Hello WPC! Greetings from Elizabeth Spivey, Marshall Godwin, reporting with tonight’s blog.
(Edited by Rebekah Spivey, Graham Montgomery, and Travis Fuller.)
It was a bit of a slow start this morning for the girls, because we kind of accidentally left the windows open all night. Sooooo, we were all so cold and had trouble getting up. But we made it! We loaded up in the vans and sent a group to the resale shop, the rec center, and the Habitat house construction site.
At the rec center we divided into two groups; a group to pick up loads of rocks that were in the way of the community’s children’s play, while two other people (Graham Montgomery and Marshall Godwin, the latter of whom is writing this paragraph) got gargantuan gas powered weed eaters to eat away at the preposterous amount of plants that covered the park. It was actually surprisingly fun hacking away at giant stalks of grass, and the work day was made by a touching confessional made by the man who is the ONLY full time employee at the park. To make a long and emotion invoking story short, he told us that no matter what happened God would see you through, even through horrible, heart rending events. This, honestly, made my day, to touch someone’s life in such a way.
While those guys were having a ball at the rec center, Rebekah Spivey, Austin Stubblefield, Erik Kinzler, Amy Waehner, Jennifer Paden, Melissa Moede and Carlos Noriega, did a lot of work on the exterior of the Habitat house. Some of the things we did were put down tar paper, glue Styrofoam, paint with tar, and build two frames. At the end of the day the two wall frames were put up and we were all happy that we got to put up some walls, not just build them. The work was hard but rewarding, and the homeowners and other Habitat volunteers were really excited and proud that we got so much done so quickly.
(Edited by Rebekah Spivey, Graham Montgomery, and Travis Fuller.)
It was a bit of a slow start this morning for the girls, because we kind of accidentally left the windows open all night. Sooooo, we were all so cold and had trouble getting up. But we made it! We loaded up in the vans and sent a group to the resale shop, the rec center, and the Habitat house construction site.
At the rec center we divided into two groups; a group to pick up loads of rocks that were in the way of the community’s children’s play, while two other people (Graham Montgomery and Marshall Godwin, the latter of whom is writing this paragraph) got gargantuan gas powered weed eaters to eat away at the preposterous amount of plants that covered the park. It was actually surprisingly fun hacking away at giant stalks of grass, and the work day was made by a touching confessional made by the man who is the ONLY full time employee at the park. To make a long and emotion invoking story short, he told us that no matter what happened God would see you through, even through horrible, heart rending events. This, honestly, made my day, to touch someone’s life in such a way.
While those guys were having a ball at the rec center, Rebekah Spivey, Austin Stubblefield, Erik Kinzler, Amy Waehner, Jennifer Paden, Melissa Moede and Carlos Noriega, did a lot of work on the exterior of the Habitat house. Some of the things we did were put down tar paper, glue Styrofoam, paint with tar, and build two frames. At the end of the day the two wall frames were put up and we were all happy that we got to put up some walls, not just build them. The work was hard but rewarding, and the homeowners and other Habitat volunteers were really excited and proud that we got so much done so quickly.
At the resale shop, we did a lot more clearing out, but we got a good start on the shed out back. This shed is going to hold a lot of piping, lumber, tools, and other shed-like materials for the Habitat Home Supply store. Today we hammered a lot, rather that taking out nails (although some of that still went on.) The very brave Shelby McNeill, Sarah Cravens, and, for a little bit, Rudy Noriega, cleaned out another fridge. We also heard that one of the previous fridges we cleaned out got sold! Travis Fuller, Brandon Looney, Elizabeth Spivey (me) and Rudy worked on building the shed, taking apart some wood and sanding the affirmation blocks. Sarah and Shelby helped there too. Shelby and I also sorted through a ton (literally) of books and shelved them. I even found a book I wanted, and the very nice Mr. Ross gave me a 20% employee discount (a whole 7 cents off a 50 cent book!) As you can tell, a lot of work was done today, and we ended the week with a strong outlook on the future of the Habitat homes we worked on, and the resale shop.
Tonight the Bayfield Lion’s Club graciously fed us a wonderful dinner of hamburgers, macaroni salad, beans, fruit, brownies and cookies. We got to hear from the Habitat staff, and some homeowners. One homeowner had a truly touching story of rising from a dark place, and how God and Habitat gave her a hand up. It was great to hear how much we were appreciated, and it really felt good to know that we have done a very good thing.
All in all, the week was really worthwhile and a great opportunity. We cannot thank the congregation enough for their support, love, and care so we could come out here and do God’s work. The experience was truly amazing. We donated $4,500 to the Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County, and they were so happy to receive it that we all felt very grateful for the support Webster Presbyterian Church has given us so we could bring this hope and happiness to Habitat staff and the homeowners. Every little bit helps, and just by you guys supporting us we have impacted many lives, including our own, this week. Thank you, thank you, thank you! We will be heading out early tomorrow morning, so goodnight WPC, and again, thank you for helping us help others. Peace.
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