Day 2

We had another beautiful day here in Mt. Hope, WV and God blessed with a little overcast weather this morning which was very appreciated since we were up on the roof again today and will be for the next couple of days.  The sun did make its way back out around lunch time but the sun is much better then rain.



One of the most powerfully examples that we have learned from working on Betty and Bernie's home is that just because something looks good on the outside doesn't mean that everything is okay underneath.  When we first started tearing off all of the shingles and number of students asked how come we were working on this roof because the shingles look pretty good, and it was true the shingles did look good, however after we pulled them all off all of the rotten wood was exposed from slow leeks that got under the shingles.



The same is so true in times with our faith in Christ, we try so hard to make it look like everything is great but in reality we are falling apart inside. There are time where we are in Church on Sunday morning, however the night before we were making choices that we knew were not correct.  A friend might ask us how our relationship with God is and we say that it is going great, but there are times when if we are really honest with ourselves things we haven't anytime reading God's word and being in conversation with him.  We get so caught up worrying about how others view us but forget that God sees right threw everything and knows right where the rotten wood is.  The best thing about our God is that he is a loving God and wants nothing more to restore that relationship with us and threw the gift of his Son Jesus Christ that restoration can happen.

This evening after dinner, and I have to pause right here and give a huge shout out to Joan and Kurt Heiselmoyer who have so graciously come down with us to been out cooks!  The food has been delicious and the best part about it is that I have not had to think about anything food related other than how much I can consume because it is sooo good.  So the next time you see Joan or Kurt please thank them for this awesome gift they have given us.  Oh yes sorry so after dinner we went down to this park to hang out and play some basketball and Frisbee but when we got to the park there was a soccer game just starting but they need four more players so Caleb, Evan, Elliot, and I jumped at the chance to play some soccer when the other students got to teach some local kids to throw a Frisbee, and some of our other students play basketball with other kids as well.  It was a great way to meet some local people and share with them the work that were are doing this week.

Here are some more pictures of the work that we have been doing on the roof.  Also today Sondra, Priscilla, and Alex started working in the bathroom because once again there had been a slow leek around the tub that all the walls around the tub were totally rotten and were just crumbling with you touched them.  Here are some pictures of that too.



Grace/Peace,



Joel

Location:WV-16,Mount Hope,United States