Here we are at the end of our first day of work in New Orleans. Today we worked at two project houses. The first group was working at the 4-plex on Lowerline st. Their projects included patching and taping drywall, painting and pulling up some laminate flooring that was installed wrong. Hopefully they will be reinstalling the floor later this week.
The second group worked on the Transition House next to Pastor Washingtons church. Projects there included repairing/replacing soffit and facia boards, painting porches and railings and getting ready to install vinyl siding on the side and back of the church.
At the end of our workday today, Those of us working at the Transition House, were invited into see Pastor Wahingtons house. It was extremely gratifying to see how much Pastor Washington and his Wife enjoy their new home. Those of us that worked on the home last year were able to see the end results of our efforts. Pastor Washington and his wife are truly grateful for all the work the volunteers have done. They told us the home belongs to us too.
After a wonderful meal this evening, Brother Vance introduced us to the new Pastor at Westside Christian Church. Pastor Dianna is a young women from Puerto Rico. She was a Disciple minister in Puerto Rico before coming to the U.S. She will be the minister in residence. On of the goals here at the church is to reach out to the Hispanic community in the area. One of our projects this week will be to get the Parsonage ready for pastor Dianna and her husband to move into.
We of course ended with a few stories from Brother Vance and the most important question of the day – Where did you see God today? As important as the work down here is, It is also important for us to build our relationship with God. Recognizing all the good work He does is part of that process.
Time to go now. We need to get up at 6:00am so we can be on our way to work by 7:00am.
By the way, Where did YOU see God today?
Brian
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