Brad's Crew:
The Caton Sodus crew, led by Brian and Doug went on a roofing project at the Moody’s house in McClain, MS. McClain is 50 miles north of Camp Hope. We met the family and introduced ourselves. We gave them a Bible and two prayer shawls. We then went to work, loading our materials onto the roof and getting everything organized. Our project started out with stripping off the old roof. At lunch, we spoke with the owner, Mr. Moody, who is a seventy-eight year-old farmer who specializes in raising hogs. He bragged of his prize hog who 
weighed 1200 pounds! He also told us of his 19 children he raised in this home. He has three children who are Methodist pastors here in Mississippi. He told us the Methodists in the United States are the greatest. He said why else would we have come all that way just to put a new roof on his house. We had a good day working, got a lot done throughout the day and are looking forward to the rest of the week.
By Brad Hinman
Mort and Gary's Crew:
Ten of us from Caton UMC and South Corning UMC were assigned to work on a home that needed "gutting" and lots of other work. This house had not been ripped out since Hurricane Katrina. Mold had set into the walls and ceilings. The whole house was operating on about four electrical breakers. Alyssa Putman, Bard Hurd, Julia Brown, Ashley Dann, and Dave Huber worked on tearing out old wiring, the old breaker panels and installing new outlet boxes in four rooms. A couple of the family’s teenage boys were intently watching our girls work on their bedroom wiring. The girls drilled holes and pulled wire for three rooms. Alyssa told the boys that when they get into their house, don’t tell folks the guys wired their rooms. "Tell them 2 blonde girls wired your rooms!" Fantastic effort from these girls!! We worked under the excellent guidance of Pastor Dick Hurd. Mort, Rich and Gary worked on ripping off siding, insulating one side of the house and installing new cement siding panels. Looks great! 
Barb Hurd and Dave Huber tore off knotty pine planks in the living room and ripping off moldy, mildewed waferboard on the front wall of the house. There is much to be done yet: we met the mom and her six children ages 10-16. The father was at work, but Mort talked with him about how they would like some items done. The family’s mom and kids chipped in and hauled trash out of the house. We all worked hard, laughed a lot and greatly enjoyed our day. We all are very tired, but looking forward to tomorrow.
By Dave Huber
Paul's Crew:
Today was our first day on the job here in Vancleave, MS. Paul’s crew began work on a gutted home, the task at hand: fill the place with sheet rock! The day started with a little waiting around and soaking up the sunshine, soon after we were unloading drywall (the first bits of the 120 sheets we’ll need). The crew worked on insulating the exterior walls and when they were completed, we immediately began to drywall the place. Although the day started off slowly, the crew got rollin’ and filled a few rooms with sheet rock. Little blessings and jokes infiltrated their way through the work.
By Becky Hill
The Caton Sodus crew, led by Brian and Doug went on a roofing project at the Moody’s house in McClain, MS. McClain is 50 miles north of Camp Hope. We met the family and introduced ourselves. We gave them a Bible and two prayer shawls. We then went to work, loading our materials onto the roof and getting everything organized. Our project started out with stripping off the old roof. At lunch, we spoke with the owner, Mr. Moody, who is a seventy-eight year-old farmer who specializes in raising hogs. He bragged of his prize hog who 
weighed 1200 pounds! He also told us of his 19 children he raised in this home. He has three children who are Methodist pastors here in Mississippi. He told us the Methodists in the United States are the greatest. He said why else would we have come all that way just to put a new roof on his house. We had a good day working, got a lot done throughout the day and are looking forward to the rest of the week.By Brad Hinman
Mort and Gary's Crew:
Ten of us from Caton UMC and South Corning UMC were assigned to work on a home that needed "gutting" and lots of other work. This house had not been ripped out since Hurricane Katrina. Mold had set into the walls and ceilings. The whole house was operating on about four electrical breakers. Alyssa Putman, Bard Hurd, Julia Brown, Ashley Dann, and Dave Huber worked on tearing out old wiring, the old breaker panels and installing new outlet boxes in four rooms. A couple of the family’s teenage boys were intently watching our girls work on their bedroom wiring. The girls drilled holes and pulled wire for three rooms. Alyssa told the boys that when they get into their house, don’t tell folks the guys wired their rooms. "Tell them 2 blonde girls wired your rooms!" Fantastic effort from these girls!! We worked under the excellent guidance of Pastor Dick Hurd. Mort, Rich and Gary worked on ripping off siding, insulating one side of the house and installing new cement siding panels. Looks great! Barb Hurd and Dave Huber tore off knotty pine planks in the living room and ripping off moldy, mildewed waferboard on the front wall of the house. There is much to be done yet: we met the mom and her six children ages 10-16. The father was at work, but Mort talked with him about how they would like some items done. The family’s mom and kids chipped in and hauled trash out of the house. We all worked hard, laughed a lot and greatly enjoyed our day. We all are very tired, but looking forward to tomorrow.
By Dave Huber
Paul's Crew:
Today was our first day on the job here in Vancleave, MS. Paul’s crew began work on a gutted home, the task at hand: fill the place with sheet rock! The day started with a little waiting around and soaking up the sunshine, soon after we were unloading drywall (the first bits of the 120 sheets we’ll need). The crew worked on insulating the exterior walls and when they were completed, we immediately began to drywall the place. Although the day started off slowly, the crew got rollin’ and filled a few rooms with sheet rock. Little blessings and jokes infiltrated their way through the work.By Becky Hill
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It sounds like you all have a good weeks work ahead of you. Thanks for letting us know about the families. We continue to keep you in prayer. Pastor Beth
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