Day Three of Work

Day Three

Blue Team

Today we went back to Mrs. Beverly's  house to finish up a palette fence. We had to size and cut the palettes and put them up along her property line. I accidentally set off the alarm in Mrs Beverly's house trying to go the bathroom. Oops. We finished up early, so we went to go get lunch at the milkshake place again. After we finished up and got back to camp, they gave us the job of putting up a fence around a propane tank. We messed up quite a bit and had to start over more than once, but we eventually worked it out. We all had a really good time. 

Charlie Warren

Red Team

As we approached the residents of Ms. Mary I didn't know what to expect, but when I saw the current condition of the home, I knew that it would be challenging. However, with teamwork, a good attitude, and the sturdy hands that God blessed us with, we could get the job done. We started out scrubbing the walls with dish soap with Mrs. Mary's stories in the background, which worked really well. Then, after pulling the spots of carpet, we cut and laid down the brand new wood floors. As the time rose and the sun fell MK, Natalie and Maddie put the final touches on the flooring. Mrs. Mary's daughter, whose laugh filled the air for most of the afternoon, gave us all of her drawings, which melted our hearts and put a memory in my mind.

Jeremy Richards

White Team

Today was a FABULOUS day!!! We spent the day clearing brush and sticks from acres of fertile Tennessee land. (I got to drive a John Deer tractor all day, I felt like quite the outdoorsman!) We were at the Bradford residence, one of the most beautiful plots of land I have ever seen. The Bradford's are an elderly couple who uprooted their lives to come serve and partner with Mountain TOP. These two provided laughs, lessons, guidance, and showed us the true light of Christ. They also treated us with ice cream and fresh blueberries too, yum! After our day of yard "work" (is it work when it's 72 degrees and surrounded by your friends??), we checked out Mr. Mayhew's porcelain work in Beersheba. Today was filled with a lot of labor, but was balanced with spiritual ministry and lessons from elders (and ice cream!), does it get any better than that.

Cate Ghormley