We girls got up later than we had planned. The exact time we were to be up at the church for breakfast was unclear. We were late, so we got locked out. One of our girls started crying. It was irritating, but they let us in and we continued on with breakfast and making lunches (peanut butter and jelly every day, even Saturday when we were on the road).
We loaded the vans and our first stop was back at the house where we were finishing painting the garage. When we got there, we were told we could not work there that day, as the fellow who lived in the basement was not welcome. Due to a concern for safety, we all went to the house where the retaining wall was being put in and landscaping done. I met the folks who's daughter was hurt in their car, in the tornado. They were so grateful to have us there. We were praying about the father as he was having a hard time accepting so much work being done. He felt that it was his responsibility. He eventually came out and talked with us. Part of the learning process for these precious folks is that they have had to learn to accept help. I know that is a really tough one for me.
We stopped working around 1pm. That was about all the heat we could tolerate. We went back to our sleeping quarters, grabbed our swim suites and found a local pool. The water was freezing, but it felt so good in the heat. We laughed and relaxed. The pool had three diving boards. We cheered everyone on as they tried different stunts off the boards.
A group of us went back to the church, ahead of the others, and got dinner started. We also made a cake for Manny and Kim as it was their second anniversary. After dinner, we went upstairs and joined the First Christian Church youth group for their Wednesday night service. It was fun to be with members of the church that was so graciously hosting us.
After the service, we went back to our houses for much needed rest.
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