Tuesday, July 16, 2019

SPUMC Youth 2019 Mission Trip - Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 - Day 3

Hello!

It's been another busy day here in Wilmington. We got up early again and headed out to our worksite. We continued working on laying the quarter round molding around the entire trailer. We also put down new sub flooring in a bathroom and another bedroom today. We completely finished the one bedroom, with all sub flooring, tile and quarter round molding around the wall. The bathroom got all of the sub flooring done, and tomorrow we will lay tile and put the quarter round molding down. We have a construction manager, named Dwayne, who works for WARM. He is AWESOME! First, he is very skilled in knowing how to do this kind of work. Secondly, he is very patient with our students. He takes time to teach them how to do things, even if they’ve never done it before and he knows he could probably just do it faster himself. So we are very thankful to have him there with us helping us along the way!

Our students continued to work hard just like they did yesterday. It’s one thing for the students to just come on the trip. But they are not only here and present, but making great use of their time and serving God with everything they’ve got this week. 











Tonight we don't have any other places to go, which is kind of nice! It will be good to have some time to relax and chill at the house, since the rest of the week will be pretty busy! Each night, after dinner, we gather together to “debrief” from the day as well as spend some time together studying scripture and praying together. During this time, I ask the students the question “Where did you see God today?” and let them share stories from the day. You could see God in another person, in an action of another person, in something beautiful you saw in nature, or anything really. So it’s cool just to hear how with all of these students, they all see God a little differently throughout the day. Tonight we will also spend some time beginning to plan our Youth Sunday, which will take place on August 11th at Southern Pines UMC. The youth group will take over both services, leading parts of the worship service as well as sharing stories and pictures during the service. You do not want to miss it, so make sure you come!

After this, the students will get to spend time just hanging out with each other. It’s so awesome to watch these students enjoy each other’s company and just have fun together. It’s one of the main reasons I love working with students so much! They all do a great job of making sure everyone feels included, whether that is around the dinner table, playing games together, or when a random dance class session breaks out in our living room (yes, this has happened this week!) And hopefully after this time, it will be another night early to bed to get a good nights sleep! Honestly, the students have done a great job in getting to bed on time and getting a good nights sleep!!


Well, that is all for today. It’s hard for me to believe it’s only Tuesday! We’ve already done so much, yet there is still more to come! I will check in again tomorrow! Thanks again for the continued prayers!

Your Servant In Christ,

Todd Handell

2 comments:

  1. Glad you guys have had another great day. Doing a fantastic job! Thanks for the update. Prayers continue for you all, Tommy

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