Team Photos: Acadia Parish, LA

Apostolic Christian congregations represented this week included:  Bern, Bradford, Chicago, Ellington/Rockville, Escondido/San Diego, Indianapolis, Junction, Lester, Peachtree City, Peoria, Princeville, Rittman, Silverton, Smithville, and Tremont

Each Tuesday and Thursday we work through a devotion study booklet on 2nd Corinthians

Working on finishing door frames in the shop

Painting high areas on Miss Thes’ new house

Volunteers pitching in to help with the cleaning each week

Final coat of paint on doors in the paint shop

Painting the soffit and facia at Miss Rita’s house

Rebuilding the water heater room at Miss Rita’s house

Exterior painting at Miss Rita’s house

Volunteers building relationships with neighborhood kids

Porch work at Miss Thes’ new house

Volunteers singing in the dishwasher room in the evenings

Delivery drivers loading doors to be taken to the homes

Kitchen volunteers getting root beer floats ready for volunteers

Upper kitchen cabinet being installed at Miss LaVera’s house

Drywall finishing at Miss Cora’s house

Miss Rita’s house getting painted

Trim work at Mr. Lawrence’s house

Neighbor kids helping prepare a door for paint

Closet painting at Mr. Landry’s house

Apostolic Christian congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Bern, Canaan, Fairbury, Forrest, Junction, Latty, Lester, Mediapolis, Morton, Princeville, Tremont, and West Bend

Ladies assembling a new kitchen cart

Volunteers finishing drywall at Miss Thes’ new house

Re-roofing at Miss Mables’s house

Enjoying the great meals in Louisiana

Preparing walls for paint while painting the ceiling at Lawrence’s house

Hanging drywall at Miss Cora’s house

Working on a ramp landing at Miss Thes’ new house

Siding and ramp work at Miss Thes’ new house

Raising shingles to the roof at Miss Rita’s house

Removing the metal from Miss Mable’s house before shingling

Final coat and touchup painting on Miss LaVera’s house

Final topcoat of white paint at Miss Bonita’s house

Every Tuesday evening is “pie night”

Final sanding after mudding at Miss LaVera’s house

Construction leader explaining to volunteers how to build a ramp 

More drywall finishing at Mis LaVera’s house

New roof being installed at Miss Elizabeth’s house

Carefully cutting in paint at Landry’s house

Apostolic Christian congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Bern, Canaan, Castleton, Cissna Park, Ellington/Rockville, Forrest, Lamar, Lester, Mediapolis, Princeville, Rittman, Sardis, Silverton, West Bend, and Wolcott

Lifting shingles up to the roof at Miss Thes’ new house

Laying flooring at Miss Bonita’s new house

Volunteers enjoying putting a puzzle together in the evening with Miss Carlie

Cabinet installation at Miss Bonita’s new house

Final sanding of drywall at Miss LaVera’s house

Siding tutorial at Miss Cora’s house

Gable work at Miss Thes’ new house

Removing metal roofing at Miss Verna’s house

Trying to keep the port-a-potty level while moving it to a different location

Exterior painting at Miss LaVera’s house

Volunteers washing pots and pans after breakfast each morning

Re-pitching a roof at Miss Verna’s house

Volunteers meeting with a neighbor at Miss LaVera’s house

Kitchen volunteers making a great meal

Planning the next day’s work each evening after supper

Miss Bonita showing volunteers her garden

Drywall finish at Miss LaVera’s house

Replacing the floor at Miss Cora’s house

Apostolic Christian congregations represented this week included:  Austin/Bastrop, Castleton, Cissna Park, Elgin IA, Ellington/Rockville, Fairbury, Forrest, Gridley, Junction, Latty, Mediapolis, Milford, Morris, Princeville, Roanoke, Sardis, Tremont, and West Bend

Each Tuesday and Thursday mornings we do a lesson in our “Jars of Clay“ devotion study

Cleaning up after each meal in the dining room

Picking up a pile of debris from wall and floor removal at Miss Cora’s house

Installing new windows on the porch at Miss LaVera’s house

Beams being set on top of the piers at Miss Thes’ new house

A new exterior wall is being set at Miss Thes’ new house

More walls going up at Miss Thes’ new house

John 3:16 being etched in new concrete footing at Miss Cora’s house

Many workers in the kitchen preparing delicious meals

Painters using a ladder for a drying rack at Landry’s house

Painting the front gable on Miss Bonita’s new house

Volunteers with a great relationship with Miss Carlie

Lifting the corner of the car port to close the gap on the gable of the house at Donald’s house

Cabinet removal in the kitchen at Landry’s house

More kitchen remodeling work at Landry’s house

Removing a high middle part of the floor to make it level with the sides at Miss Cora’s house

