Fence, Soffits, Rain!

God is good, all the time. Today was such a day to remember such words. With a tropical storm brewing to the south, much of the humidity was sucked from the air and a consistent breeze was present all day long. This created great conditions for working outside. To take advantage of this, part of our group went to Brother Bob’s grandma’s house to continue with the fence being built there.  

The other half of the group stayed at Living Witness and framed in soffits in the new kitchen area. In the meanwhile Michelle and Andy H. went to Saturn Screen Printing and talked with the owner, Lee, about the property across the street which we will be helping with. Lee is part of the Oretha Castle Haley neighborhood group which has received a grant to restore the street. This property will be the first to be restored, and this could not be done without the help from groups like ours. 

After dinner we went to the French Quarter to sightsee and shop. However, only half an hour into our sightseeing the skies opened up and it began to rain like cats and dogs. Running back to our van for refuge, we waited for a few moments to see if the rain would let up. Surely enough it did and so we decided to meet back at the van in an hour. Only moments after this, it began to rain torrentially again. Needless to say, many of us were soaked, but we were able to experience a legitimate New Orleans rain!

Our goal for tomorrow is to fill the dumpster with refuse from the property across the street and to continue working on the fence. We are getting to know the Nehemiah men much better. They have expressed how much they appreciate our help and even that our presence has helped to diffuse tension within their group. Our group continues to grow closer as well. As we work together and know each other better, God is revealing to us how we each fit within our team and how we can use this for His glory.

(Pictures were experiencing technical difficulties tonight, they will be posted when Blogger gets back on track.)