RVing With a Purpose

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.

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Today started out cold and then didn’t warm up very much. We pretty much had on at least three layers all day, rather than down to a short sleeve T-shirt. We had a little sun today but most of the day it was overcast.

We have had great devotions this week. Today Ginger had us thinking about asking of God and then actually listening. Often we ask God for direction and then are so busy we don’t listen for the answer. She included a wonderful story of her childhood when she road a bike down a hill with a blindfold covering her eyes. BTW, it didn’t end well.

We all went back to work where we left off yesterday. We went over to Sheryl’s house to go over the work order and what had been done this week so we would no where to start Monday and then headed back to Jackie’s house. Today Sharon applied a couple coats of paint to the doors in the back bedroom. She also filled nail holes on trim and painted crown mold. Gary and Max worked on installing doors most of the day and by the end of the day all but one was installed. That last closet door will not be installed until after the water heater is installed in that closet. The doors are taking longer than usual because we are working in a manufactured home and the rough opening are not standard size. So each door and its casing has to be shortened and some of the rough openings have to be widened. Anne worked on some more drywall, filling nail holes and painting Kilz on trim. We all had a good day and are making progress. Larry, Ginger, Bill and Ogie continued work at Sheryl’s house. They completed the bathroom trim, got all the under-layment installed in the kitchen, and re-routed some plumbing. They have done a great job on that house.

All of these organizations were working today at Sheryl’s house.

We all went to dinner tonight at Zeno’s, an Italian restaurant. Max ordered lasagna and Anne had parmesan chicken, both of which were very good. Hoping for a quiet day at home tomorrow, listening to the rain on the roof.

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Today was another beautiful day in Lumberton. We could get use to these wonderfully cool, bright sunshine days.

Bill did a great job with our devotion today using the Upper Room from 2013. He figured if we had read it back then, considering all our ages, we had probably forgotten it by now. He would be correct. The scripture was the passage from Ephesians 4 teaching us that Christ is the head and we all contribute our own special gifts to the body. That’s how NOMADS works. We all are gifted differently but when we come together as a team we are able to accomplish God’s will in this place.

We discussed what work needed to be done today and what supplies we all needed and then headed back to the same job sites as yesterday. Sharon, Anne and Max were back at Jackie’s with Gary joining us after visiting the other 2 sites. The girls both painted a good deal today, Sharon putting the semi-gloss on trim and Anne putting the Kilz primer on other trim. Anne also worked on some more drywall patching, and Sharon on filling nail holes. Max and Gary both worked on hanging more doors. We now have a bathroom with a door. Yea!! Doesn’t sound like a lot but it was a busy day. Bill, Ogie, Larry and Ginger continued to install more flooring and repair doors at Sheryl’s house. Gary and Larry went over to the Townsend house to repair a couple of foundation vents first thing this morning and then rejoined the rest of us.

We all gather at Sheryl’s backyard to share our lunch hour. It’s always a fun and funny time. Wish we could have been with this team all three weeks. They are a good group. Tomorrow will be the last work day for everyone but us as we have new team members arriving this weekend.

After work today we stopped and walked part of the River Walk trail. We didn’t walk all of it (three miles) but it was interesting to be able to see how high the water rose during this last flood from Hurricane Florence. There are also some very large hoses/pipes along the trail where they were pumping water out of certain areas. There is another trail, the Lumber River-River Trail which we will try another day.

This afternoon as we came back into the campground we were greeted by our neighboring chickens. One in particular seemed to claim the road. Really wasn’t interested in sharing. Please keep praying for all our safety as we complete our work this week and as everyone is traveling this weekend.

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

It wasn’t as cold last night but still chilly this morning. It was another beautiful fall day. It is also definitely the season for layers. You have to wear a jacket in the morning and a long sleeve shirt but only need a T-shirt by lunch time.

Sharon did a great job with our devotion today helping us think about the differences in ministry and jobs. Sometimes we get so busy doing jobs that need to be done in our churches that we forget we really need to be in ministry.

After devotion, we reviewed the progress made at each of the sites yesterday and made plans for today. Max, Anne, and Sharon returned to Jackie’s home to continue our work there. Bill, Ogie and Ginger worked at Sheryl’s and Bill and Larry returned to install a new door on the storage room at the house where there are working.

 

At Jackie’s today, Sharon was putting the top coat of paint in one of the bedrooms while Max continued working on electrical. He has been reinstalling electrical outlets and switches and is close to finished. There is not a shortage of outlets in this house. It has been a challenge due to the difference in the way modular homes are built. Anne removed a popcorn ceiling, repaired some sheetrock, and sanded some walls. Gary came over and helped Max partially install another door. That will have to be completed tomorrow. Again due to the differences in modular homes, all the doors have to be shortened. Since some walls are not standard thickness, there are even more challenges in installing doors in those openings. All in a days work.

 

While we haven’t done our usual walking the past two days, we have walked more than 5 miles each day. Lots of steps up and down ladders and outside the get more tools from the truck and back inside to work and then back to the truck again. We still need to find a gym because there are no sidewalks here and the road in front of the camp ground is quite busy. There are a couple of trails, one along the river that we need to checkout but we have been too tired in the afternoons and it is too dark in the mornings for outside walks. Things are going well. Hope you are having a good week too.