Last Day
Red Team
After a tough day yesterday, some rest and a fresh outlook allowed us to get a lot of work done today! Mary Kinsey and I worked really hard to finish installing the laminate flooring. Natalie put the finishing touches on the cabinets and Aaron & Derrek put them back up. Elliott and Jeremy did everything else; cutting every piece of flooring we handed them, tapping in trim and making us all laugh the whole time. Ms. Mary was so sweet and made us a chocolate cake to share during lunch. We saw all of our hard work really pay off today when we left this afternoon and made a trip to the local Dairy Barn for milkshakes and malts! We ended our day with an awesome hike down to the spectacular Greeter Falls. As we reached the bottom, rain started to sprinkle down, putting a perfect and sweet ending to our trip.
Maddie Apuan
Blue Team
When we first arrived at the new house for the first time today, I initially had some preconceived notions about the person we were helping. He was in overalls, had a cigarette in his hands two large dogs in his yard; I knew I shouldn't, but in the back of my mind I was judging him. However, my better judgement told me to wait and meet him, as first judgements are irrational and based on ideas society has told us to believe in, and not what we should. Upon speaking with the man and his mother, they showed us great kindness, and the man told us about his interests, and that he is actually in a music group, and is an activist for animals, (both of his dogs were very nice and playful) and he is very self conscious about his appearance and how people perceive him. I think that it's important for us to meet people and not trust our initial judgements, and it's a shame we don't get to meet every person we see and know their story before we judge them. We helped him clean his property, moving trash, old tires, and leaves, and scrubbing the side of the house. The job wasn't too difficult when we were there to help, and the job would have seemed impossible if done alone. We helped him move in his new baby grand piano, which required the help of everyone and intense coordination. If we had not been there to do help, it would have been ruined in the rain tonight. It was a reminder of the necessity of everyone on a team, and the way God ensures that the right people are in the right place at the right time. When everything is cluttered and you feel alone, life seems impossible and it's easy to be consumed by anxiety. However, when people help, and things get organized, and everything is clear again, one gets a new outlook on life and moving forward becomes possible again.
Grayson Sumpter
White Team
We got there and started working on the railings, drilling and screwing in to create the rails. The screws were different, and they would sometimes get messed up and was a little bit of a bigger challenge for me trying to drill them in without ruining them. After we got the one side of rails done they connect the steps to the deck, then we put the rails around it. When that was done we put a rail on the steps. As we finished we hose off the deck so there wasn't any mud from out shoes on it. Afterwards on the way back we stopped by a dairy bar and got ice cream. :)
Grace Dickey
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