Thursday, April 10, 2014

ALSO Alabama - Day 1 Habitat for Humanity





Howdy ya'll! We woke up earlier than what was prefered, but we survived. We were all super pumped to get to work, but when we got there it was colder than we expected. Nobody had time to miss home because it felt like Canada! They had a lot of work prepared for us, but as usual we got it all done! Way to go team….again. There was a lot of painting, and siding done. A lot of us were excited to work with power tools, *cough* Dayna. We could not wait to get to eat our lunch but when our break was over we went right back to working like champs. We had to cut our day a little short because of the rain (of course) but despite the cold weather it was sunny enough for some of us to get burnt! (Mieke) #gingerprobs. Some of the boys even picked up a southern accent and it seemed to last for only a few hours….(Josh, Shane, Derek, Jake, Morgan) After a long day of work we came back to the camp for some devotions and quiet journaling time, and of course supper. Again #shoutout #bevandralph After supper some of us went to play in the rain with a tire amongst other things. It was very slippery right Hayley? While others stayed nice and warm in the dorm area, or played card games. All in all it was a great bonding experience for the team and we are more than ready for what tomorrow brings. Goodnight ya'll, Mieke & Katie



The 'Muscle'

Hey Benjamin . . . want to be in the picture?

See mom . . . he's doing just fine!

What happens when it doesn't quite fit?  You rub it across the cement until you sand off just the right amount.

How many RJC kids does it take to paint an eave?

These two didn't know who Charlie's Angels were!!!



Measuring twice.

Mom and daughter working side by side in Mobile.


One of the three houses RJC is working on during our stay in Alabama

Back at Camp Christian we had devotion lead by Emma and Ashley.  We were a pretty tired crew by the end of the day.  So the evening ended with board games and visiting.



Emma and Ashley

What is more Mennonite than Dutch Blitz?