For those who were wondering, we're alive, well . . . and home.
The wireless router went down at Henderson Settlement on Wednesday and the connection had not been restored by the time we hit the road for home last night. So I'm writing this wrapup from the comfort of my La-Z-Boy chair in Pickerington while procrastinating on unloading my tools from the car and spending the afternoon cleaning the sawdust and mud from them.
Yes, that's right: mud. Rain finally fell Friday for the first time all week, a couple of brief, cooling showers in the morning that did not delay us but then a thunderstorm in the afternoon that set us back about an hour while we waited for it to pass.
Even that did not stop us from finishing our portion of the project, however, which was to get the exterior of the house framed and under roof before the second group arrives next week to side the walls, shingle the roof and frame the interior walls.
Before the storm hit yesterday afternoon, we had the opportunity to "sit a spell" and visit with our homeowner, Wilma Mays, and a few friends. They brought us chocolate chip cookies, fudge and something made of Ritz crackers with peanut butter in the middle and covered with white chocolate. I think we all sampled each -- several times.
As always, SOWER was a spiritually fulfilling week of service, fellowship and, most important, witness that we hope continues to make a difference in the lives of the people in this impoverished pocket of Appalachia.
I would like to thank those from our church who served this week -- Elton Acker, Don Dieckmann, Andy Elliott, Bill and Jenny Prentice, Jim Reis, Roy Rutter, John Vingle and my wing man, Chip Warren -- as well as those who plan to serve later this year. I also would like to thank the congregation for your coins in the plate and your prayers for our team.
I plan to provide updates on the SOWER project on this blog as each of the remaining five weeks finish so you can see the progress of the project. After next week, there will be two weeks of construction in July and a final two in August. We hope Wilma will be able to move in by September.
God is good.
-- Bob Baptist
For those who were wondering, we're alive, well . . . and home.
The wireless router went down at Henderson Settlement on Wednesday and the connection had not been restored by the time we hit the road for home last night. So I'm writing this wrapup from the comfort of my La-Z-Boy chair in Pickerington while procrastinating on unloading my tools from the car and spending the afternoon cleaning the sawdust and mud from them.
Yes, that's right: mud. Rain finally fell Friday for the first time all week, a couple of brief, cooling showers in the morning that did not delay us but then a thunderstorm in the afternoon that set us back about an hour while we waited for it to pass.
Even that did not stop us from finishing our portion of the project, however, which was to get the exterior of the house framed and under roof before the second group arrives next week to side the walls, shingle the roof and frame the interior walls.
Before the storm hit yesterday afternoon, we had the opportunity to "sit a spell" and visit with our homeowner, Wilma Mays, and a few friends. They brought us chocolate chip cookies, fudge and something made of Ritz crackers with peanut butter in the middle and covered with white chocolate. I think we all sampled each -- several times.
As always, SOWER was a spiritually fulfilling week of service, fellowship and, most important, witness that we hope continues to make a difference in the lives of the people in this impoverished pocket of Appalachia.
I would like to thank those from our church who served this week -- Elton Acker, Don Dieckmann, Andy Elliott, Bill and Jenny Prentice, Jim Reis, Roy Rutter, John Vingle and my wing man, Chip Warren -- as well as those who plan to serve later this year. I also would like to thank the congregation for your coins in the plate and your prayers for our team.
I plan to provide updates on the SOWER project on this blog as each of the remaining five weeks finish so you can see the progress of the project. After next week, there will be two weeks of construction in July and a final two in August. We hope Wilma will be able to move in by September.
God is good.
-- Bob Baptist
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