures)

Saturday, October 27, 2018

It didn’t rain any today. It looked like it was going to rain several times but never did. Finally late this afternoon we saw the sun for a few moments. It was cold all day. However, tomorrow and the next few days should be rather nice.

Team members leaving

All of our last week team members pulled out this morning before lunch. After saying goodbyes to everyone Anne made her first call to interview potential new NOMADS members. This is one of her duties as a member of the Board. She calls people who live in the southeast jurisdiction when they apply for membership to give them more information and answer questions. Then we headed to the grocery store for a few items. We headed back home and had some leftovers from Thursday night’s dinner for lunch. Shortly after that Carol and Dave arrived. So thankful they arrived safely. After they got set up, we (Dave, Carol, Reid and the two of us) decided to go to Cookout for milkshakes. This Cookout was different. It is only a drive-thru. We had planned to go in, sit down and visit while enjoying our shakes. Oh, well. We bought our shakes and came back to the campground and visited in FRED. We had a good afternoon. And yes, the shakes were just as good as the ones in Tuscaloosa. Hope everybody is enjoying their weekend.

Friday, October 26, 2018

This time the weather forecasters were correct. They said that today would be a wet day and it has been wet all day. We have had a few minutes when it wasn’t raining but most of the time it has been raining since about 3:00 am.

It was a good day to stay at home. It was such a good day to stay at home that we stayed here all day. Also every member of the team that were scheduled to leave today decided they really didn’t have to be anywhere else and decided to spend one more night in Lumberton. Since we were all still here we all went out to dinner again tonight except this time Ann and Jeff (our agency contacts) got to go with us. We all had a great time at Texas Roadhouse and really good food too. It was nice to have another evening with the team when were were all a little more rested than last night.

We also had one of our new team members arrive just before we left for dinner. Reid arrive in the midst of a downpour. He had to have a miserable drive from Hayesville today. Max helped him get backed in before we left for dinner. We will have one more couple arrived tomorrow and then two more Sunday.

Otherwise, we spent the day doing laundry and lots of paperwork. From the rain on the roof it sounds like it will be good sleeping weather again tonight but tomorrow is suppose to be a nice day. Hope you have a good weekend. Pray for safe travels for all our traveling NOMADS please.