Just a few final words to sum up the rest of our trip. We spent the final morning all working on the 3rd house on Roslyn Crescent. It was a sight to behold. All 28 students and 10 chaperones swarmed the house and began siding the exterior from every direction trying to cover every square inch before it was time to go. We made impressive progress and managed to almost complete the job in 3 1/2 hours! Only a portion of one of the front wall remained.
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| One of the three houses our group worked on in the same area. |
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| Students worked from every side of the house. Some measured(sometimes twice), some cut (sometimes more than twice!), some used the power nailer, while others caulked and painted the siding. |
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| Carefully measuring using the imperial system of feet and inches. |
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| Katie and her dad work on a section of the house. |
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| The nailer works better if you squeeze yours eyes shut at the same time! |
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| Wayne and his crew kicked up a lot of dust! |
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| Measuring and cutting siding. |
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| Preparing the roof for drywall. |
We tore ourselves away from the house at noon to return to Camp Christian to quickly shower and clean the camp in preparation for our long trip home. It was an awesome week. We had so many fantastic experiences and interactions with others and within our group as well. On our trip we presented Goodwill Missionary Baptist Church, Camp Christian, and Habitat for Humanity with a portion of the funds raised in our 'Have a Heart' fundraiser. We benefit so much from all three of these groups that it was very fulfilling to be able to give back to them as well.
As you may have heard we had some mechanical troubles with the bus on the way home and got delayed in small town Iowa for several hours. The people there were patient with our group and were very accommodating. Our bus driver managed to locate the part we needed only 25 miles away! After we got on the way again we decided to drive through a second night to arrive home safely and just slightly ahead of schedule.
A special thank you to all that made the trip not only possible but such a great learning experience for our students. These people are too numerous to begin to name! Thank you for following our blog and keeping us in your thoughts and prayers as we travelled, learned and served.
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| ALSO Alabama 2014 |
