Wednesday (Hump Day)

January 5, 2012 by MarkH.

Today, Crew D aka Crew DOMINATION began the day with a musical devotion. We sang, “The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock”, hoping others would join. Turns out, it was too early, and not many knew the song.  On to the worksite… We began our working with a prayer while each of us laid a hand upon the house for blessings. After that, our double crew (with Crew C) broke into our usual construction teams. Some caulked, altered and hung doors, put down baseboards and shoemolding, and grout on some of the remaining tiles.

Before lunchtime arrives, we have visitors! Our first connection to our homeowner who is currently living in Oklahoma is with the five young neighbors from down the street come to the work site, curiosity taking the best of them. They meet all of us and find out what teams are doing what. the nail guns seemed to be a sensitive sound to their ears but that did not impede them from asking to help us out. They were such a blessing to have! Lunchtime comes around and we decide to help out the small businesses and get some good home cookin’.

We went to Tony’s Poboy’s and eat more than we can handle and still came out with leftovers. After we returned from our delicious meal, we got crackin! The first thing we learned, is how they talk in Indiana. We learned that a bag is actually pronounced “beg”, and that after freshman year, we do not become sophomores, we become “southmores”!

Then after that, Ken came by and gave us his blessing, stating that we we doing a “very GREAT job,” which is the ultimate praise one could receive from him. We worked for a few more hours, then finally returned home to be welcomed by hot, steamy, and very tasty Jambalaya prepared by our wonderful kitchen crew!

Crew D (Joy, India, Laura, Marty, Tamela-Pamela, Brad, and John)

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