I didn't take any pictures for the first time today. Most of the teams here worshiped with the congregation, including serving communion. We then made and served a very nice lunch for them. They had announced in church they were going to stop doing that but several church members apparently asked to keep it going for a while since it's one of the few nice things they get to do now so it will continue through October. By the time we got done cleaning up it was 1:30 and the work coordinator wasn't back so we decided to go back to the house we were at yesterday. We were able to get quite a bit done in the few hours we were there so it will help them tremendously. All their emergency supplies had been left on the kitchen counter for when they returned because the worst flooding previously (Camille '69) had not gotten to house level. They were shocked when they finally were able to get in and find they had 11 feet in the house. They lost some friends who had stayed behind on the coast.
After we returned, we went to Home Depot to get some stuff, but they closed at 6 so we went to Walmart instead. The lines at any major retailer are quite long because they are so short on employees and so many people need to replace so much. School is also starting again tomorrow. We were probably in the "express lane" 20 minutes. We had lunch leftovers for dinner and then did our team devotion. A great story of servitude was shared, but the storyteller was on the receiving end as he had a Peruvian woman wash his feet during a mission trip to Lima. Though he was there to build a daycare that she would be able to use for her infant if she ever found some work, her example showed how his service meant the world to her. That's what we're here to do - to serve the people and make a difference in their world. I thank God I've been able to do what I had originally planned upon before I stumbled upon a temp job here. My boss should be back in the next day or two, but I won't forget this and will make every effort to sneak in a half or full day as able the remaining 2 months I'm here.
After we returned, we went to Home Depot to get some stuff, but they closed at 6 so we went to Walmart instead. The lines at any major retailer are quite long because they are so short on employees and so many people need to replace so much. School is also starting again tomorrow. We were probably in the "express lane" 20 minutes. We had lunch leftovers for dinner and then did our team devotion. A great story of servitude was shared, but the storyteller was on the receiving end as he had a Peruvian woman wash his feet during a mission trip to Lima. Though he was there to build a daycare that she would be able to use for her infant if she ever found some work, her example showed how his service meant the world to her. That's what we're here to do - to serve the people and make a difference in their world. I thank God I've been able to do what I had originally planned upon before I stumbled upon a temp job here. My boss should be back in the next day or two, but I won't forget this and will make every effort to sneak in a half or full day as able the remaining 2 months I'm here.
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