Hey everyone, John here and wanted to give a recap of our awesome work day yesterday! Yesterday was our first work day down here in Nashville and we arrived at Delbert and Kathy's house to help prep their house for rebuild. Their is a river that is back behind their property that is typically 20 feet below the crest of the bank but when the flood hit it rose 80 feet! The water was over 6 feet high when it rushed into their house, destroying almost everything they had. The inside of the house had already been gutted but all the siding remained. With wood siding and all the water that got behind the walls, all of the siding had to come down!
You can see all the hard work in the photos and the video below where you get to hear from Brad who is the professional contractor who is volunteering his time to help get this house rebuilt.
During debrief time it was amazing to hear all that the team had gotten out of the day. Many students mentioned how the neighborhood and house were "just like where we live" which made the tragedy sink in that much more. The students also noticed how much more we got done by working as a team and encouraging each other through the brutal heat!
One final thought from a student during debrief was that when she saw pictures of the family inside the house it was like God's reminder that this is bigger than the heat, it's bigger than our discomfort, it's bigger than our exhaustion, this work that we are doing for Delbert and Kathy could lead to them knowing Him.
Pretty awesome stuff on work day #1! Now the team is getting ready to head to Crosspoint Community Church this morning! More later!
It is soo awesome to be able to see the work you guys are doing down there! I love your servant hearts and the way you are being the "hands and feet of Jesus"! I know you guys will love being at Cross Point this morning (sorry its not Pete Wilson speaking, Heather :( ) I'm sure you will be encouraged...plus its just fun to see how other churches are teaching about Jesus to their community! I agree with Laura Waltz about watching the beginning of the GCC service this weekend...You'll be glad you did! Megan I loved the picture of the cross in the clouds...and the fact that you're always lookin' up! You would have loved the sky here last night...it was amazing!! We are praying for you guys today..for strength, for unity, for joy as you serve Jesus! Love you all!
ReplyDeleteFaith... mom to Heather & Megan :)