We are happy to report that as of about 9:00 pm tonight, our team is finally all together! George and Brad arrived tonight and Hallie arrived right on time at the Gulfport airport around noon today. Jenny, a staff member, and Hannah picked up Hallie at the airport. She got about 10 minutes to get settled and was whisked right off to start work. What a trooper! Up since 3:00 a.m., she worked hard all afternoon.
Our day was full of heat, humidity, sweat, lots of manual labor, sweat, a few small mishaps, sweat, a few minor injuries, sweat, trying to drink as much water as possible, a small amount of heat-related illness, and did we mention sweat?
To emphasize the key phrase to begin each day (Flexible), we found out late last night that both teams' jobs had changed. We each went to homes where some much needed outside work was done.
It was our turn to cook dinner. We served the entire camp tacos, then voted to head to the ice cream shop as a little treat to ourselves. George and Brad remembered the ice cream place from last year and met us there. After being stuck in Memphis for two days, they were very relieved to finally make it here. Rumor has it that George is now the proud owner of a complete Elvis costume??
We have learned that both teams will have new assignments tomorrow. We'll both be heading to East Biloxi. One of the teams worked in that area last year, and remembers quite well the impact of the storm devastation in that area. We are anxious to head out early tomorrow and meet the people we'll be helping.
Here is a link to a few pictures. Obviously, some will need further explanation when we return!!!
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8UaM2Lho4Yyk
Blessings,
~Your Faith Team
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