Day Five: Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Day Five: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
As the day began it had to be about 20 degrees warmer than it was in the morning yesterday. Almost didn't need a coat or sweatshirt.

Titus Devotions-part three
Gary led us again at 7 a.m. and the team was visibly tired. We prayed for a couple of us who were feeling the effects of working in all the dust and had sore throats.
Peggy and Walter lead us in worship from the back.

Verse 11-14
First half about teaching was on the teaching ministry of grace. What not to do and what we ought to do.
Paul describes the blessed hope. Eternal life IN Jesus Christ. The appearance of out Lord Jesus. In this we rejoice Our faith is built in a relationship. We are preparing for an eternal relationship with Jesus.
Second half of the passage is about transforming.
What is supposed to happen between his two appearances? He gave himself to redeem us. God himself is being traded. To redeem us from all wickedness. We are no longer slaves to sin.
We are freed from the penalty of sin. He then gives us the righteousness of Christ. Cleansed and purified. To purify us as a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. Eager to do what is good.

May we all be zealous for good works today.

Off to work we go.
A bunch of the girls went to paint at a house we had not been at before. Gary and Matthew went back to do plumbing and assorted other tasks at the crack house. The sheet rock team went back to the sheet rock house to finish up.

The sheet rock house.

Finishing up the last little bit

Gary checking his phone!

Jeremy and his crew.

It is finished.
Every one else was at the Gator house working there. After we finish with the sheet rock at the first place we will move over there.

Deciding what's next at the Gator house after the sheet rocking crew got there at lunch time.

Barbeque at the Gator House



When we got to the Gator House we found out the the owners Robert and Tricia were going to barbeque us all hamburgers. What a great way for them to thank us. Casey prayed and then asked Gary and I to pray too. We were blessed. Eventually most of the group who were painting came over too.



Two old dudes.



Rocking the Gator House
Our three teams started rocking the Gator House. One was lead by Jeremy, the other by Brennan and then there was Chuck's group with me and Mike.


Zoe and Julia

Zoe helping with the sheet rocking.

Quitting early. Dinner at Community Church
We had to quit a little early because we were going to have to pack up all our stuff so the youth could use our rooms for their Wednesday meetings. But late in the day we got a call from Lisa who said we didn't have to move after all as they had changed their service to accommodate us.

We still went over to the main church and had dinner. Another delicious meal of hamburgers, pizza, onion rings, fries, coleslaw and an incredible banana pudding with vanilla wafers.
Afterwards we brought the kids back to the youth group and then Gary, Renee, Peggy and I drove over into Louisiana.


Special note.
If you are a parent with a kid on the trip and you are actually reading this, send me a message and I will send you a special picture of him or her.