Hey there folks,

I finally have more pictures for you! Many apologies. I think this week at Johns Island was the hottest week I have ever experienced anywhere, anytime. Unbearable. I know my work site went through 15-20 gallons of water a day (12 people), and others went through at least that much. The heat index on Johns Island and Wadmalaw Island was consistently between 113 to 119! It was just too hot to take many pictures, and then we were just exhausted at the end of each day. After taking care of other duties (with regards to morning and evening prayer and other work site related meetings), I was just too tired to blog. Many apologies for that.

To give a brief recap: we were part of a group of 75ish people, and we were randomly split into 6 work groups. So, unfortunately, I may not have pictures of some of our youth on their work sites. Our jobs included, but were not limited to: reroofing, painting, redoing subflooring, plumbing, hanging ceiling fans, building structures, cleaning, repairing siding and wall studs, and much more. In some cases, it felt as though we were taking on jobs too big, but amazingly, we, more often than not, accomplished our tasks. Not only did we do the work, but the work was quality in nature as well.

I am proud of our youth for many reasons. They were great leaders. They worked really hard, and never skipped out on work. They lead prayers and worship. You could look around and pick out our youth because they were the ones leading the way in the majority of instances. Our youth have a great sense of mission. They really seem to understand what the mission of God in the world is all about, and they are eager to partner with God in that mission. They know the love of Christ, and they are passionate about sharing it, through words and actions. So, I am quite proud of them, to say the least. Good job, gang!

So finally at last, for your viewing pleasure, here are two new galleries of pictures:





blessings,
dorian