Feelings of Accomplishment

Just in case you were wondering... Jake lost at Farkle again last night.  By almost the same spread.  But Carol swept up the game with her 10,000 points!

Today was another great day of work. At the end of the day each day, after worship with the entire group, our FCC group has been debriefing together and telling each other our “high’s and low’s” for the day. Tonight, many of us made comments about the feelings of accomplishment we had. Whether it was accomplishing learning a new task, or getting a task completely done, it was nice to hear that we all had very positive days. We debrief at the end of the day, to bring our group together and to pray for and with one another. At the same time, we pray in the mornings, praying for safety and that we all may be the hands and feet of Christ each day. And at the beginning of the day Tuesday, this is what our job site looked like.

But the job site didn’t look “empty” for long, we all got right to work! Ian and Jake got right to their job of “hanging soffit.” Many times this included cutting the soffit to fit where it was needed. And sometimes it meant Jake’s skin got pinched in-between. Don’t worry… Jake is OK – but we liked his response – looking around for someone to give him a band-aid.

Elise, Amanda, Carol and Carol did lots of work inside today – so much that at least one of the rooms is ready for painting tomorrow! Whether it was caulking, scraping, putting up trim or learning to use the jigsaw, they all accomplished a lot today!

Amanda seems to get to go to Home Depot a lot… we’re not sure how she gets “volunteered” to go SHOP in the AIR CONDITIONING – it seems a complete mystery to her!

Amy and Laura spent most of the day outside doing siding work. Amy had already done some siding work in Galveston, and Amy and Laura both did siding work with a FCCBRLA group at Habitat for Humanity in BR last year, so it was fun to use those skills again! Amy is a mad “leveler” and Laura became quite fond of her “nail gun.”

No matter what we’re doing, we always make sure to have fun and support one another in our efforts this week.

We continue to pray that we can be the hands, feet, eyes, and heart of Christ in this world. Whether it is for something small like getting your neighbor their water bottle or something a little more significant, like giving up a week of time to contribute to the mission center here in Slidell, we’re striving to keep that thought at the forefront of our work this week. And we thank you for your prayers this week too – we can feel them all the way here in Slidell!