WEEK TWO

We arrived in West Virginia last Friday, almost a week ago. We are preparing for the summer these next two weeks and that means alot of cleaning. Our youth actually don't arrive until the week of June 16th, but there is sooooo much work to get done before that. We are living in an old elementary school for the summer, but we are not living there just yet. It was abandoned for the last couple of years so we are in the process of cleaning it up and making it livable. That means fixing all the leaks (we don't have running water yet) and cleaning the mold and mildew out of many of the rooms. We replaced some carpet already and installed four more air conditioners so that we won't roast this summer. Although I am not in direct contact with youth quite yet, we are still making many contacts in the community. We are attending a Methodist church here in West Hamlin that has a congregation count of around 12 people. They are all older people who are so thankful to have younger people in their congregation. We were all invited to sing in the choir and next Sunday, one of the deacons asked me to read Scripture for the church service. These people are so loving and willing to help. We have done laundry at one of their houses already this week, eaten lunch at one of their houses, and even watched a movie with one of older gentlemen. I never imagined that I would be striking up friendships with senior citizens on this "youth" oriented adventure. God has that kind of way of surprising us. He is being so faithful to us and we are all growing together as a team. Brent, our Kids Club guy, went around to the elementary schools today and recruited many kids for his summer program. Lindsey, our work project person, is getting ready for her job by sorting through all the supplies she needs. Diane, is busy tying up loose ends with the finances and inventory, and I am busy preparing messages to bring to CLUB each night. We are all super busy but are enjoying our jobs. I am excited to see what God does in the next week and how He is going to lead us this summer.