The morning started with a wonderful pancake breakfast prepared by Faith and Ed! After a full meal of coffee, juice and pancakes we broke up into two teams to finish the work on the homes that we had started earlier in the week.
Edward, Ashley, Jakob, and Laura went over to finish up the painting on Ms. Wanda Tester's porch and ramp. We were so thankful that the paint lasted out through the end of the task! We had JUST ENOUGH paint to complete both her front porch and ramp, as well as the back porch! It was such a blessing to be able to do this for Ms. Wanda. She is a wonderful lady of faith that shows love to everyone she meets. She was so appreciative of the work that our team was able and willing to do for her, which makes the task even more rewarding.
Another group made up of Faith, Jerry, Ed, Alice, and Reba went to Ms. Francis' home to do a few tasks that she needed help with as well. As a recipient of one of the new homes provided by a grant from the state, she now has a shed to keep supplies in, however, she had no shelving in place to keep it organized. We were able to provide shelving for the storage unit and hang a peg board for her to organize her gardening supplies with easy access.
She also was in need of having her gutters cleaned out, and our team was able to clean those out and also had some time to do a little weed-eating around her home to cut back some of the weeds that were trying to take over her beautiful flowers.
As it turns out, there was even some time left over in the morning to help with some small tasks at Max's home, a local truck driver that lives in the area. Since his schedule keeps him on the road so often, many teams have come together over the past few years to build his home and install everything from cabinets to toilets. His home is looking great and is making great progress!
After a full morning, we came back together at the Mission House for a lunch of left overs and Bagel Bites for the kids! They arrived early and excited for VBS! It was a blessing to be able to share our lunch time with them again. Today during VBS our Bible story focused on believing. The story was about Jesus appearing to the disciples after his resurrection and the doubt that Thomas had before seeing Jesus and placing his hands in his side. The kids did a wonderful job remembering and talking about the other stories we have done in the past few days. They retained so much information, and probably more than we will ever know. We pray that God used these stories to plant a seed in each of them that will continue to grow as they grow older.
After the Bible story, the kids learned a new song about believing with all their hearts and taking those beliefs with them no matter where they go. Then came craft time which was a bit hit! Since we had two new little girls today, they were able to do all the crafts they had missed from the previous days as well as making flip-flops and hair ties today. The boys made visors and were able to take home all their crafts at the end of the day!
Since the temperature has been so hot the past few days, we had a great game of indoor beach ball kickball! They had a great time running the bases and they definitely beat the adults hands down on scoring! We all had a great time playing games with the kids and watching them have a wonderful time with each other as well.
We all headed back to Lil' Abners for some time to rest before heading to the Natural Bridge Lodge for dinner. As it turns out, today was the 85th anniversary of Ale-8 (a local soft drink made right here, close by, in Winchester, Kentucky). As a way to celebrate the occasion, the restaurant had prepared a buffet that used Ale-8 in almost all of their dishes! It was delicious!! We had everything from Cajun Chicken and rice, to Beef Brisket to choose from. And that was all followed up with some delicious deserts, also made with Ale-8! It was a great time of fellowship for our team as well as a delicious meal!
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