Today we woke up to discover it was not raining like we had expected and a Wesley alumnae, Janet, had joined us for the day (she's a grad student at Clemson and drove down to see us). We had a fabulous breakfast downstairs made by Kathy and Janice, yummy pancakes and bacon and eggs before heading out to our respective sites. At Sandra's house we began to set everything up to start work, finishing the front siding and the right side soffit, plus cutting out the windows on the left side. However, mother nature had a different plan. It hadn't been 20 minutes before a few rain drops started to fall, and then the skies opened, rained cats and dogs and the giants upstairs decided to move their furniture and take some pictures. We were in a huge thunderstorm and had to call off the day's work. Our group headed back to the church while the other group stayed at Gladys' house for a bit longer to finish some inside work.
Back at the church Kathy had found jobs for us to do including cleaning and organizing the kitchen pantry, cleaning the shower trailer, mopping the fellowship hall, vacuuming the sanctuary and organizing an office. We all spilt up and worked hard for about 2-3 hours before stopping for a lunch aimed at cleaning out the fridge. Right before lunch the group from Gladys' house returned and after lunch we finished our work and hung out for a bit. Gladys' group had been working on getting a smoke detector and CO2 detector installed in her house so they went off to make sure that got done. The rest of us left the church and drove out to Pawley Island to see the beach. It was still raining, but not pouring so we stopped and ran out onto the beach, some braver souls taking off shoes and getting their feet wet. We collected shells before returning to the car and taking the long way to drive up to Garden City because we had 2 hours before our dinner reservation. We stopped at a bunch of little shops along the way, the famous hammock maker from Pawley Island and made it to Sara J's Seafood Restaurant. Dinner involved lots of seafood, 17 people at one table, lots of laughter, a birthday song for Richard before we headed back to Georgetown.
Back at the church we had devotion about relationships and focusing on the troubles of following Jesus and what we had to give up to be here. Stan read from Matthew 8:18-22 to discuss following Christ and our trip. The rain today was a good reminder for us to remember that we are just a small part in the big picture that God has for us, so it's ok that we didn't get to finish the siding or put in the windows. God will send another group to finish his work at Sandra's house. However, even if we are just a little part of the big picture, we have made a difference here and touched people's lives, as much as they have touched our lives.
Right now, some people are packing and getting ready for bed, Emily and Janet are watching the Clemson basketball game, people are hanging out, Amanda and Cody are having an ice war complete with hiding behind doors and throwing cups of ice at each other, and a group is going to play Hoopla. Apparently Amanda hates the sound of people eating bananas, cause for an ice war. Overall, I would say it's been a great trip.
Blessings!
Christina
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