January 13 - 19 Trip:
In addition to Op. Emily and Op. Lynda, the Western NC Team dedicated their time and talents to Op. Caleb. The team consisted of Nelson Chandler, Lee “Miracle Man” Fears, Phil Elyea and Craig Kirkpatrick. Their job was to take care of the remaining framing jobs in the house. They included:
· adding a closet, a door for attic access and knee-wall for the upper room
· framing-in the guest bath tub and shower unit
· framing for the master bathtub
· framing for the fireplace insert
· hanging the attic stairs
· cutting the concrete pad for a raceway for the kitchen island wiring
· general clean up
In spite of the cold, they completed their tasks with the attitude of Christ. Fortunately, Darla has gone back to work. Unfortunately for these men, she was unable to cook for them! She seems to be particularly proud of her fireplace, See below.
Since we were there the remaining sheetrock has been hung in each of these areas. According to Darla she can really begin to see what the house is going to look like. She has now submitted the bids for the sheetrock finishing, counter tops, flooring and misc. finishing items to Kim Cheek, Case Manager, in order to process a grant request. Please pray that she will receive a grant for these items so she can get into her house this spring.
Where's the fire? Lee, Darla, Phil, Nelson & Craig
November 11 - 17 Trip:
In addition to spending some time with Sheila, Stephen and Sheila’s parents (Operation Stephen); seeing Rhonda (Operation Isaac), Regina, Doug and Macayla (Operation Macayla) during the home dedication and dinner for Georgia and Amanda (Operation Amanda); and working at Floyd, Virginia and Emily’s (Operation Emily) we were able to do a significant amount of work here at Darla and Caleb’s. I hope you get the feeling that we are building relationships first and houses second. Our Lord Jesus Christ calls us to be in relationship with those in need. We come to know and truly love the families we work with. Darla and Caleb are certainly no exception.
We first learned of Darla’s case in through Brian Bishop and his team from Forestville Baptist Church in Travelers Rest, SC. They had been the initial framing team back in March and began the process of hanging insulation and sheetrock on our October trip. Our team in November consisting of Rev. Jerry Hill, Teddy Littlepage, John Tomlinson, Bill Hagler, Doug Stanbaugh, Skipper Snipes, Daryl Rishforth and Nelson Chandler continued the process. During the week Rev. Jerry “The Insulator” Hill was heard to mutter, “I have to find another skill.”. I think Skipper decided he would rather mud the rock than hang it. Through their persistence we were able to get all the insulation in except for the vaulted ceiling and all the sheetrock hung except for the upstairs room, second bathroom and vaulted ceiling. There was a conscious decision made to save the vaulted ceiling for Nelson’s highly skilled team coming down in January, unless someone else wants to tackle it between now and then. Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor!
Darla is a wonderful lady with a heart of gold and a strong faith. She lives out in the country north of Kiln, MS. She is also a fantastic cook and likes to prepare lunch for the teams. One day we had to force ourselves to eat crawfish and shrimp etouffee! Mission life can be tough sometimes.
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