Finishing drywall at Miss Bonita’s new house

Electricians installing new service at a remodel house

First coat of exterior paint at Miss Bonita’s house

Miss Bonita’s new house in the front yard of her old house

Removing old shingles on Donald’s roof

Apostolic Christian congregations represented this week included:  Burlington, Cissna Park, Ellington/Rockville, Fairbury, Goodfield, Lacrosse, Leo, Mediapolis, Princeville, Remington, Rittman, Roanoke, Tremont, Washington, West Bend, and Winthrop

Measuring and hanging drywall at Miss Bonita’s new house

Cleaning up shingles at Miss Carlie’s house

Shingling on the peak of Miss Carlie’s house

Ceiling patching at Miss Carlie’s house

Installing roof edge at Mr. Landry’s house

Final coat of paint on the exterior of Miss Carlie’s house

Pulling wires in the attic at Miss LaVera’s house

Lots of work getting done in the kitchen

Miss Carlie sharing scripture with the volunteers

Shingling to the peak at Miss Carlie’s house

Staining a panel for interior repairs at Miss Carlie’s house

Building a support post for the carport at Miss Cora’s house

Flooring the bedroom at Miss Cora’s house

Hanging drywall on the ceilings of Miss Bonita’s new house

Painting interior doors at the Paint Shop

Some of the food items served for breakfast

Installing new windows at Miss LaVera’s house

New siding being installed at Miss LaVera’s house

Apostolic Christian congregations represented this week included:  Akron, Bloomington-Normal, Bluffton, Bluffton North, Congerville, Ellington/Rockville, Eureka, Iowa City, Princeville, Roanoke, Silverton, Tremont, Washington, and Winthrop

Volunteers enjoying fellowship as they wash dishes

Building new steps at Miss Bonita’s new house

The volunteer behind all of the great sweet rolls we eat

Installing windows at Miss Bonita’s new house

Preparing doors and frames in the Trim Shop

Painting doors in the Paint Shop

Roofing work at Carlton and Mary’s place

Ladies in the kitchen making delicious food

Old metal roof being removed at Miss LaVera’s house

Kitchen ladies entertaining the volunteers with a song

House wrap going on after siding removal at Miss LaVera’s house

Attaching a new carport to Miss LaVera’s house

Homeowner “Pop” helping with his new front porch

Front porch work at Miss Carlie’s house

Roofing a section of Carlton and Mary’s house

Painting the exterior of Miss Carlie’s house

Carlton “Pop” and Mary enjoying supper with us at camp

Miss Bonita sharing willow oak acorns

Removing exterior siding from Miss LaVera’s house

Wall prep for painting at Miss Cora’s house

Apostolic Christian congregations represented this week included:  Bloomfield, Bluffton, Canaan, Congerville, Fairbury, Goodfield, Princeville, Roanoke, Tremont, Washington, and Wolcott

Siding removal at Miss Cora’s house

Following instructions on where to place items brought from the bus

Framing Miss Bonita’s house

Roof sheeting at Miss Bonita’s house

More exterior work being done at Miss Cora’s house

Painting at Miss Carlie’s house

Tearing down Miss Thes’ house in preparation for her new house to be built

Sharing the gospel and with a neighbor who passed by

Fellowship during lunch time at Miss Bonita’s house

Miss Bonita’s new house is being built near her current house

Painting trim in the Paint Shop

Getting supplies organized in the Paint and Trim Shop

Unloading supplies from the bus

Ladies working in the kitchen preparing food

Building community relationships in Acadia Parish

Week #1 volunteers driving the remainder of the vehicles to Louisiana

New roof and gable framing at Miss Carlie’s house

Every morning Miss Carlie would share scripture and prayers with the volunteers

Removing old plumbing from Miss LaVera’a house

Working on the exterior of Miss LaVera’s house

Scraping paint at Miss Carlie’s house

Volunteers dedicated to spending three months helping people recover from disasters in Acadian Parish Louisiana.

Delivery of a mobile office trailer.

Ladies cleaning dining room tables and chairs.

Set up beginning in the trim shop.

Climate controlled paint shop is ready.

Ladies preparing food in the kitchen.

Storage crates being carried into the main activity room.

Further preparations in the Trim Shop.

Beginning on the Bonita’s new house has begun.

Placing a clock on the wall to help keep us on time.

A homeowner gave us crabs to eat at suppertime.

Centerpiece trucks are ready to go on the tables.

The first group of trucks arriving at camp.

The RV Park where most of the long-termers will be staying.

Set up week work being done to display t-shirts.

Electricians setting a temporary pole for power at Thes’s house.