Day #2 (Sunday)

Hi everyone! Today has been a wonderful day! We all woke up early (some earlier than others) and loaded into the van to start our busy day. We arrived in Stanton, Kentucky to meet up with Paula Settles, the coordinator for the Nada Mission House. After a quick reunion for some, and an introduction for others, we headed off to Winchester, Kentucky to worship with the congregation of First Baptist Church Winchester. We attended Sunday School and were welcomed with open arms. The men attended the Men's Sunday School class, while the ladies joined Paula in her Ladies' Sunday School class, and Jakob decided to attend the Youth Sunday School class.

Ladies' Sunday School class
First Baptist Church, Winchester, Kentucky

After Sunday school we were blessed to worship with the congregation. The youth choir sang a song and went through some details about their previous week at Centrifuge. Dr. John E. Owen delivered the message about the Great Commission and our responsibility to share God's love with others around us, near and far. This was especially fitting for our team this week as we prepare to minister to those in the immediate area.

Front steps of First Baptist Church
Winchester, Kentucky

After worship, we dined in one of the local hot spots, Kentucky Fried Chicken! (which is even better when you're actually in Kentucky!) After our lunch, some of our team ventured to the Stanton Kroger for groceries, while others of us rode over to some of the houses that we will be working on this week. We all met back up at the mission house for a wonderful time of Bible Study, led by Ashley Bailey, followed by a time of worship through music, led by Laura Tabor, and an enjoyable and very applicable sermon delivered by Jerry Layton.

We began preparations for our first day of Vacation Bible School as well as more surveying of the work site homes that we will be assisting with maintenance. Below are a few photos of the surrounding area and some of the progress made in one of the new home sites which was completed by previous mission teams.

Progress in a newly renovated kitchen

A new bathroom for a resident's home!

View from the front porch of one of the newly refurbished homes

Edward went with Paula to survey one of the local resident's homes to assess the kitchen work that needed to be done. He successfully laid out the design plan for a whole new kitchen that will allow the family to triple their usable space! A team that will arrive next week will be installing the new cabinets and building on the work already in progress. We all went for a much needed dinner at the local Subway  and once back at the motel we had a short time of devotion and planned our schedule for tomorrow's work and VBS.

We ask that you pray for our team tomorrow, specifically for our work on Ms. Wanda Tester's home. We also hope that you will pray alongside us as we work with the children at the Nada Mission House by sharing God's love through Vacation Bible School. We thank you for your continued prayers!