The "new zealots" from St Mary's were unloading their crew (and breakfast) by 9am. And they brought a whole new crop of recruits!! Our "fiercely loyals" from Mind the Gap were not far behind. Everyone started tackling their favorite projects. By mid morning the next wave arrived: our "new converts" - about 25 youth and adults from Bel Air Church of the Nazarene.
Then it really got crazy. Here's just a bit of what was accomplished today:
- painted the foyer ceiling and walls
- touched up trim in the Parlor
- sanded and painted the back hallway
- sanded and painted the ceiling, sanded and painted the walls and trim of our (newly-named) "St Mary's Chapel"
- continued clearing the driveway
- removed two huge thorn bushes and reclaimed the wisteria
- torched a huge pile of landscape debris
- continued the never-ending (but endlessly gratifying) task of wood stripping
- FILLED the dumpster with shingles and demo debris
- finished gutting the kitchen
- sanded and primed two bedrooms
- cleared the path to the outdoor chapel and installed a set of steps
- and by relentless pursuit and some wild adventures on the Kuboda, we cleared the basement of several hundred pounds of crushed cinderblock and left almost the entire basement broom clean! As one volunteer said: "they got all the creepy out of that basement!"
The St Mary's crew never stopped working. They were on a mission! And our new chapel is going to be a great testimony to their commitment.
Beth and Kevin finally called it a day on the outdoor chapel, but it's a sure bet they won't be able to stay away from it.
By 7pm --once Terry got the BBQ to crank up some heat--the Bel Air group enjoyed some burgers and fellowship on the back patio. What a motley crew that was. if it weren't for white teeth, you couldn't have seen some of them. They were so filthy! Again, testimony to how hard they worked today. And can you believe it, they are already talking about when they can come back for more.
As for me, I'm exhausted after this 11-hour marathon of fellowship and service.
YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. What a great day of each and every person leaving their own special mark on this place.
1 comments:
Glad we could finally wear you out! : ) Didn't think it was possible to wear out the Energizer bunny! But don't worry, it was reciprocal. We all got home tired, but also very happy! Thanks for an amazing and blessed day!
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