Monday, October 14, 2024
Last weekend was shortened due to working on Friday with the Fannie Mae employees. Saturday became our usual Friday meaning there was laundry to do and groceries to purchase and the team went to Hancock’s Barbecue for an early supper. Excellent barbecue! It was worth the schedule change to be able to work with the FM people. On Sunday, we welcomed one additional team member, Dave, for a total of nine Nomads. We began the work week much like we ended last week, working with the Fannie Mae employees. The FM folks from last week left on Saturday and a new group of about 25 arrived on Sunday. They were just as enthusiastic and fun to work with as our first group last week. At the request of our construction coordinator we again divided the team to four houses and accomplished much more work than if we had only worked in our traditional role. On Tuesday evening the NOMADS were invited to the closing dinner of the Fannie Mae SERVE360 project. The FM leaders were very appreciative and complimentary of NOMADS assistance and are interested in possibly pursuing additional joint projects in the future. The NOMADS members were also very complimentary of the working partnership, and we were sorry to see the FM members leave. It was such an amazing way to meet new people of different cultures and be able to share our life and faith stories.
On Wednesday morning the team resumed normal operations with members working in two houses. We continued to work at Marie’s home and were pleased to present our first Selma Bible to her on Wednesday afternoon. Bible presentation is always a highlight of the week. There were just a few small items to be completed on Marie’s home – items that couldn’t be completed until the paint was dry. Next week’s team plans to complete those items Monday morning. Since we worked last week on Friday, Wednesday was our last workday and we turned leadership over to Carolyn and Gene and departed Selma on Thursday morning. Please continue to remember the Selma team in your prayers as there is still much work to be done.
We will be back in South Carolina for a few weeks and hope to have some fun adventures to share. Until then, stay safe and always remember to try to make someone’s day a little brighter by showing Christ’s love.
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