Work and Fun

Hey fellow Webster Presbyterian Church members, this is Michelle Dupont updating you on day 2 of Mission Trip.

Today is Wednesday, June 18, 2008 on which all 30 of us embarked on many adventures.

After another night of wonderful rest, we headed back out to the worksite. Many of us continued to work on the duplex house and the can houses. It is amazing to see the change in the can houses from one day to another, just yesterday we started building them and today we completely finished a can house. Finishing a can house called for some of us to unleash our inner roofer side, meaning we had to learn how to put shingles on the roof. Those who are working on the duplex home finished their work on the interior walls and have moved onto the exterior wall work. Some of those strong boys and men helped dig a hole to find a pipe, which after a little while they successfully found it. After receiving a wonderful meal from Christ the King Church, where two of the future home owners attend, we headed back to the church to get ready for some white water rafting! A small group of 6 people headed over to the resale shop to lend a helping hand, which included the two girls successfully cleaning out a refrigerator.

Then everyone headed to the white water rafting on the Animas River. We had four rafts which the group divided into as we began a totally freezing adventure. The guides told us that the water was somewhere around 38 degrees, way colder than anything we have experienced back in Texas. At one point we came to a calm area in the river where anyone who wanted was allowed to jump in and get a quick swim, I have to add that I was the first person to test my ability to swim in almost freezing waters and many people followed that by jumping in the water too. Once we all were back in the boats we headed down the rest of the way where we hit some raging rapids and only had one person fall from the raft. Almost everyone got soaked, yet some how Jennifer Paden managed to stay sort of dry. Other than the cold water, everyone had an awesome time with that.

When we returned back to home, “Bayfield Christian Church”, we had a wonderful, warm meal and then hit the showers. And if you haven’t read the blog before today then you probably haven’t heard about how cold the showers are at the rec-center. The first night of showers the water was unbelievably cold! Half of the group decided not to take them because of the water temperature. Then the second night they seemed to be a little warmer, but not close to the warm showers we would most likely take at home. But tonight when we returned to the church we learned the Pastor of Bayfield Christian Church, Pastor Troy, arranged with a local middle school the use of their “warm” showers through the rest of this week. So tonight every single person here got a warm shower and is squeaky clean!

Well as we come to the end of our day we are getting ready for a devotional then so hard core sleeping. And once again there is a surprise for James when he gets back from his warm shower. Like every year his sleeping bag as gone missing, hmm… wonder where it could be?? Well goodnight everyone and check back tomorrow for another mission trip update. Also, thank you so much for all the love, support, and prayers!