Monday & Tuesday

On Monday our whole group (except for Koski who had different fish to fry for Mark) built a house in memory of Brian King, Alex & Kristian's dad. We built on a site that Alex and some of our other girls & I had cleared on the first day (the Poo Mud lot!) We were glad that we got to build on that lot. Our team really worked well together and the kids worked so hard all day. Margaret & Pam are beasts that can sling a hammer and have learned really quickly how to build. Lori was also a big help as she had been here before. There were over 30 kids who we had to keep occupied and out of the way which was really difficult. We worried about rain all day but it held off until right at the end when we were about finished. Alex wrote scripture on one of the floorboards and sweet notes about her dad. It was a very emotional day but was great. The house was for a young woman and her little girl who looked to be around two years old. I was so proud of the way the kids worked so hard and got along. They did this for their friends and that meant so much to Alex & Kristian. We did not finish until after 5:30 - Mark and David arrived at the end of our finishing up and kept saying, "Come on, we gotta get off this mountain. It is about to be dark." It rained really hard when we got back and cooled things off which was welcome.

On Tuesday, several went to the hospital, some to deliver food close to Valley of the Angels, some to build a house with Koski and 4 of us went to the Jimmy Hughes Children's Home & Rehab Center. I have heard the food delivery went well, the house site was finished by 3:00 and the hospital was emotional as it usually is. The visit to the children's home & rehab center was interesting. We were told there would be work for us to do as well as playing with the children but we actually just played with the children and listened to Father Salvador and a young woman tell us about the facility.

We have 5 leaving us tomorrow and it will not be the same without having a Dance Party with Margaret in the morning! I am sure my blog is not doing the stories justice --- maybe because I do not know what all is going on. That will just make it exciting for you to all hear about when we return.

until tomorrow..... i am

running on faith,

Lee