Work Team Projects Day 2

Brads Crew:


After our fifty-minute drive north of Vancleave, we started day two at the Moody house.

We finished stripping the roof, and shingled most of the front half of the roof. We finished the backside of the roof as well. We have one more day of work on the roof and should finish Wednesday afternoon or evening. The scenery around the farm continues to be entertaining. We enjoy watching the 700 pound hog nicknamed "Hogzilla" run around his pen. There is also a 500 pound sow with a group of piglets. Fortunately the rooster is in a pen so he is not able to get out and get after us. Whenever we need plywood or 2x4’s, we need to go by the guard dog, who is only friendly to grandpa. It is Mr. Moody’s security system for his woodshop. Erica continues to share her lunch with the cats. The team continues to have a lot of fun, joking and teasing each other. We haven’t seen each other in a year, but it seems like we’re still best friends. It continues to be a great week and we are looking forward to Wednesday. Please check out the pictures!

By Brad Hinman


Gary & Mort's Crew:

Today the team seemed to be more "On a Roll". We opened up with prayer and discussed the successes from yesterday and possible improvements. Ashley, Alyssa, and Julia installed insulation and did some more electrical wiring. All three were very itchy and ran for the showers afterwards. We, the girls, have fallen in love with one particular dog at the home named "Blackie". We decided on a joint custody for the beloved puppy! Barb went to work taking down a ceiling. She had covered herself with plastic, eyewear, and a mask. Suddenly, the whole crew heard a loud scream. Upon our arrival coming to her rescue she looked like a "Swamp Monster" as she was covered with blown in insulation that fell from above. The rest of the crew continued to diligently work on covering the exterior of the home with siding.

By Julia Brown

Paul's Crew:

Hello from Mississippi, today our second day on the job site we continued with our drywall installation. I think the younger people on the team are realizing that dry walling is not something that they want to do for the rest of their lives. However they are doing a great job on the walls. The team seems to be really meshing together well. In the afternoon we got a visit from the mother of the homeowner, who is somewhere between here and Africa delivering a ship. She was very grateful for the work that we were doing and she related to us that her son was not able to get out of the house during the hurricane, and spent the storm in the attic of the house. We had a great second day and are looking forward to tomorrow, after a good night sleep.
By Paul Hurd