Tuesday, May 11, 2010

The morning started with devotions after breakfast. Everyone packed up their lunches and got on the bus ready for a day of serving. Pastor Hill met us at his church and was ready for us to start working. It was raining in the morning, so the students working outside had to be flexible with their schedule and come inside when it was raining too hard. Other work included painting 2 large room and a bathroom, washing windows and blinds, and cleaning the baptismal. The students worked very hard and surprised everyone (even themselves) with how much they accomplished.

We took the bus back to the Appalachian Bible College to clean up and get ready for dinner. We took the bus to CiCi's for dinner. After dinner the whole group met in the meeting room and played a game. Then the kids were able to share about their day with each other.

They thought that it was so much fun and were really tired at the end of the day (there were a few sleeping on the bus). Nathan couldn't believe how long he could keep going without taking a break, even in a hot, difficult job. Kristin commented on how doing a small job could give you such joy. Rebekkah said that she enjoyed hearing the story from Pastor Hill about how he came to the church. God made everything fall into place when the Pastor and the congregation didn't know how they could get to the vision they had from God. Mrs. Long said that it was the first year that she didn't have to tell one student to do something because they weren't working. Students were coming up to her asking what they could do.

We finished the day with a campfire, songs and s'mores! Everyone says that they are having a lot of fun and send love to their families.